Head of Cloud Solutions Architecture & Data Services

Devopsroles; United States; Hybrid; USD 287,000 - 372,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement/Pension Plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a United States-based Manager, Solutions Architects to lead a high-performing team focused on Data Infrastructure Insights and NetApp Data Services. This team supports Enterprise and Strategic accounts by uncovering use cases, shaping strategies, and accelerating adoption of NetApp’s portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a strong people leader who translates complex infrastructure, observability, capacity, and cyber resilience requirements into actionable plans, coaches talent, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with 12+ years total experience including 5 years in leadership.
• 8-10 years of relevant technical, field, pre-sales, architecture, or customer-facing infrastructure experience.
• Previous people-management or team-leadership experience preferred.
• Certifications or enablement in enterprise architecture, cloud, storage, security, observability, data services, or NetApp technologies are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead team operating rhythms, priorities, forecasting, technical enablement, and skills development.
• Partner with Sales Specialists, account teams, and Customer Success to identify and advance strategic opportunities.
• Align with account leadership, Product, and Professional Services to drive DII and NetApp Data Services adoption and measurable outcomes.
• Provide field-based insight and product feedback to shape roadmap priorities and solution strategy.
• Stay current on DII capabilities, cyber resilience, and enterprise account outcome motions.

Skills

Leadership experience

People management

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Certifications in enterprise architecture/cloud/storage

Job description

NetApp is seeking a United States-based Manager, Solutions Architects to lead a high-performing team focused on Data Infrastructure Insights and NetApp Data Services. This team supports Enterprise and Strategic accounts by uncovering use cases, shaping strategies, and accelerating adoption of NetApp’s portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a strong people leader who translates complex infrastructure, observability, capacity, and cyber resilience requirements into actionable plans, coaches talent, and