Senior Data Platform Field Specialist: Enterprise AI

Cloudera

Madrid

Remote

EUR 95,000 - 142,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO Policy

Flexible WFH Policy

Mental & Physical Wellness programs

Phone and Internet Reimbursement

Continued Career Development

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Cloudera is seeking a Senior Field Specialist - Data Platform to empower enterprise customers by designing data platform architectures and leading PoCs through production deployments. You will engage with engineers and executives, influence roadmaps, and drive adoption across EMEA.

The role requires hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, Ceph, and related data-platform technologies.

Qualifications

Proven experience leading and implementing mission-critical data use cases.
Experience designing and deploying enterprise-grade platforms using Kubernetes, on-premise object stores, and distributed systems.
Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, Ceph, Apache Ozone.
Strong background in architecting production data platform deployments with security and networking in complex enterprise environments.
Demonstrated ability to run Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and MVPs that lead to successful production deployments.
Practical experience in designing and implementing data-intensive use cases at an enterprise level, including security and governance challenges.
Exceptional presentation skills, comfortable engaging with diverse audiences from engineers to senior executives.
Ability to analyse customer workloads and define technical migration roadmaps tailored to their specific needs.

Responsibilities

Lead customer engagements by designing and presenting data platform architectures and business outcomes to technical and executive stakeholders.
Provide deep platform expertise throughout the sales cycle, supporting PoCs, solution sizing, and adoption for new and existing customers (EMEA-focused).
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, providing guidance and leading escalations to ensure customer success.
Drive internal and external technical enablement by exploring new technologies and sharing best practices.
Influence product roadmap by translating customer feedback into actionable insights for product and engineering teams.
Act as a Cloudera evangelist, participating in community activities and events.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Product, Engineering) to align on customer success and product vision.
Travel: Once per month within EMEA/UAE.