Data Direct Networks

Role Description We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented analyst to support Order-to-Cash process improvement, operational documentation, data quality, and cross-functional coordination. This role will help strengthen process visibility, standardization, and governance across teams involved in customer order lifecycle activities. The ideal candidate is someone who is curious, organized, eager to learn, and comfortable working with multiple stakeholders across Sales, Finance, Operations, Systems, and Customer facing teams. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to develop strong business process knowledge and contribute to operational improvement initiatives in a global environment. Key Responsibilities - Support documentation of current-state and future-state Order-to-Cash processes, workflows, handoffs, and control points. - Assist with data review, process tracking, and analysis to identify gaps, trends, exceptions, and improvement opportunities. - Partner with cross-functional teams to improve process consistency, data quality, and operational visibility. - Help maintain process trackers, dashboards, status updates, and action logs for ongoing transformation initiatives. - Support user acceptance testing, process validation, and change readiness activities related to systems or workflow improvements. - Coordinate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify open items, and track follow-ups through completion. - Assist in developing standard operating procedures, training materials, and knowledge documentation. - Help identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve handoffs, and support scalable process governance. Qualifications - 1-3 years of experience in business operations, finance operations, sales operations, process improvement, order-to-cash, quote-to-cash, or a related function. - Strong attention to detail and ability to work with data, reports, trackers, and process documentation. - Good communication skills and ability to coordinate across multiple teams and time zones. - Ability to learn new systems and business processes quickly. - Comfortable working in a changing environment where processes are still being defined and improved. - Strong ownership mindset, curiosity, and willingness to ask questions. - Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and basic reporting tools. Requirements - Exposure to Salesforce, CPQ, ERP, Oracle, Workday, Jira, or similar business systems. - Basic understanding of Order-to-Cash, Quote-to-Cash, Sales Operations, Finance Operations, or Revenue Operations processes. - Experience supporting process documentation, transformation initiatives, or operational improvement projects. Success in This Role Looks Like - Clear documentation of key processes, handoffs, and ownership areas. - Improved visibility into operational gaps, exceptions, and recurring issues. - Strong coordination across stakeholders and timely follow-up on open items. - Better process consistency and support for scalable future-state operations. - Ability to grow into deeper ownership of Order-to-Cash process governance over time. Company Description DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing. DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project.

Role Description DDN is looking for a Technical Account Manager - Major Accounts to provide leadership and build a highly effective and customer-focused technical account team ensuring customer success. This person will work directly with the customer to ensure success and overall account business continuity and enable, support, the customers site administrative and reliability engineering teams. This person and team will also interface directly with DDN Product Management, Support, Engineering, and Field teams to establish requirements, document and deliver tested solutions, manage priorities with customer issues and develop reporting and feedback loops as required. This team member will be remote but will be required to travel for customer and DDN internal meetings. This role will focus on a small number of DDN accounts but could involve geographically dispersed locations globally. Responsibilities - Work closely with DDN Support, Product Management, Engineering, Support, and other shared resources to ensure the success and business continuity of an assigned customer account. - Support project management, technical account management interfacing with the customers Site Reliability Engineering team (SRE). - Define and document processes and best practices. Ensure they are communicated and followed. - Be the operational focal point for a large, globally distributed customer environment. - Manage customer requirements through engineering RFE development. - Drive operational efficiency through automation, documentation, and project management. - DevOps capabilities including writing and deploying customer scripts and tools. - Develop feedback loops with Project Management, Engineering, and Field teams. - Familiar with industry standard technologies and methodologies with regard to configuration, deployment, and monitoring. - Develop strategic plans with customers that include monitoring. - Work with customer teams to quickly identify and rectify issues. - Work along with pre-sales to develop customer solutions to solve the most challenging problems. - Lead daily, weekly, monthly meetings with customer and DDN resources as required. - Monitor and report Operational status and measure against project plan. - Manage and track workload and requests. Prioritize the resolution of urgent requests with progress on longer-term projects. - Work with Engineering, Product Management, and the Field engineering teams to translate customer requirements into RFEs. Qualifications - 8+ years’ technical experience working in a cross-functional environment. - Strong leadership, planning, decision making, and communication skills. - Experience in leading large programs. - Ability to communicate with customer and DDN executive staff effectively. - Project management skills required and PMP or similar certification is a plus. - Experience developing and deploying scripts and tools. - Experience working in remote teams located around the globe. - Experience developing documentation and procedures. - Experience in managing heterogeneous hardware and software (servers, network, applications, file systems) environment projects preferred. - Experience in AI/ML infrastructure management and operations at scale and in cloud environments. - Requires parallel filesystem knowledge (Exascaler, Lustre or GPFS). - Large scale HPC/AI/ML system experience is a plus (compute, GPE, networking). - Experience with Infiniband and Ethernet networking (configuration