Flexera saves customers billions of dollars in wasted technology spend. A pioneer in Hybrid ITAM and FinOps, Flexera provides award-winning, data-oriented SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO), enabling IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to gain deep insights into cost optimization, compliance and risks for each business service. Flexera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for open roles regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local/national laws, policies and/or regulations. Flexera understands the value that results from employing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We recognize that equity necessitates acknowledging past exclusion and that inclusion requires intentional effort. Our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) council is the driving force behind our commitment to championing policies and practices that foster a welcoming environment for all. We encourage candidates requiring accommodations to please let us know by emailing careers@flexera.com.
Cloud Solutions Architect
Location
United States
Posted
49 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Cloud Solutions Architect
Flexera
• Act as a subject matter expert for the Flexera Autonomous Workload Optimization (Spot Ocean and Elastigroup) product • Partner with sales representatives, solution engineers, success managers, solution value advisors, and other team members to enable success throughout the customer journey • Assist solutions engineers when needed as the subject matter expert in discovery calls to uncover customer needs and objectives • Advise on advanced aspects for customers to consider and hence differentiate Flexera’s products • Assist in technical validation initiatives to support the solutions engineers when needed • Engage with the product development process on an ongoing basis to provide valuable field insights to product management and engineering teams • Develop best practices for technical validation processes with the enablement team • Assist customers in maxing adoption of the product by identifying opportunities through a consultative approach • Travel up to 25% of the time to engage directly with customers and support sales, customer success, and renewal efforts
Job Requirements
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKS)
- Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP Architect)
- Experience with large-scale Kubernetes platforms
- Experience with FinOps frameworks and cost governance models
- Exposure to other solutions like Karpenter, EKS Automode, AKS Automatic, and GCP NAP
- Expert in AWS DevOps compute products (EC2, ECS, EKS, Karpenter)
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies
- Proficiency in Python, Go, Javascript, log analysis, live debugging as day-to-day tools
- Proficiency in working with RESTful APIs, API tools (e.g., Postman), or scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python)
- Familiarity with cloud vendor native tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer) and third-party solutions
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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