Consulting Architect

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Job Description

About SUSE Professional Services 
In Professional Services at SUSE, we provide world-class Consulting, Training and Premium  Support services which enable our customers in their successful adoption of SUSE's portfolio of  products and solutions, be that Enterprise Container Management using SUSE Rancher Prime,  or Linux platforms to support business critical applications such as SAP.  
Reports To:
Consulting Manager, EMEA 
About the Role 
The SUSE Professional Services team is seeking a Consulting Architect, fluent in both German and English, to work hands-on with our enterprise customers across EMEA but principally in our  DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Our ideal candidate will have experience working  with Kubernetes (preferably Rancher Prime), strong technical and communication skills, and a  good understanding of IT infrastructure, DevOps and open source software in general. Application  development experience is a plus.  
To succeed in this role you will need to work closely with our customers to help them understand  the impact SUSE can deliver for their business through its products and solutions.  
Consulting Architects should expect to travel up to 40% of the time, on average, as the role will  include consulting and technical engagements delivered on customer premises. 
We will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely related field, plus 10-15 years' experience in relevant roles. 
Focus Areas 
• Working with customers to design and implement SUSE solutions, including those based  on Kubernetes and Rancher Prime. 
• Hands-on software configuration which could include building automation scripts and  implementing integrations to solve customer problems 
• Maintaining an expert-level understanding of the SUSE portfolio of products
• Understanding of an ecosystem of complimentary technologies 
• Explaining the value and impact of SUSE solutions for customers 
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with customers 
• Providing technical leadership, advocating for customer needs and channeling feedback  throughout the lifecycle of customer engagements 
• Demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills  
• Working effectively in a proactive manner with both customers and colleagues, many of  whom will be geographically distributed.  
• Ability to adapt and learn within a dynamic and fast-paced environment 
About You  
● Native German speaker or fluent in German to the equivalent standard of a native speaker
● Fluent in written and spoken English  
● 10-15 years of hands-on experience working with relevant IT technology as a Consultant or  Engineer 
● Experience designing and implementing solutions for large enterprise customers
● Ability to transform functional requirements into solutions that can be implemented and  operated in production 
● Ability to lead the customer into driving solution adoption 
● Experience presenting on technical concepts to people with differing levels of technical  understanding  
● Ability to set and maintain goals, welcome feedback and enjoy success
● Autonomous and self-driven 
Technical Experience – Must Haves 
● Experience with containers and container orchestration: Kubernetes distributions and Rancher  or equivalent platform. 
● Experience with DevOps and CI/CD software: scripting and automation
● Experience working in an enterprise Linux environment 
Technical Experience – Nice to Haves 
● Direct experience, or awareness and understanding of the Open Source software industry
● Experience with virtualization technologies: e.g. kube-virt or Harvester
● Experience with storage technologies: e.g. Longhorn or Ceph 
● Experience with security products (SIEMs, WAFs, etc.) 
SUSE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Prospective employees will receive  consideration without discrimination because of race, colour, religion, creed, gender, national  origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship  or any other legally protected status.
If you are successful for this position you'll have to pass pre-employment checks before joining us. The content of these checks may vary by country.

This position is subject to a background check(s), including criminal, credit, and/or employment references. The candidate is required to complete the background check(s) once an offer has been accepted. This will be conducted by SUSE's external provider, where legally permitted.

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