Senior Solutions Architect

Cohesity; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead multi-tenant deployments and partner enablement across MSPs, CSPs, and GSIs. You will design secure architectures, drive BaaS/DRaaS offerings, and collaborate with product to scale our service provider ecosystem.

You will engage with partners, shape reference architectures, and guide deployments across on-prem, colocation, and public cloud, enabling repeatable, market-aligned services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in solution architecture or related roles.
• Experience with Cohesity, NetBackup, or comparable data protection platforms.
• Background with MSP, CSP, or GSI partnerships.
• Cloud or architecture certifications.
• Strong storytelling and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with data protection platforms such as Cohesity DataProtect or similar.
• Hands-on design of multi-tenant environments for service providers.
• Knowledge of data protection, backup/recovery, and DR at scale.
• API-first mindset with automation skills and familiar tooling.
• Ability to align technical design with partner profitability.

Responsibilities

• Architect secure, scalable multi-tenant deployments using Cohesity Helios and Data Cloud.
• Design Backup-as-a-Service and Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service offerings for partners.
• Guide deployment topologies across on-prem, colocation, and public cloud.
• Enable MSPs, CSPs, and GSIs to build and grow managed services.
• Help GSIs integrate Cohesity into solution frameworks for repeatable offerings.
• Support partner onboarding, workshops, and reference architectures.
• Engage customers and field teams to drive multi-tenant solution plays.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence product roadmap for multi-tenancy.

Skills

Multi-tenant design

Cloud architecture

REST APIs

Automation tooling

Public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

MSP/CSP/GSI experience

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Data protection knowledge

Education

Tools

VMware Cloud Director

ServiceNow

Cohesity DataProtect

NetBackup

Job description

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design , and our culture.

Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security?

An increasing share of Cohesity’s growth runs through service providers and integrators. Through the Cohesity Aspire Partner Program and a portfolio that spans Cohesity Data Cloud, DataProtect, and NetBackup, our Managed Service Provider (MSP), Cloud Service Provider (CSP), and Global System Integrator (GSI) partners build differentiated, profitable, as-a-service offerings on top of our platform.

We are looking for a Solutions Architect, Multi-tenancy, MSP & GSI to be the deep technical lead for partners who deliver Cohesity-powered services at scale. You will design secure multi-tenant architectures, enable partners to build repeatable servicecatalogs such as Backup-as-a-Service and Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service, and act as the trusted technical advisor across the service provider and global system integrator ecosystem.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE :

• Architect secure, scalable multi-tenant deployments using Cohesity Helios and Data Cloud, including namespace isolation, per-tenant encryption of data at rest and in flight, network and VLAN segmentation, role-based access control, tenant self-service, chargeback and showback reporting, and cross-tenant deduplication.

• Multi-tenant Architecture and Design

• Design Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) offerings that partners can productize and scale across many downstream customers.

• Guide partners on deployment topologies across on-premises, colocation, partner-owned data centers, and public cloud, in any combination.

• MSP, CSP and GSI Enablement

• Serve as the technical lead for MSPs, CSPs, and GSIs within the Cohesity Aspire Partner Program, enabling them to build, launch, and grow managed services practices.

• Help GSIs integrate Cohesity into their solution frameworks to deliver repeatable, market-aligned offerings, and help MSPs and CSPs differentiate their service catalogs and customer experience.

• Support partner onboarding, codesign workshops, reference architectures, and operational readiness reviews.

• Customer and Field Engagement

• Support strategic partner-led engagements, proof of concept, and executive briefings,representing Cohesity credibly across technical and business stakeholders.

• Partner with channel, alliances, and field teams to drive multi-tenant and partner-focused solution plays.

• Product and Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Bring partner and service provider requirements back to product and engineering, influencing the multi-tenancy, scale, and automation roadmap.

WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• 10+ years in solution architecture, systems engineering, or service provider and partner-facing roles.

• Experience with Cohesity, NetBackup, or comparable data protection platforms in a multi-tenant or managed services setting.

• Direct background working with or within an MSP, CSP, or GSI.

• Relevant cloud or architecture certifications.

• Exceptional storytelling and evangelism skills to engage both technical and executive stakeholders

• Experience with data protection platforms such as Cohesity DataProtect, NetBackup, or comparable solutions is a strong plus.

• Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience designing and operating multi-tenant environments, ideally within or for a service provider, MSP, CSP, or GSI.

• Solid knowledge of data protection, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery at scale.

• A clear grasp of multi-tenancy fundamentals, including isolation, segmentation, role-based access control, encryption and key management, chargeback, and tenant self-service.

• API-first and automation skills (REST APIs, orchestration, infrastructure as code), with familiarity across VMware Cloud Director, ServiceNow, and related tooling.

• Familiarity with public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and with as-a-service, consumption-based commercial models.

• Evangelism & Enablement

• Relevant, demonstrated experience managing or architecting for MSP, CSP, or GSI relationships and multi-tenant service delivery.

• Strong customer-facing and partner-facing skills, with composure and credibility in complex, multi-stakeholder engagements.

• Commercial awareness, including the ability to connect technical design to partner profitability, consumption economics, and faster time to value.

• A compelling communicator across both technical and executive audiences.

• Collaboration & Leadership

• Ability to influence and lead across multiple teams—engineering, product, sales, and marketing.

• Strategic thinker who can balance deep technical expertise with business outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making

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