Solutions Architect - Commercial (Professional Services)

Chainguard
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Customer-focused","Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Cross-functional leadership"]

Work with Commercial customers on Chainguard’s Professional Services team to lead secure implementations. Serve as the closest technical point of contact—driving adoption of Chainguard images, partnering with account teams to translate goals into solutions, and acting as “customer zero” for onboarding and documentation. Collaborate with Product and Engineering to surface requirements and share best practices that help customers build securely with open source across their organizations.

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Chainguard
Chainguard
6 days ago

Solutions Architect - Commercial (Professional Services)

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Job Summary

Work with Commercial customers on Chainguard’s Professional Services team to lead secure implementations. Serve as the closest technical point of contact—driving adoption of Chainguard images, partnering with account teams to translate goals into solutions, and acting as “customer zero” for onboarding and documentation. Collaborate with Product and Engineering to surface requirements and share best practices that help customers build securely with open source across their organizations.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead technical implementations and drive adoption of Chainguard images for secure open source builds.
  • •Partner with AEs, SEs, CSMs, and Support to understand customer goals, pain points, and proposed solutions.
  • •Act as “customer zero” by testing, documenting, and ensuring smooth onboarding with high-quality image standards.
  • •Collaborate with Product and Engineering to surface customer requirements and help prioritize solutions.
  • •Maintain account-level architecture documentation and share best practices across the organization.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDentalRemote WorkPaid LeaveParental LeaveEquityCoworking Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years developing high-performance multi-tier applications with hands-on experience in Kubernetes and containers.
  • •2+ years in a pre- or post-sales customer-facing role.
  • •Ability to translate complex technical concepts for engineers and executives.
  • •Strong working knowledge of software development processes, practices, and engineering design concepts.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
Experience:4+ yearsOpen sourceSaaS
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
Skills:Customer-focusedCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationCross-functional leadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesContainers

Company Brief

Chainguard
Builds software supply chain security solutions for containerized and Kubernetes-native environments, offering tools for secure builds, attestations, vulnerability scanning, and policy enforcement to help organizations deploy trustworthy software at scale.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: Seattle, United States
Founded: 2020
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