Senior Linux Solutions Architect (Remote, Japan)

CIQ; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

Employee stock options

Remote work

Job summary

CIQ is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to drive Japan GTM efforts in a remote-first setup. You will design solutions using CIQ products including RLC, Fuzzball, Warewulf, and Apptainer, guiding customers through evaluation, adoption, and scaling.

Ideal candidates bring deep Linux and containerization knowledge, HPC experience, and strong communication with customers and partners in a technically demanding market. Fluency in Japanese and English is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technical pre-sales, solutions architecture, or systems engineering roles.
• Expert-level knowledge of Linux, containerization, and systems integration.
• Hands-on HPC workload orchestration experience preferred.
• Familiarity with Rocky Linux, Warewulf, Apptainer or similar open-source infra is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Senior Account Executive to understand customer needs, design solutions, and support opportunities.
• Deliver product demonstrations, technical presentations, and hands-on workshops.
• Lead technical discovery sessions, solution architecture design, and PoC deployments.
• Provide guidance on infrastructure integration, deployment best practices, and performance tuning.
• Support partner enablement with training and architecture guidance to local SI/Resellers.
• Serve as a bridge between customers and CIQ engineering, advocating for product enhancements.

Skills

Linux infra

Pre-sales

Open source

Education

7+ years in technical pre-sales/solutions architecture

Job description

CIQ is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to drive Japan GTM efforts in a remote-first setup. You will design solutions using CIQ products including RLC, Fuzzball, Warewulf, and Apptainer, guiding customers through evaluation, adoption, and scaling.

Ideal candidates bring deep Linux and containerization knowledge, HPC experience, and strong communication with customers and partners in a technically demanding market. Fluency in Japanese and English is required.