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Cloud Native Architect, Portworx - North Central

Remote - IllinoisRemoteFull-time$156k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-11
Remote

Core

Customer-facing Cloud Native Architect providing deep technical and business expertise to help enterprises run stateful applications in containers and automate Day 2 data management workflows across multi-cloud and on-prem environments.

Role type

Senior IC Cloud Native Architect (Kubernetes & Data Platforms)

Builds

Cloud native data management solutions for stateful services on Kubernetes

Domain

Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Data Platforms, Multi-cloud

Required skills

Kubernetes administration, Linux administration/development, Cloud IaaS (VMware, AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack), DevOps tools (Ansible, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD), Data engineering and database operations, Thought leadership and solution architecture

Preferred skills

Experience with OpenShift or Rancher, Travel readiness (up to 50%)

Technologies

Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack, Ansible, Terraform, Docker

Responsibilities

Provide deep technical and business expertise to customers, Lead customer engagements for stateful containerized applications, Design and present solutions for Day 2 data management workflows, Coach and drive behavior through influence, Present thought leadership and simplify complex problems for customers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing focus