Senior Curriculum Engineer – Field & Technical Enablement

Illumination Systems Arizona

Curriculum Engineer delivering training for field architects on MinIO's object storage solutions. Collaborating with engineering and sales teams to create educational content and technical enablement.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSKubernetesLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and deliver field architect curriculum — equipping FAs and Customer Engineers (CEs) with the technical depth and competitive positioning fluency needed to win enterprise deals
Deliver live and recorded enablement sessions for field architects and, occasionally, non-technical sales audiences
Develop partner sales curriculum by translating sales and marketing content into structured, teachable modules for partner and reseller audiences
Build core curriculum for customer administrators and operators — covering installation, configuration, management, and troubleshooting
Create use-case "wrappers" that reframe core curriculum content for specific deployment contexts and horizontal use cases, with references to vertical specifics where relevant
Contribute to special projects requiring hands-on technical skill across a broad range of technologies including Linux, Ansible, Python, Kubernetes, and other core technologies
Build real-world, use case–driven hands-on labs that establish best practices for deploying and operating MinIO products
Apply prior experience with competitive storage platforms to inform differentiated, insight-rich training content
Package labs and content into short, outcome-oriented training modules with videos
Record engaging videos of modules for MinIO Academy, YouTube, and LinkedIn

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in a field architect, solutions architect, technical sales engineer, or equivalent customer-facing technical role
3+ years of experience with software-defined storage; hands-on experience with competitive platforms (e.g., Vast, Cloudian, Weka) strongly preferred
3+ years using Amazon AWS, including a solid understanding of S3 and the S3 API
3+ years working in a Kubernetes environment
Working proficiency in Linux; comfortable with Ansible, Python, and related tooling
1+ years building and maintaining workflows in git
Demonstrated comfort engaging field architects and sales teams — you genuinely enjoy it
Strong oral and written communication skills — in writing, in front of a camera, and live
Previous experience with curriculum development or formal training delivery is a plus, but is not required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
401K with 3% Contribution
Pre-IPO Stock Options
At least 12 Public Holidays
Flexible Time Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

LinuxAnsiblePythonKubernetessoftware-defined storagegitcurriculum developmenttraining deliverycompetitive storage platformsdeployment best practices

Soft Skills

communication skillsengagement with field architectsengagement with sales teamspresentation skillsvideo recording skills