Kubernetes Platform Architect
Broadcom
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Promontory • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $118,800 - $171,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
CloudKubernetesVMware
About the role
- Act as a trusted advisor for enterprise customers, guiding them through the design, validation, and deployment of vKS solutions on VCF
- Collaborate closely with field account teams to align solution architecture with customer priorities and drive successful engagement outcomes
- Lead technical discovery sessions, workshops, and proof-of-concepts to validate vKS architectures and demonstrate business value
- Partner with sales to jointly develop customer proposals that address modernization goals, workload placement, and operational transformation
- Provide prescriptive guidance on Kubernetes adoption, DevOps/CI-CD integration, and enterprise requirements such as scalability, security, and disaster recovery
- Build and share reference architectures, deployment patterns, and technical assets to accelerate customer adoption of vKS
- Deliver clear, compelling technical presentations to diverse audiences, from architects to executive decision makers
- Stay current on industry trends, competitor offerings, and evolving enterprise requirements to position vKS effectively
- Collaborate with product management and engineering to provide field feedback that influences roadmap direction
Requirements
- Experience in application engineering or technical sales for enterprise IT, cloud, or application platforms
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes, containers, and VMware Cloud Foundation (vSphere, vSAN, NSX as foundation)
- 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 with the ability to engage both technical and business leaders
- Strong collaboration skills, able to work hand-in-hand with sales teams to advance customer opportunities
- Proven ability to identify challenges, design solutions, and articulate value in business terms
- Enthusiastic self-starter with curiosity, drive, and the ability to thrive in dynamic environments
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- 401(K) participation including company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company paid holidays
- Paid sick leave and vacation time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
KubernetescontainersVMware Cloud FoundationvSpherevSANNSXapplication modernizationcloud-native platformsDevOpsCI-CD
Soft skills
communicationstorytellingpresentationcollaborationproblem-solvingself-startercuriositydriveadaptabilityengagement