and troubleshooting). - Linux Admin skills required. - Be available as needed for on call, and escalations. Benefits - Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. - Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. - Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses the cause of the issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. - Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. Company Description DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Role Description DDN is seeking a Client Director – Strategic AI Infrastructure to drive revenue growth in the U.S. West Coast region within our Artificial Intelligence business unit. This is a quota-carrying role responsible for developing strategic enterprise opportunities and expanding DDN’s presence within organizations building large-scale AI and high-performance computing environments. In this role, the Account Executive will operate as a Strategic AI Client Director, partnering with enterprise customers, research institutions, and cloud organizations to deliver high-performance data infrastructure solutions that support advanced AI workloads. The successful candidate will work closely with internal engineering teams, solutions architects, and channel partners to design and deliver complex AI infrastructure solutions supporting GPU computing, large-scale model training, and data-intensive workloads. Key Responsibilities - Act as a Strategic AI Client Director within the assigned West Coast territory, driving adoption of DDN’s AI infrastructure solutions across enterprise and research organizations. - Drive revenue growth and achieve or exceed assigned sales quota across the West Coast region. - Develop and execute strategic territory and account plans targeting organizations building large-scale AI and high-performance computing environments. - Identify and qualify new opportunities across industries including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, technology, research institutions, and large enterprise organizations. - Build trusted relationships with senior technical leaders, AI infrastructure teams, and executive decision-makers within target accounts. - Partner with solutions architects and engineering teams to design and present AI infrastructure and high-performance data storage solutions. - Deliver compelling presentations, product demonstrations, and proposals showcasing the value of DDN’s AI-optimized storage platforms. - Manage the full enterprise sales cycle including pipeline development, forecasting, contract negotiation, and deal closure. - Develop strong relationships with channel partners, system integrators, OEM partners, and distributors to expand market reach. - Stay current on market trends related to AI infrastructure, GPU computing, large-scale model training, and high-performance data environments. - Represent DDN at industry events, conferences, and customer engagements to generate new opportunities and strengthen market presence. Qualifications - 8+ years of experience in enterprise technology sales, preferably within storage, compute, networking, or infrastructure platforms. - Demonstrated experience selling AI infrastructure, HPC solutions, cloud platforms, or enterprise data center technologies. - Experience managing complex enterprise sales cycles involving technical buyers and executive stakeholders. Preferred Experience - Experience selling AI infrastructure, GPU clusters, or high-performance computing platforms. - Familiarity with the AI ecosystem including technologies from NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, Cerebras, Graphcore, or Google TPU. - Knowledge of enterprise storage technologies including SAN, NAS, object storage, and parallel file systems. - Experience working with channel partners, system integrators, and distributor ecosystems. - Familiarity with technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, and large-scale AI data center environments. Benefits - Work at the forefront of AI infrastructure innovation, helping organizations solve demanding data challenges. - Collaborate across engineering, sales, and customer success to deliver cutting-edge technology. Company Description DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description The Senior Strategic Finance Analyst will work across three of DDN's core finance coverage areas — Corporate FP&A, R&D/Product Finance, and G&A — supporting financial planning, analysis, and reporting that directly informs how the business is run. This is a cross-functional role with broad exposure: you'll contribute to the corporate planning cycle, partner with Engineering and Product leadership on R&D investment decisions, and support G&A cost management and reporting — all while helping build the foundational processes and infrastructure a scaling finance team needs. Corporate FP&A will be the primary focus area, with R&D/Product Finance as the next most common workstream and G&A as a supporting piece. The ideal candidate is analytical, operationally minded, and comfortable toggling between different parts of the business without losing rigor or context. This is a high-growth, pre-IPO environment where you'll have more ownership and visibility than a typical senior analyst role. Key Responsibilities Corporate FP&A - Support the end-to-end corporate financial planning cycle — annual operating plan, quarterly forecasting, monthly close reporting, and variance analysis. - Help build and maintain integrated financial models (P&L, cash flow, long-range plan) and support scenario analysis and ad-hoc modeling requests. - Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables including close decks, variance analysis, and internal financial packages for the broader finance team, senior leadership, and BOD. - Partner with Accounting to ensure accuracy and alignment, and improvements in our financial reporting. - Help identify and implement process improvements, reporting automation, and data infrastructure enhancements R&D / Product Finance - Support financial planning and analysis for Engineering and Product organizations — budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for headcount, non-payroll spend, and infrastructure costs. - Help develop and maintain KPI reporting and analysis that tie R&D investment to business outcomes. - Support modeling on build-vs-buy, program investment, and other ad-hoc business decisions as they arise. - Contribute to understanding DDN's evolving product economics — how pricing, packaging, and cost structure impact margins as the business evolves G&A Finance - Support budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking for G&A functions (Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Facilities, etc.). - Analyze