Kubernetes Platform Architect

• Guide enterprise customers through the design, validation, and deployment of VMware Kubernetes Service solutions on VMware Cloud Foundation
• Collaborate with field account teams to align solution architecture with customer priorities
• Lead technical discovery sessions, workshops, and proof-of-concepts
• Partner with sales to develop customer proposals addressing modernization goals, workload placement, and operational transformation
• Provide guidance on Kubernetes adoption, CI-CD integration, scalability, security, and disaster recovery
• Build and share reference architectures, deployment patterns, and technical assets
• Deliver technical presentations to architects and executive decision makers
• Stay current on industry trends, competitor offerings, and enterprise requirements
• Collaborate with product management and engineering to provide field feedback influencing the roadmap

• Experience in application engineering, consulting, or technical sales for enterprise IT, cloud, or application platforms
• Strong expertise in containers and a leading Kubernetes distribution (EKS, AKS, RH OCP/OPP, Rancher)
• Strong expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation, including vSphere, vSAN, and NSX
• 8–10+ years in technology-related roles, with depth in enterprise IT architecture, application modernization, or cloud-native platforms
• Demonstrated success working directly with enterprise customers to deliver technical solutions and drive platform adoption
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills
• Strong collaboration skills with sales teams
• Ability to identify challenges, design solutions, and articulate value in business terms
• Enthusiastic self-starter able to thrive in dynamic environments
• Ability to travel up to 60% of the time
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field; or equivalent experience
• Deep knowledge of VMware products and Kubernetes platforms
• Certifications in cloud-native or public cloud technologies are highly desirable

• Equal opportunity employment
• Consideration of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law