Principal Consultant

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Shanghai (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing program

Personal & professional development

Unconditional inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is seeking a senior Cloud Consultant to guide clients through digital transformation, develop strategic cloud roadmaps, and design complex cloud architectures. You will mentor junior staff and stay current with cloud trends while helping grow the company’s cloud portfolio.

The role is hybrid, requiring about two days per week in an HPE office, and involves building trusted client relationships, advising on migrations, and delivering scalable, secure cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related area with typically 10–15 years’ experience.
• Holds multiple expert-level cloud certifications.
• Knowledge of cloud security, compliance frameworks, and data privacy regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leads design and development of complex, scalable cloud architectures tailored to client needs.
• Provides strategic guidance aligning cloud solutions with long-term business goals.
• Mentors junior consultants and fosters professional growth.
• Stays updated with emerging cloud technologies and contributes to thought leadership.
• Builds and maintains strong client relationships and ensures satisfaction across projects.
• Guides cloud support teams with deep domain knowledge for multi-discipline issues.
• Identifies and implements improvements for reliability and performance across use cases.
• Creates and supports sales activities and develops proposals for medium and large engagements.

Skills

Cloud strategy

Client guidance

Mentorship

Thought leadership

Cloud integration

Hybrid work adaptability

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (related area)

Tools

Cloud automation tools

Orchestration frameworks

Cloud-native services

Job description

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

The Cloud Consultant guides and supports HPE's clients through their digital transformation, and thinks strategically and long-term about the complex business and technical needs of customers. Deeply evaluates customer applications for the strategic and functional transition from internal systems to external virtual cloud-based platforms. Acts as a trusted value advisor to HPE's customers in the development of their cloud computing strategy, providing recommendations for cloud migrations, technical implementation roadmaps, and adoption plans.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design and development of complex and scalable cloud architectures tailored to client's business needs and industry best practices.
• Provides high-level strategic guidance to clients, aligning cloud solutions with their long-term business goals and technology roadmaps.
• Serves as a mentor to junior consultants, providing guidance and technical expertise and fostering professional growth within the team.
• Stays updated with emerging cloud technologies, trends, and innovations, and contributes to the company's thought leadership in the cloud space.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with clients, understanding their requirements, presenting solutions, and ensuring client satisfaction throughout projects.
• Guides cloud support teams by providing deep domain knowledge and diagnostic capabilities for complex, multi-discipline cloud issues. Tailors guidance to ensure it meets the unique demands of diverse industries.
• Identifies and implements improvements for the solution reliability and performance across various industry use cases.
• Creates and supports sales activities. Manages bids or leads input into the sales lifecycle. Manages activities and provides qualitative and quantitative information for successful sales. Produces complete proposals for medium and large engagements across multiple areas of expertise. Actively grows the company portfolio with existing customers through new opportunities and change management.

Education And Experience Required

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related area of study with typically 10-15 years’ experience.

Knowledge And Skills

• Holds multiple expert-level cloud certifications.
• Demonstrates broad knowledge in other technical areas to manage complex integration efforts properly. Applies technical expertise in successful engagements involving multiple disciplines.
• Thorough understanding of cloud security best practices, compliance frameworks, and data privacy regulations.
• Knowledge of cloud cost management strategies and optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines, and Infrastructure as code concepts.
• Awareness of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies and integration approaches.
• Exceptional cloud architecture design skills for complex and highly available systems.
• Advanced problem-solving abilities for addressing intricate cloud-related challenges.
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills to guide and inspire junior consultants.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills for client interactions and thought leadership initiatives.
• Proficiency in using cloud automation tools, orchestration frameworks, and cloud-native services.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities

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