non-payroll spend trends and partner with department leads to identify efficiency opportunities. - Help build reporting frameworks that give G&A leaders visibility into their financial performance and assist in any ad-hoc requests. Qualifications Education & Experience - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related quantitative field; MBA or CPA a plus. - 4–6+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or management consulting. Experience at a high-growth, pre-IPO, or scaling technology company a plus. Skills & Competencies - Strong financial modeling skills in Excel — comfortable building and maintaining models, not just populating templates. Analytical and detail-oriented with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights for different audiences. - Excellent communicator who can present clearly to senior leadership and partner effectively with non-finance stakeholders. - Advanced Excel required. SQL proficiency or strong willingness to develop it — comfort at the intersection of finance and data is a differentiator. Experience with planning tools (Adaptive, Anaplan, Pigment), ERP systems (Workday), and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) a plus. Salary Pay Range: $140,000 – $160,000 DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description DDN is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead strategic product areas for Infinia. This role shapes product direction, drives cross-team alignment, and represents the product with senior customers and internal stakeholders. Key Responsibilities - Define and drive the multi-release strategy and roadmap for major product domains - Translate strategy into prioritized, outcome-driven roadmaps, clear PRDs, and detailed user stories with measurable success criteria. - Partner with engineering leadership to make architecture, investment, and sequencing decisions, balancing innovation with reliability and technical debt reduction. - Act as a senior product voice with customers and partners, including executive briefings, roadmap deep dives, and joint solution planning for strategic AI deployments. - Shape competitive strategy for Infinia in AI and cloud data infrastructure, including pricing/packaging input, win/loss analysis, and differentiation. - Use data (product analytics, customer feedback, financials) to drive portfolio-level decisions and trade-offs. Qualifications Must Have: - 7+ years of product management experience in infrastructure, data platforms, storage, or cloud services. - Proven track record of delivering production features at scale, from definition through launch and iteration. - Demonstrated ability to write concise PRDs and user stories with clear acceptance criteria and success metrics. - Experience working closely with sales, SEs, and customers on POCs, roadmap discussions, and escalations. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences. - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. Nice to Have: - Experience with data infrastructure for AI (training and inference pipelines, large-scale unstructured data, or AI factory architectures). - Background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, containers, observability, APIs). - Strong technical depth in at least one of: - Distributed storage or data platforms (object, file, block, or key-value). - Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) or Kubernetes-based environments. - Prior experience in a B2B enterprise or high-growth infrastructure environment. Why DDN / Why Infinia At DDN, you will work on technology at the center of AI innovation. Infinia enables customers to deploy AI faster and at scale by solving the hardest data challenges. DDN Join our dynamic and driven team, where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company, thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages hands-on involvement and direct contributions to our mission. Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole. Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total: - Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice. - Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role). - Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session. - Meet and greet with the wider team. - Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description As a Sales Engineer, you'll architect high-performance storage solutions that enable customers to achieve their boldest ambitions. Work across finance, pharmaceuticals, education, and physical AI—designing systems that power real-time trading, accelerate drug discovery, enable groundbreaking research, and fuel autonomous systems. You'll translate complex customer requirements into elegant technical solutions, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. What You'll Do Customer Engagement - Partner with customers to understand their critical data challenges—high-frequency trading, genomics processing, AI model training, or autonomous vehicle sensor fusion - Translate technical requirements into elegant, scalable storage solutions that exceed expectations - Act as trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle Solution Design - Architect storage for AI/ML training, HPC simulations, data analytics, and GPU-accelerated workloads - Design for reliability, resilience, security, and scale—balancing performance with data protection - Create BOMs, system architectures, and technical proposals for complex RFPs - Conduct live demos, POCs, and performance benchmarking - Integrate with GPU clusters, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and AI frameworks Innovation & Growth - Stay current on AI infrastructure and storage technology trends - Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams using field insights - Mentor team members and contribute to technical thought leadership - Shape product direction based on customer needs What You Bring Technical Foundation (All Levels) - Strong understanding of storage and data architectures: SAN, NAS, object storage, parallel file systems - Knowledge of architectural patterns for reliability, resilience, security, and scale - Understanding of storage and data protocols: S3, POSIX, NFS, SMB - Familiarity with network protocols: TCP/IP, InfiniBand, RDMA - Curiosity about massively parallel technologies (Lustre, GPFS, Exascaler) - Aptitude for AI workloads and how storage enables AI innovation - Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives Entry Level (0-3 years) - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Exposure to storage/systems through coursework, internships, or projects - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Customer-facing communication skills Experienced (3+ years) - 3-8+ years