Solution Architect

4111 SUSE Software Solutions Brasil Ltda; Brasil; Presencial; BRL 180 000 - 300 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

SUSE Software Solutions Brasil Ltda seeks a Solution Architect to partner with customers and regional teams, aligning SUSE solutions with business needs. You will support sales through technical validation, PoCs, demonstrations, and tailored solution design to deliver value.

You will collaborate with sales, engineering, and customer success to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable deployments across Linux, Kubernetes, and edge solutions, driving customer outcomes.

Qualificações

• Experience in technical consulting, pre‑sales engineering, or solution architecture, with a focus on enterprise software solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Engage with customers to understand technical and business needs and act as trusted advisor.

Conhecimentos

Technical consulting

Pre-sales engineering

Solution architecture

Linux systems

Open-source software

Cloud computing

Kubernetes

Articulate complex tech

Whitepapers

CRM tools

Ferramentas

Salesforce

Clari

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Us

SUSE is a global leader of enterprise open source software. By transforming community innovations into secure, sovereign and AI-ready solutions, SUSE empowers customers to escape vendor lock-in and regain control of their IT destiny. Through industry-leading Linux, Kubernetes, Edge and AI infrastructure solutions, SUSE delivers the flexibility to innovate everywhere—from the data center to multi-cloud and out to the edge. Only SUSE also manages many Linux and Kubernetes distributions. At SUSE, Choice Happens because we prioritize community, interoperability and relentless innovation. Discover how we power mission‑critical resilience at www.suse.com.

Role Overview

The Solution Architect acts as a trusted technical advisor for customers and partners, ensuring that SUSE’s solutions align with their business and technical needs. You will work closely with regional sales and partner teams to drive technical excellence in solution design, positioning SUSE as a leader in the industry. The role will leverage specialized knowledge to consult with customers, supporting sales presentations, product demonstrations, proofs of concept, and technical requests. Ultimately, success will be helping customers invest in the right solutions from the SUSE portfolio, giving them a competitive edge.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand both their technical and business needs - building valued relationships and developing as a trusted technical advisor.
• Conduct thorough assessments to identify gaps, opportunities, and challenges, ensuring that solutions are tailored to meet both immediate and future needs.
• Take full responsibility for the technical aspects of deal progression, from qualification to closure.
• Champion the technical validation process, including product demonstrations, technical presentations, managing proofs of concept (PoCs), addressing customer objections, and ensuring that the technical value of SUSE’s solutions is fully realized.
• Serve as the voice of the customer by actively gathering and communicating customer feedback and requirements, to SUSE’s Product, Strategy, and Engineering teams.
• Ensure that customer needs are reflected in new product features, updates, and messaging, while facilitating regular feedback loops, and support escalations to ensure product improvements align with customer expectations and maximize value.
• Collaborate with Field and Specialist Sales, Partner Ecosystem, and Customer Success teams to create Account Plans to drive solution adoption and ensure customer satisfaction throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Contribute to the development of go‑to‑market strategies with regional sales teams, and participate in marketing efforts through presentations, blogs, technical speaking engagements, rodeo’s and booth demo’s.
• Support the analysis of competitor offerings and collaborate on developing strategies to differentiate SUSE solutions, identifying key advantages in specific use cases.
• Conduct research and draft responses to the technical segments of requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposals (RFPs), and requests for quotes (RFQs).
• Transfer knowledge to pre‑sales peers and contribute to internal education through mentoring, peer training, and sharing insights on product innovations and technical solutions.
• Consistently maintain CRM hygiene by updating all activity, for each opportunity - Use Case, Success Criteria, Technical Close Status (TCS) and Next Steps in the technical close process.
• Take proactive ownership of your professional development by staying curious and embracing a growth mindset.
• Focus on driving your success, advancing your skills as a Technical Sales professional, and deepening your expertise in the SUSE value proposition.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in technical consulting, pre‑sales engineering, or solution architecture, with a focus on enterprise software solutions.
• Practical skills with Linux systems, open‑source software, and related infrastructure solutions, with experience in cloud computing and container technologies like Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to articulate complex technical solutions clearly and effectively to diverse audiences up to CXO level, translating technical concepts into business value and demonstrating how they align with customer objectives.
• Experience in creating technical demonstrations and whitepapers to illustrate product value through use cases.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities, capable of addressing complex technical problems and delivering innovative, value‑driven solutions.
• Experience collaborating cross‑functionally with sales, engineering, and customer success teams to deliver comprehensive solutions and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Experience in designing and delivering complex enterprise solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
• Exceptional consultative‑selling skills, fostering meaningful customer relationships, guiding engagements, and serving as a trusted technical advisor through collaboration.
• Proficiency in competitor analysis and solution positioning, showcasing SUSE's advantages over peers.
• Experience working with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, Clari) to manage pipelines, track technical validation, and measure solution success.

What We Offer

We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements. SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, thus requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind. This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.

We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you – with different backgrounds, talents, skills and perspectives.

A truly open community where everyone is welcome, has a voice and is encouraged to reach their full potential regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristics.

SUSE Values

SUSE's culture is centered on four key values - Choice, Community, Trust, and Innovation - which are deeply integrated with our open source ethos. SUSE fosters a diverse and inclusive environment where our people are encouraged to be themselves.

Choice: We are continuously making choice happen. We are accountable for our choices. We never get complacent.

Community: Nobody is smarter than everybody. We embrace diversity of thought. We are “open source first, upstream first” where collaboration benefits all.

Trust: We are trusted to deliver with integrity. We offer trust by default, and do not wait for it to be earned. We foster an environment where everyone trusts each other.

Innovation: We foster a culture of experimentation, and embrace change by challenging the norm. We are committed to continuous improvement, creativity and adaptability.

Ideas are great, but without execution they are just ideas.

Welcome to your SUSE journey! We are a global leader in innovative, reliable, and enterprise‑grade open source solutions. We specialise in Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes Management, and Edge solutions, collaborating with communities and making innovation possible everywhere. Choose open, choose SUSE!