Solution Architect, Data Engineering & Analytics

Were in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here you lead with innovative thinking grow along with us and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of workwork that changes the worldis what the tech industry was founded on. So if youre ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark come join us.

We are seeking a highly skilled and self-driven Solutions Architect specializing in Data Analytics to join our team in defining and driving Pures innovative solutions that support our strategic growth and go to market initiatives with Enterprise customers across the globe. You will be part of a highly collaborative cross functional team as the owner of Pures Data Analytics solutionsfrom concept to execution and sustaining. Leveraging the power of Pures market leading data storage platforms your solutions will drive market leadership in existing and emerging business challenges in the areas of Data Analytics Data Engineering and Data Warehousing Data Pipelines and ML Ops applications for Pures customers partners and field sales teams.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

• Data Analytics and Engineering Solutions Development: Definition and execution of the solutions roadmap through strategic collaboration on solution direction design development validation documentation and evangelism of Data Analytics Solutions with Pures block file snapshot and data protection workflows.
• Develop Technical Collateral: Develop technical documentation including reference architectures best practices white papers and solution briefs that effectively communicate the value of Pure Storage solutions for Data Analytics workloads to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lab Validation and Demonstration: Showcase Data Analytics solutions with Pures technologies in lab environments for use in field and partner enablement customer POCs and Demos.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present solutions to customers partners and internal teams translating technical details into business value and actionable insights.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering product management field architects professional services and marketing teams to drive market growth thought leadership and roadmap alignment with go-to-market and product strategies.
• Technical Marketing Support: Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and refine messaging presentations and technical content that highlights the business value and differentiated value of Pure Storage solutions for specific target audiences such as researchers data scientists systems engineers and infrastructure teams.
• Professional Documentation: Plan outline and publish professional technical documents on schedule ensuring accuracy and clarity and own the document lifecycle of Data Analytics & Engineering solutions at Pure.
• Customer-Focused Solutions: Collaborate with field teams to understand Enterprise customer challenges and deliver practical impactful solutions.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Work collaboratively within a team and cross-functionally to achieve common goals and drive innovation.
• Effective Communication: Communicate in a clear and concise professional manner tailored to the appropriate audience; including both verbal and written communications.
• Manage Multiple Priorities: Manage multiple priorities and tasks within a dynamic work environment ensuring timely and effective delivery of projects.

WHAT YOULL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

Primary Skills:

• Experience in the real world building deploying and managing Data Analytics technologies Data Pipelines Data Engineering ELT/ETL Data Transformation Data Lakehouses Hadoop etc.
• Platform Expertise: In-depth holistic knowledge of vendor platforms such as Snowflake Starburst Dremio Apache Spark Airflow Redshift Looker.
• Storage Proficiency: An understanding of block file and object storage protocols (e.g. FC iSCSI NFS SMB S3) and their application in high performance environments.
• Platform Knowledge: Expertise in running analytics applications with on-prem and hybrid-cloud operating platforms (Nutanix VMWare OpenShift Kubernetes) public cloud (AWS Azure GCP) and supporting infrastructure technologies.
• Solution Architecture: Real world experience with Data Analytics Solutions preferably in both Vendor and Customer environments building designing validating troubleshooting and documenting comprehensive solutions that address technical and business needs.
• Technical Marketing Skills: Ability to communicate value in collaboration with marketing teams to create impactful content presentations and messaging that highlights technical capabilities and customer value for Pures target audience of buyers influencers and decisionmakers.
• Performance Optimization: In Depth knowledge of the I/O protocols pathways and tuning practices to derive the greatest performance in both real world environments and across standardized performance benchmarking tools and extracting the most efficient performance in real world applications.
• Understanding and commanding perspective of emerging trends in vectorization data engineering and analytics.

Supporting Skills:

• Understanding of large scale Data Analytics environments: Familiarity with Enterprise Customer issues in how to build optimize and protect Data Analytics data system architectures to extract efficiency performance scale and resilience.
• Systems Engineering Knowledge: Proficiency in Linux Bash/Python scripting IP Networking.
• Diagnostic Skills: Strong troubleshooting capabilities for performance issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in database architecture Data Analytics solutions and related technologies.
• Proven ability to execute on strategies and deliver high-quality solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering practical and impactful solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated adaptability to learn new technologies and respond to evolving organizational needs.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced setting with minimal supervision.
• We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara CA office in compliance with Pures policies unless you are on PTO or work travel or other approved leave. #LI-ONSITE

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortunes Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area Fortunes Best Workplaces for Millennials and certified as a Great Place to Work!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance including flexible time off wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

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OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

Were forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isnt just accepted but embraced. Thats why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

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BRING YOUR BOLD.

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