• Lead the execution of complex API and integration migrations to Azure, including refactoring patterns and coordinating cutovers to minimize downtime. • Implement API-led and event-driven integration patterns using Azure services, deployment tools, and monitoring frameworks. • Architect and secure APIs in Azure APIM using OAuth 2.0, Entra, mTLS, and robust API governance practices. • Operate and administer Azure platform components using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform/OpenTofu, Azure CLI, and the portal. • Develop containerized Azure Functions and deploy integration workloads to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). • Design complex data transformations with reusable libraries, managing multi-level mappings and translations. • Automate CI/CD processes using GitLab and enforce engineering quality through unit, integration, and functional testing. • Establish actionable observability for APIs using Azure Monitoring and external tools like Splunk. • Champion the use of GenAI tools (like GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery speed and improve code quality safely. • Drive root-cause analysis and lead troubleshooting efforts to provide durable, preventative fixes for production incidents.

• Design and maintain enterprise interoperability architectures leveraging HL7 v2, v3, CDA, and FHIR standards. • Lead implementation of secure health data exchange solutions across VistA systems, COTS applications, and external partners. • Ensure compliance with VA Technical Reference Model (TRM), One-VA Enterprise Architecture, and federal security standards. • Develop and support HL7 interfaces, including integration with VistA modules such as TIU and other clinical systems. • Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams on interoperability best practices and standards adoption. • Produce and maintain architecture documentation, including design patterns, interface specifications, and CONOPs. • Collaborate within Agile teams to identify risks, define technical milestones, and support delivery across the program lifecycle. • Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure the success of the project.

• Attract, recruit, ramp, and mentor a team of great Observability Architects from diverse backgrounds and experiences. • With our Engagement Management team, help define, build and execute impactful customer lifecycle frameworks. • Get the best out of your team with a servant-based leadership approach. Adopting a player/coach mentality will be critical here, ensuring that you balance your field responsibilities with the needs of your team. • Be responsible for retention and expansion. • Direct the bulk of your day-to-day work based on guidance and goals from leadership, owning the planning, actions and outcomes of the region. • Partner with the US Sales leadership on customer programs, marketing initiatives and community/company events to drive adoption and expansion within our customer base. • Executive sponsorship of key accounts in the region will be key to your success. The right candidate will be a thought leader to customers and internally within Grafana Labs. • Understanding and contributing to your key customers’ strategies for adoption of Grafana technologies. Developing programs and collateral to enable them to achieve their goals. • Ensure that your customers’ requirements are being met with our product through partnership with Product Management and Engineering. • Own and report on the quarter over quarter cadence of your team while they help prospects evaluate our software with demonstrations, technical deep dives, trials and POVs. • Educating and enabling viewers, editors, and architects how to leverage the Grafana stack. • Assist with building/modifying critical SLA dashboards within the production environment. • Work closely with our sales team to articulate the overall Grafana value proposition, vision, and strategy to customers. • Proactively communicate with customers and internal teams to provide a feedback loop on our products and the competitive landscape. • Work with the team to enhance documentation, write blog posts, record videos, contribute knowledge base articles, and create other public and internal enablement material.

Role Description The VKS Architect will design Kubernetes strategies, guide customer adoption of VKS, and ensure modern application platforms align with enterprise business objectives. This role focuses on solution design, integration strategy, and technical leadership for VKS within the broader VCF architecture. Qualifications - 5+ years Kubernetes experience and enterprise architecture exposure. - Hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2; exposure to or training in VCF 9. - Strong background in Kubernetes, VKS (formally TKG), and modern application platforms. - Familiarity with container networking (NSX), storage (vSAN/CNS), and monitoring (VCF Ops for Containers). - Proven customer-facing experience in professional services or consulting. - Understand load balancing and product knowledge of AVI load balancer. - Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD/CKS). - Hybrid cloud experience (VMC on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, GCP VMware Engine). - Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows. - VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25). Requirements - Kubernetes & Container Platform Design - VKS (VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service) architecture and design - VKS cluster design and deployment - Kubernetes workload domain strategy - Container governance, security, and RBAC models - DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows - VCF Integration & Networking - VKS integration with VCF 9 architecture - NSX container networking and security design - AVI load balancer design and implementation - Container storage design (vSAN/CNS integration) - VCF Operations for container monitoring - Customer Engagement & Strategy - Lead customer-facing design sessions and workshops - Define Kubernetes adoption roadmap and strategy - Translate business requirements into container platform requirements - Executive-level presentations and stakeholder communication - Advise on container adoption and operational models - Architecture & Documentation - Develop VKS architecture artifacts and reference designs - Create integration specifications with NSX, AVI and Aria Suite - Document design decisions and tradeoffs - Build deployment blueprints for VKS - Capture functional and non-functional requirements - Technical Leadership & Oversight - Oversee consultant deployment activities - Ensure delivery alignment with VKS design specifications - Mentor consultants and customer teams on containerization - Provide technical guidance on Kubernetes best practices - Quality assurance and design validation - Platform Knowledge - VCF 5.2+ hands-on experience with VCF 9 exposure - Modern application platform architecture - Container security and compliance frameworks - Multi-tenancy and workload isolation strategies - Hybrid cloud Kubernetes (VMC on AWS, AVS, GCVE) - Operations - Day-2 operations strategy for Kubernetes platforms - Container lifecycle management - Monitoring, logging, and observability design - Backup and disaster recovery for containerized workloads Benefits - Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program - Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement - Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement - Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program