in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or technical consulting - Proven track record designing storage/infrastructure solutions - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, HPC, or high-performance workloads (preferred) - Success managing complex technical sales cycles What Sets You Apart - Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact across industries - Ownership mindset—you solve problems until they're solved - Ability to translate technical complexity into business value - Thrive in fast-evolving technology environments - Collaborative team player with integrity and empathy DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description As a Sales Engineer, you'll architect high-performance storage solutions that enable customers to achieve their boldest ambitions. Work across finance, pharmaceuticals, education, and physical AI—designing systems that power real-time trading, accelerate drug discovery, enable groundbreaking research, and fuel autonomous systems. You'll translate complex customer requirements into elegant technical solutions, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. What You'll Do Customer Engagement - Partner with customers to understand their critical data challenges—high-frequency trading, genomics processing, AI model training, or autonomous vehicle sensor fusion - Translate technical requirements into elegant, scalable storage solutions that exceed expectations - Act as trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle Solution Design - Architect storage for AI/ML training, HPC simulations, data analytics, and GPU-accelerated workloads - Design for reliability, resilience, security, and scale—balancing performance with data protection - Create BOMs, system architectures, and technical proposals for complex RFPs - Conduct live demos, POCs, and performance benchmarking - Integrate with GPU clusters, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and AI frameworks Innovation & Growth - Stay current on AI infrastructure and storage technology trends - Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams using field insights - Mentor team members and contribute to technical thought leadership - Shape product direction based on customer needs What You Bring Technical Foundation (All Levels) - Strong understanding of storage and data architectures: SAN, NAS, object storage, parallel file systems - Knowledge of architectural patterns for reliability, resilience, security, and scale - Understanding of storage and data protocols: S3, POSIX, NFS, SMB - Familiarity with network protocols: TCP/IP, InfiniBand, RDMA - Curiosity about massively parallel technologies (Lustre, GPFS, Exascaler) - Aptitude for AI workloads and how storage enables AI innovation - Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives Entry Level (0-3 years) - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Exposure to storage/systems through coursework, internships, or projects - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Customer-facing communication skills Experienced (3+ years) - 3-8+ years in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or technical consulting - Proven track record designing storage/infrastructure solutions - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, HPC, or high-performance workloads (preferred) - Success managing complex technical sales cycles What Sets You Apart - Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact across industries - Ownership mindset—you solve problems until they're solved - Ability to translate technical complexity into business value - Thrive in fast-evolving technology environments - Collaborative team player with integrity and empathy DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description As a Sales Engineer, you'll architect high-performance storage solutions that enable customers to achieve their boldest ambitions. Work across finance, pharmaceuticals, education, and physical AI—designing systems that power real-time trading, accelerate drug discovery, enable groundbreaking research, and fuel autonomous systems. You'll translate complex customer requirements into elegant technical solutions, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. What You'll Do Customer Engagement - Partner with customers to understand their critical data challenges—high-frequency trading, genomics processing, AI model training, or autonomous vehicle sensor fusion - Translate technical requirements into elegant, scalable storage solutions that exceed expectations - Act as trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle Solution Design - Architect storage for AI/ML training, HPC simulations, data analytics, and GPU-accelerated workloads - Design for reliability, resilience, security, and scale—balancing performance with data protection - Create BOMs, system architectures, and technical proposals for complex RFPs - Conduct live demos, POCs, and performance benchmarking - Integrate with GPU clusters, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and AI frameworks Innovation & Growth - Stay current on AI infrastructure and storage technology trends - Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams using field insights - Mentor team members and contribute to technical thought leadership - Shape product direction based on customer needs What You Bring Technical Foundation (All Levels) - Strong understanding of storage and data architectures: SAN, NAS, object storage, parallel file systems - Knowledge of architectural patterns for reliability, resilience, security, and scale - Understanding of storage and data protocols: S3, POSIX, NFS, SMB - Familiarity with network protocols: TCP/IP, InfiniBand, RDMA - Curiosity about massively parallel technologies (Lustre, GPFS, Exascaler) - Aptitude for AI workloads and how storage enables AI innovation - Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives Entry Level (0-3 years) - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Exposure to storage/systems through coursework, internships, or projects - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Customer-facing communication skills Experienced (3+ years) - 3-8+ years in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or technical consulting - Proven track record designing storage/infrastructure solutions - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, HPC, or high-performance workloads (preferred) - Success managing complex technical sales cycles What Sets You Apart - Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact across industries - Ownership mindset—you solve problems until they're solved - Ability to translate technical complexity into business value - Thrive in fast-evolving technology environments - Collaborative team player with