Pure Storage

Designated Support Engineer, Portworx

Pure Storage$107K — $230K *
US-Anywhere
+ 7 other locationsRemote
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 4 years in customer-facing technical support for critical accounts.
  • Expertise in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
  • Experience with multiple Kubernetes distributions like Tanzu, OpenShift, and EKS.
  • Proficient in Linux systems with strong storage knowledge.
  • Hands-on experience with hybrid cloud solutions across major providers.
  • Strong communication skills for managing high-stakes relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Drive customer success as the primary technical contact for designated accounts.
  • Lead complex incident resolutions owning critical incidents in large deployments.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to influence product improvements through customer feedback.
  • Guide customers through the deployment lifecycle from pre-sales to production.
  • Translate customer challenges into scalable solutions by authoring knowledge base articles.

Benefits

  • Innovation-focused culture that encourages critical thinking and trailblazing.
  • Support for personal growth and contributing to meaningful projects.
  • Recognition as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology and Bay Area.
  • Open, collaborative team environment prioritizing collective success.
  • Flexible time off and wellness resources for work-life balance.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE

As a Designated Services Engineer (DSE) for Portworx® by Everpure™, you will be the dedicated technical champion for our most strategic, high-value accounts. You will provide a "white-glove" support experience, moving beyond reactive troubleshooting to become a proactive extension of your customers' engineering teams. By mastering the Everpure™ Platform, you will ensure the stability of large-scale Kubernetes deployments across hybrid clouds, bridging the gap between customer success and internal R&D. Your mission is to foster deep technical trust, ensuring that our key partners maximize the reliability and performance of their mission-critical data services.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Drive Strategic Customer Success: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for designated accounts, providing proactive monitoring and high-touch engagement to prevent issues before they impact production.
  • Lead Complex Incident Resolution: Take end-to-end ownership of critical incidents in large-scale deployments, performing deep-dive analysis across the full software stack to ensure rapid restoration of services.
  • Accelerate Engineering Innovation: Collaborate directly with escalation and development teams to reproduce complex bugs and analyze system logs, ensuring customer feedback directly influences product reliability and usability.
  • Guide Deployment Lifecycle: Partner with customers through every phase-from pre-sales POCs and onboarding to production scaling-applying best practices to secure and optimize Kubernetes clusters.
  • Codify Best Practices: Translate unique customer challenges into scalable solutions by authoring internal and external KB articles and leading knowledge-sharing sessions to improve the overall resilience of the Portworx® ecosystem.


WHAT YOU BRING
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in customer-facing technical support, with experience in designated or specialized support for critical accounts.
  • Expertise in Kubernetes: Proven experience in deploying, managing and securing Kubernetes production clusters.
  • Experience working with various Kubernetes distributions such as: Tanzu, Openshift Container Platform, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), etc.
  • Kubernetes & Container Mastery: Extensive experience deploying, securing, and managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters across diverse distributions, including OpenShift, Tanzu, EKS, RKE, or GKE.
  • Advanced Systems & Storage Expertise: Deep proficiency in Linux operating systems with a specialized focus on storage components, enabling you to independently troubleshoot complex data-layer issues.
  • Hybrid Cloud Fluency: Hands-on experience architecting and supporting solutions across major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization platforms like vSphere.
  • Strategic Technical Partnership: Proven ability to manage high-stakes customer relationships, leveraging strong communication skills to navigate escalations and align technical solutions with business outcomes.

#LI-REMOTE

Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

The annual base salary range is:

$107,000-$230,000 USD

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
  • Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
  • Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
  • 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 purebenefits.com for more information.

About Pure Storage

Pure Storage is a data storage company that provides all-flash storage solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Pure Storage's products are designed to help businesses manage and store large amounts of data. The company has over 7,000 customers and operates in over 40 countries. Pure Storage went public in 2015 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PSTG.
Learn more about Pure Storage
Size
4,300 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+24.2%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
NASDAQ

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