Principal Solutions Architect

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

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Job Title: Principal Solutions Architect

 

A Principal Solution Architect is a highly experienced technical leader responsible for designing and implementing complex, enterprise-level technology solutions, aligning with business objectives, by leveraging deep technical expertise to guide architecture decisions, mentor junior architects, and ensure successful project delivery across the entire solution lifecycle; acting as a key stakeholder in defining and executing the organization's technology roadmap. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Architecture Design: 
  • Analyze business needs and translate them into comprehensive technical architectures, considering scalability, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. 
  • Work with Product Management and Engineering leadership to help them develop and build solutions, identifying emerging trends and technologies to drive innovation. 
• Technical Leadership: 
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior architects and development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices. 
  • Review and approve technical designs, identifying potential risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Backup, Recovery and Security of key workloads (VMware, Databases, NAS, Physical, etc), staying abreast of industry trends and advancements.
• Solution Delivery: 
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across business and IT to define project requirements, scope, and deliverables. 
  • Lead the technical aspects of complex projects, including solution design, implementation, testing, and deployment. 
  • Manage technical risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution and project success. 
• Presales and Business Development: 
  • Participate in pre-sales activities, presenting technical solutions to potential clients and contributing to proposal development. 
  • Collaborate with sales teams to develop customized solutions. 
• Architecture Governance: 
  • Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and patterns to maintain consistency and quality across systems. 
  • Review and approve architectural decisions made by project teams, ensuring alignment with the overall enterprise architecture.

 

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Extensive experience in designing and implementing complex enterprise-level solutions across multiple technology domains (e.g., Data protection, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, etc.) 
• Deep understanding of Data Management and related concepts
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and mentor junior architects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and resolve complex technical challenges

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.