Technical Design Architect

NextGenEnergyJobs; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs in Melbourne seeks a Technical Design Architect to act as the technical bridge between innovative solutions and customer success, scoping, selling, and implementing strategic data infrastructure projects across ANZ.

You will design and deliver large-scale Professional Services with a focus on data migration, replication, and clustering, while advising on pre- and post-sales strategy and integrating storage solutions through automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform) to support

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall technical experience and 5+ years as an SME / solutions architect in ANZ.
• Expert-level storage and data management technologies including replication, clustering, DR/BCP.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical bridge between solutions and customer success, scoping, selling, and implementing Professional Services.
• Lead design and delivery of complex, large-scale Professional Services focusing on data migration, replication, and clustering.
• Provide pre- and post-sales technical strategy and act as a high-level consultant to internal and external teams.
• Develop automation scripts to integrate storage solutions and streamline data migration.

Skills

Storage & Data Management

Automation & Scripting

Windows AIX Linux

VMware ESX SRM

Networking concepts

Data center migrations

Consultative communication

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be the vital technical bridge between our innovative solutions and customer success, utilizing deep technical expertise to drive sales and deliver complex Professional Services across the ANZ. As a Technical Design Architect , you will work closely with Sales, Engineering, and Service teams, becoming a trusted advisor who scopes, sells, and implements strategic solutions for our customers' most challenging data infrastructure problems. Your mission is to translate business needs into powerful, real-world technical outcomes.
• Design and Deliver Strategic Solutions: Lead the technical scoping, design, and hands-on delivery of complex, large-scale Professional Services solutions, focusing on data migration, replication, and clustering for homogeneous and heterogeneous environments.
• Drive Pre- and Post-Sales Technical Strategy: Act as a high-level technical consultant to both internal sales teams and external customers, participating in customer evaluations and Proofs of Concept (POCs) to ensure our solutions meet future business continuity and disaster recovery requirements.
• Automate and Optimize Customer Environments: Develop and implement scripting and automation solutions (e.g., in Python or for APIs) to seamlessly integrate Pure Storage into a customer’s operational environment and streamline data migration and replication processes.
• Influence Technical Direction and Standards: Advise sales and engineering on emerging developments and best practices in replication, clustering, and data migrations, ensuring solutions are aligned with industry-leading DR/BCP standards and client needs.
• Serve as a Technical Expert and Collaborator: Leverage your deep understanding of IT architecture, networking, and cloud offerings to present targeted, architecture-level solutions, and contribute significant technical content to critical sales documents (RFPs, RFQs).

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall technical experience and 5+ years as an SME / solutions architect in ANZ. Expert-level Storage and Data Management: Proven, in-depth knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, etc.) and significant experience with replication, clustering, and disaster recovery technologies (e.g., Zerto, Veeam, Veritas).
• Proficiency in Automation and Scripting: Demonstrated ability to develop and apply scripting for system integrations and process automation, particularly using Python, Ansible, and Terraform with APIs.
• Advanced Platform and OS Experience: Extensive experience with managing and integrating systems on various operating systems, including Windows, AIX, and Linux, and familiarity with VMWare ESX (SRM) and Hyper-V environments.
• Complex Solution Architecture: A strong background in data center migrations/consolidations and the ability to apply comprehensive knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., Nexus, ACI) and multi-vendor server/storage platforms to design and implement complex, highly performant technical solutions.
• Consultative Communication and Problem Solving: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and persuasive communications, with a creative and highly adaptable approach to solving technical challenges in a customer-facing role.'
• We are primarily an in-office environment; you will be expected to work from the Sydney / Melbourne office in compliance with Everpure's policies, unless on PTO, work travel, or other approved leave