Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudDockerKubernetesOpenShiftOpen SourcePostgresPuppetSaltStack
About the role
- The Senior Solutions Architect is an integral part of the EDB's success with our customers. The Solutions Architect focuses on the integration of the EDB Postgres Platform and other tools in the PostgreSQL ecosystem with the customer’s enterprise infrastructure to create highly available and resilient solutions, while providing technical guidance and leadership both to customers and colleagues.
You'll be a leader in the following topic areas: Deep understanding of PostgreSQL replication in its different forms
PostgreSQL configuration and performance tuning
Security and Authentication, for example with Kerberos, Active Directory or LDAP
High Availability, Backup, Recovery and Storage Management in PostgreSQL
Configuration Management Solutions, such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
Public and private cloud solutions, such as Docker, Kubernetes or Openshift
What your impact will be: Work with customers to help them realize the value of EDB’s open source-based database platform
Create, articulate, and document a suite of reference architectures that illustrate the breadth of the EDB Postgres Platform in OLTP and OLAP applications under multiple deployment models
Support EDB’s field teams (sales engineers and account executives) in difficult technical and architectural situations
Work with EDB partners to create reference architectures that illustrate EDB Postgres in the context of the partner’s capabilities
Mentor junior team members and help them develop their technical skills
Publish blogs, white papers and conference contributions
Collaborate with Product Development and Product Management to further the capabilities of the EDB Postgres Platform
Collaborate with Product Marketing to articulate the capabilities of the EDB Product Platform and create technical marketing collateral
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience developing and deploying complex solutions in business environments
Ability to understand customer needs and translate them into technical requirements
Hands-on experience with leading deployment models (containers, virtual machines, hypervisors, Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, etc.)
Extensive hands-on experience with PostgreSQL
Prior experience in a consulting or professional service environment
Excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
Comfortable with domestic travel up to 20%