Remote Data Lakehouse Specialist – Pre‑Sales Architect

Cloudera; United States; Remote; USD 146,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Unplugged Days

Flexible WFH Policy

Wellness programs

Phone and Internet Reimbursement

Career Development

Benefits and Packages

Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Cloudera is seeking a customer-facing Data Lakehouse Specialist to join our global team. In this pre-sales role, you will design cloud-native lakehouse architectures and drive BI/AI analytics engagements for enterprise clients.

You will lead PoCs, provide deep domain expertise, and influence product direction while collaborating with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams. Occasional travel to customer sites is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data warehousing and BI use cases in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of lakehouse architectures and cloud-native deployments.
• Hands-on with SQL engines and open table formats.
• Ability to translate technical outcomes into business value.
• Experience with PoCs, MVPs, and customer enablement.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable cloud-native lakehouse architectures for customers.
• Lead PoCs, sizing, and adoption of BI and AI analytics.
• Troubleshoot performance, concurrency, and data federation issues.
• Develop educational materials and share best practices.
• Influence product roadmaps with customer feedback.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Cloud architecture

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Open-source advocacy

Tools

Apache Iceberg

Trino

Apache Hive

Apache Impala

Job description

Cloudera is seeking a customer-facing Data Lakehouse Specialist to join our global team. In this pre-sales role, you will design cloud-native lakehouse architectures and drive BI/AI analytics engagements for enterprise clients.

You will lead PoCs, provide deep domain expertise, and influence product direction while collaborating with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams. Occasional travel to customer sites is required.