integrity and empathy DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description As a Sales Engineer, you'll architect high-performance storage solutions that enable customers to achieve their boldest ambitions. Work across finance, pharmaceuticals, education, and physical AI—designing systems that power real-time trading, accelerate drug discovery, enable groundbreaking research, and fuel autonomous systems. You'll translate complex customer requirements into elegant technical solutions, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. What You'll Do Customer Engagement - Partner with customers to understand their critical data challenges—high-frequency trading, genomics processing, AI model training, or autonomous vehicle sensor fusion - Translate technical requirements into elegant, scalable storage solutions that exceed expectations - Act as trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle Solution Design - Architect storage for AI/ML training, HPC simulations, data analytics, and GPU-accelerated workloads - Design for reliability, resilience, security, and scale—balancing performance with data protection - Create BOMs, system architectures, and technical proposals for complex RFPs - Conduct live demos, POCs, and performance benchmarking - Integrate with GPU clusters, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and AI frameworks Innovation & Growth - Stay current on AI infrastructure and storage technology trends - Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams using field insights - Mentor team members and contribute to technical thought leadership - Shape product direction based on customer needs What You Bring Technical Foundation (All Levels) - Strong understanding of storage and data architectures: SAN, NAS, object storage, parallel file systems - Knowledge of architectural patterns for reliability, resilience, security, and scale - Understanding of storage and data protocols: S3, POSIX, NFS, SMB - Familiarity with network protocols: TCP/IP, InfiniBand, RDMA - Curiosity about massively parallel technologies (Lustre, GPFS, Exascaler) - Aptitude for AI workloads and how storage enables AI innovation - Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives Entry Level (0-3 years) - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Exposure to storage/systems through coursework, internships, or projects - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Customer-facing communication skills Experienced (3+ years) - 3-8+ years in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or technical consulting - Proven track record designing storage/infrastructure solutions - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, HPC, or high-performance workloads (preferred) - Success managing complex technical sales cycles What Sets You Apart - Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact across industries - Ownership mindset—you solve problems until they're solved - Ability to translate technical complexity into business value - Thrive in fast-evolving technology environments - Collaborative team player with integrity and empathy DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote

Overview This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.   "DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC   “The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA   DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.   Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.   Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. Job Description As a Sales Engineer, you'll architect high-performance storage solutions that enable customers to achieve their boldest ambitions. Work across finance, pharmaceuticals, education, and physical AI—designing systems that power real-time trading, accelerate drug discovery, enable groundbreaking research, and fuel autonomous systems. You'll translate complex customer requirements into elegant technical solutions, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. What You'll Do Customer Engagement - Partner with customers to understand their critical data challenges—high-frequency trading, genomics processing, AI model training, or autonomous vehicle sensor fusion - Translate technical requirements into elegant, scalable storage solutions that exceed expectations - Act as trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle Solution Design - Architect storage for AI/ML training, HPC simulations, data analytics, and GPU-accelerated workloads - Design for reliability, resilience, security, and scale—balancing performance with data protection - Create BOMs, system architectures, and technical proposals for complex RFPs - Conduct live demos, POCs, and performance benchmarking - Integrate with GPU clusters, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and AI frameworks Innovation & Growth - Stay current on AI infrastructure and storage technology trends - Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams using field insights - Mentor team members and contribute to technical thought leadership - Shape product direction based on customer needs What You Bring Technical Foundation (All Levels) - Strong understanding of storage and data architectures: SAN, NAS, object storage, parallel file systems - Knowledge of architectural patterns for reliability, resilience, security, and scale - Understanding of storage and data protocols: S3, POSIX, NFS, SMB - Familiarity with network protocols: TCP/IP, InfiniBand, RDMA - Curiosity about massively parallel technologies (Lustre, GPFS, Exascaler) - Aptitude for AI workloads and how storage enables AI innovation - Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives Entry Level (0-3 years) - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Exposure to storage/systems through coursework, internships, or projects - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Customer-facing communication skills Experienced (3+ years) - 3-8+ years in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or technical consulting - Proven track record designing storage/infrastructure solutions - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, HPC, or high-performance workloads (preferred) - Success managing complex technical sales cycles What Sets You Apart - Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact across industries - Ownership mindset—you solve problems until they're solved - Ability to translate technical complexity into business value - Thrive in fast-evolving technology environments - Collaborative team player with integrity and empathy DDN DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities: Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively. DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote