[Hiring] Principal Cloud Solutions Architect @NetApp, Inc.

Role Description

We are hiring for a position located in the United States for NetApp's Hyperscaler 1st party cloud storage services Cloud Solutions Architect (CSA) team to operate in a technical pre-sales capacity supporting NetApp's first-party cloud storage services offerings. This role is responsible for:

• Identifying strategic customer workloads
• Designing and architecting hyperscaler-based solutions
• Leading technical validation activities
• Helping customers adopt NetApp cloud services within hyperscaler environments

Much of the customer engagement will be conducted collaboratively with hyperscaler sales and technical teams, providing deep technical expertise around:

• NetApp cloud services
• Enterprise workloads
• Data management
• Cloud architecture

The qualified candidate must be capable of articulating how NetApp technology enables customer innovation and business transformation through Hyperscaler 1st party cloud storage services. This is a highly technical, customer-facing role with a significant emphasis on:

• Customer engagement
• Partner collaboration
• Technical leadership
• Strategic solution design

The successful candidate will play a key role in helping establish, scale, and accelerate NetApp's Hyperscaler 1st party cloud storage services business while influencing product direction and field readiness.

• Supporting Hyperscaler 1st party cloud storage services
• Working with strategic enterprise customers and hyperscaler field teams
• Preference for candidates located in EST or CST time zones
• Location: Remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience
• 8+ years of experience in a customer-facing Solutions Architect, Cloud Architect, Technical Sales, or equivalent role
• At least five years' experience with hyperscaler infrastructure providers, such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or OCI
• Deep hyperscaler cloud architecture experience strongly preferred
• Professional-level hyperscaler architecture certification preferred or expected within an agreed onboarding period
• Advanced hyperscaler architecture certifications strongly desired
• Complementary certifications in networking, security, DevOps, FinOps, databases, AI, or related disciplines are a plus
• NetApp ONTAP and broader NetApp portfolio experience preferred
• Experience supporting enterprise cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and production workload adoption
• Experience working with strategic enterprise customers and executive stakeholders

Requirements

• Self-study and learning time to stay abreast of the latest developments in hyperscaler cloud services, public cloud services, enterprise workloads, and the broader industry
• Acquiring and maintaining advanced technical expertise and relevant certifications
• Developing or enhancing processes, techniques, enablement, and technical assets used by NetApp and hyperscaler partner sales and technical teams

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement or Pension Plans
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Various Leave options
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Restricted stocks (RSUs)

The target salary range for this position is 223,550 - 289,300 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings’ (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process.