Senior Solutions Architect II (Kubernetes)

Digital Ocean
Boston
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 182,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Team collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior Solutions Architect II specializing in Kubernetes migrations leads customers through cloud-native transformations, designing and implementing scalable Kubernetes architectures, and guiding adoption across DigitalOcean’s largest accounts. You’ll partner with Customer Success, Support, and Sales to ensure successful migrations, expand workload footprint, and drive retention, while collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Operations to feed back customer needs.

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Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean
5 months ago

Senior Solutions Architect II (Kubernetes)

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Job Summary

Senior Solutions Architect II specializing in Kubernetes migrations leads customers through cloud-native transformations, designing and implementing scalable Kubernetes architectures, and guiding adoption across DigitalOcean’s largest accounts. You’ll partner with Customer Success, Support, and Sales to ensure successful migrations, expand workload footprint, and drive retention, while collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Operations to feed back customer needs.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead hands-on Kubernetes migration projects, ensuring seamless transitions of workloads to Kubernetes environments.
  • •Analyze customers’ existing infrastructure and applications to design robust migration strategies.
  • •Implement Kubernetes architectures, taking ownership of the technical execution throughout the migration lifecycle.
  • •Troubleshoot and resolve complex migration challenges, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
  • •Design, plan, and review Kubernetes migration and modernization strategies tailored to specific use cases.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 182,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive professional experience in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and migration projects.
  • •Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, container orchestration, and cloud-native technologies.
  • •Strong foundational knowledge of Linux, distributed systems, and their application in cloud environments.
  • •Proven programming and scripting experience to support automation and migration processes.
  • •Prior experience in a pre-sales, technical consulting, or customer-facing role.
Experience:Cloud infrastructureKubernetesCloud-native
Skills:CommunicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving
Certifications:CKACKADCKS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KubernetesTerraformHelmAnsibleLinuxAWSAzureGCP

Company Brief

Digital Ocean
Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2011
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