Pure Storage

Principal Services Solutions Architect - Cloud Native & Kubernetes

Pure Storage • $150K — $180K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in professional services or solution architecture with a focus on technology transformation.
  • Expert-level understanding of cloud-native architectures and Kubernetes.
  • Strong background in designing and managing stateful applications and software-defined storage solutions.
  • Ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders across various functions.
  • Willingness to work primarily from the RTP office, aligning with company policies.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and drive the Advanced Services strategy aligned with business goals and market trends.
  • Design and validate innovative service offerings through customer interactions and pilot projects.
  • Develop scalable consulting services by shaping delivery methodologies and success criteria.
  • Act as the key technical authority on container platforms and modern virtualization technologies.
  • Collaborate with delivery teams to transition new service offerings into operational execution.

Benefits

  • Culture of innovation that encourages critical thinking and challenges.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a recognized workplace.
  • Supportive team environment that prioritizes collaboration and humility.
  • Flexible time off and wellness resources for work-life balance.
  • Company-sponsored team events to foster a community spirit.
Full Job Description
As a Principal Services Solution Architect, you will spearhead the strategy and evolution of Advanced Services across our cloud-native and container domain, with focus on Portworx® by Everpure™, Kubernetes, and modern virtualization. You will act as the ultimate technical authority for this domain, bridging market gaps and converting emerging customer challenges into scalable, high-impact offerings. Partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Delivery teams, your goal is to shape how enterprise clients modernize their infrastructure on the Everpure™ Platform. This role defines market-defining services, driving transformative architecture adoption at global scale.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Drive Domain Strategy & Roadmap: Establish and own the global Advanced Services strategy for Kubernetes, cloud-native storage, modern virtualization, and Portworx® by Everpure™, aligning service innovations directly with enterprise product priorities and market expansion.
  • Architect & Validate MVPs: Design, pilot, and validate groundbreaking solution services through strategic customer engagements, rapidly transforming complex customer challenges into market-tested consulting frameworks.
  • Build Scalable Consulting Offerings: Mature successful customer pilots into standardized, repeatable Professional Services packages by defining service scopes, delivery methodologies, success criteria, and technical enablement assets.
  • Provide Technical Leadership: Serve as the definitive technical authority on container platforms, persistent storage, and modern virtualization (including OpenShift Virtualization and KubeVirt) across strategic enterprise opportunities alongside Sales, Architecture, and Engineering leaders.
  • Enable Global Delivery: Partner with regional and global delivery organizations to seamlessly transition newly created offerings into operational execution, providing early-stage specialist support and defining skill methodologies.

WHAT YOU BRING
  • Services Strategy & Innovation Expertise: Proven track record in professional services, solution architecture, or technology transformation, with demonstrated capability in creating, evolving, and scaling repeatable enterprise consulting offerings.
  • Deep Cloud-Native & Kubernetes Mastery: Expert-level mastery of Kubernetes architectures, container platforms (such as Red Hat OpenShift), Linux environments, and modern virtualization technologies (OpenShift Virtualization, KubeVirt, or workload migration).
  • Stateful Applications & Storage Acumen: Deep architectural understanding of persistent data, software-defined storage, data protection, disaster recovery, and infrastructure-as-code automation in complex enterprise environments.
  • Cross-Functional Stakeholder Leadership: Exceptional customer-facing consultative capability with proven ability to influence across executive clients, Product, Engineering, Sales, and Delivery teams to achieve commercial viability.
  • Office Location: We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the RTP office in compliance with Everpure's policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

#LI-REMOTE, #LI-ONSITE

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 http://benefits.everpuredata.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

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Pure Storage

More Technical Services Jobs

Find similar Principal Services Solutions Architect - Cloud Native & Kubernetes jobs: