Sr. Staff Consultant NAI

Nutanix; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutanix is seeking a Professional Services consultant to implement scalable AI/NKP infrastructure, advise on Kubernetes best practices, and deliver expert guidance for customer workloads. You will document configurations, deployment steps, and knowledge resources, while supporting clients through complex deployments and ongoing optimization.

The role emphasizes remote work with occasional travel to client sites, reporting into the Professional Services leadership team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or IT or related field.
• 2+ years implementing infrastructure for data-intensive workloads.
• Strong Kubernetes expertise and GPU acceleration experience.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and independent work skills.
• Active Top Secret Clearance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement scalable AI and NKP infrastructure solutions on Nutanix HCI platforms tailored to customer needs.
• Advise clients on best practices for configuring Kubernetes for efficient workloads.
• Develop and maintain documentation for configurations and deployment guides.
• Engage with clients to troubleshoot issues and provide ongoing support.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Independence

Top Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

GPU acceleration

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)

Job description

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart

The Opportunity

Are you a passionate innovator with a strong background in AI or NKP infrastructure, excellent client-facing communication skills, and a relentless drive to solve complex problems? If so, joining our Professional Services team at Nutanix means becoming part of a dynamic organization known for delivering exceptional solutions. You will collaborate with talented professionals to advance groundbreaking technologies, tailor scalable solutions to customer requirements, and make a tangible impact on client success by advising on best practices for efficient workload management.

About the Team

The Nutanix Professional Services team strongly influences the success of each Nutanix implementation. Engaging with customers in pre- and post-sales stages, the team helps define their software-defined data center (SDDC) strategy and architecture. Besides ensuring successful implementations of Nutanix products, the Professional Services team works closely with partners to guarantee that customers fully realize their virtualized environments. The function includes assessment, design, implementation, integration, automation services, and project management in a highly collaborative setting.

You will report directly to Ron van Asperen and the wider Professional Services leadership team. The leadership style here emphasizes autonomy, trust, and continuous technical mentorship. We believe in empowering our consultants to take ownership of their client engagements while providing a robust support system of peer experts. Our managers focus on removing roadblocks and fostering an atmosphere of continuous learning, ensuring you have the resources needed to thrive in complex technical deployments.

While this position is primarily remote, travel may be required based on specific business needs and client project deployments, typically demanding occasional travel to high-security or strategic client locations to ensure successful integration and implementation.

Your Role

• Implement scalable AI and NKP infrastructure solutions on Nutanix HCI platforms, tailored to customer requirements.
• Advise clients on best practices for configuring Kubernetes for efficient management of workloads.
• Develop and maintain documentation for solution configurations, deployment guides, and knowledge-sharing resources.
• Engage with clients to troubleshoot issues and provide ongoing support for their AI and NKP infrastructures.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in implementing infrastructure for data-intensive workloads (AI workload experience is a plus).
• Strong expertise in container orchestration with Kubernetes and experience with GPU acceleration technologies.
• Exceptional communication, problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Proven ability to work independently in a dynamic, customer-facing environment.
• Active Top Secret Clearance is a strong plus.
• Experience with Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) platforms is a strong plus.

Learn More About the Technology: https://www.nutanixbible.com/

Work Arrangement

Remote: This position is primarily remote. There is no specific in-office requirement, however, there may be circumstances where you may be required to come into a local office for a specific purpose, and/or to travel to other locations based on business needs.

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