Solutions Architect (in Professional Services)

Company: Couchbase
Location: Remote
Posted on: June 10, 2021

Job Description:

At Couchbase, big things happen. Every day, we're translating vision into reality by tackling new and exciting challenges head-on. This is a breakthrough stage in our company, where the enthusiasm of our employees and leadership team is infectious and growing. You'll have the opportunity to learn new skills, grow your career, and work with the smartest, most passionate people in the industry.

The goal of a Solutions Architect is to solve the most complex problems for some of the biggest brands in the digital economy. You will work with customers like Ebay, Paypal, United Airlines, Intuit, as well as some of the newest database cloud technologies, to deploy solutions that benefit millions of users every day.

Solutions Architects are not your typical consultants. The successful Solutions Architect at Couchbase will demonstrate skill in managing database technologies and operations while using hands-on development and programming. You will be a great fit for the team if you foster teamwork, are adaptable and creative, and consider yourself a lifelong learner.

Location: This is a remote USA East region role. Preference for candidates to be located on the East Coast. #LI-RemoteEUS

What you will do as a Solutions Architect

• Lead short / medium term engagements both remote and at the client location focusing on getting the product up and running, conducting architecture and use case reviews, analysis of application code, programming best practices, sizing & tuning Couchbase, and recommending deployment topologies.
• Help our customers succeed by solving their challenging technical problems, all the way from design through to production operations. This means working hands-on with customer issues, and escalating problems as needed.
• Assist with all phases of Couchbase implementations, starting with installation, architecture design and review, application development, deployment topology planning, tuning and providing best practices.
• Contribute to internal technical projects, which can include software development, benchmarking, troubleshooting, documentation, and content creation.
• Collaborate with the sales and presales teams on technical escalations and help grow opportunities in existing accounts.
• Assist with customer PoC/Pilots through effective management of acceptance criteria and issue escalation/resolution.
• Work with all levels from executives and managers to architects and developers to explain key Couchbase Server concepts and technical recommendations.
• Serve as the technical reference for customers and stay up-to-date on the NoSQL competitive landscape.
• Identify and write internal and external technical collateral, such as typical deployment architectures or best practices.
• Work with customers to ensure their public cloud infrastructure is properly configured for Couchbase.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong diagnostic/troubleshooting process, with significant experience troubleshooting real, end-to-end technical issues
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to present technical solutions concisely from small to large audiences
• Demonstrated critical thinking and advanced troubleshooting skills and qualities
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience in software and/or a technologically relevant field
• Ability to travel at least 25% of the time is required (after COVID is resolved)

Preferred Qualifications (Additional benefit to have, but Not Required skills)

• Spanish language fluency is preferred (but not required)
• Familiarity with Couchbase, NoSQL databases, or other distributed high-performance systems
• Technical field experience (overall career experience 8+ years ideally) with experience in consulting for enterprise back-end software
• Hands-on development experience with Java/.NET/C/C++/Node.js
• Experience with traditional RDBMS including schema modeling, performance tuning and configuration
• Hands-on working knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes
• Strong background in Application design and development, Systems administration, Database administration, Data architecture and design, Performance tuning and benchmarking
• Hands-on administration and troubleshooting experience with x86 operating systems (Linux, Windows, Mac OS), networking and storage architectures
• Prior experience in a startup environment

About Couchbase

Couchbase's mission is to be the platform that accelerates application innovation. To make this possible, Couchbase created an enterprise-class, multi-cloud NoSQL database architected on top of an open source foundation. Couchbase is the only database that combines the best of NoSQL with the power and familiarity of SQL, all in a single, elegant platform spanning from any cloud to the edge.

Couchbase has become pervasive in our everyday lives; our customers include industry leaders Amadeus, AT&T, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), Carrefour, Comcast, Disney, DreamWorks Animation, eBay, Marriott, Neiman Marcus, Tesco, Tommy Hilfiger, United, Verizon, Wells Fargo, as well as hundreds of other household names.

Couchbase's HQ is conveniently located in Santa Clara, CA with additional offices throughout the globe. We're committed to a work environment where you can be happy and thrive, in and out of the office.

At Couchbase, you'll get:

• A fantastic culture
• A focused, energetic team with aligned goals
• True collaboration with everyone playing their positions
• Great market opportunity and growth potential
• Time off when you need it.
• Regular team lunches and fully-stocked kitchens.
• Open, collaborative spaces.
• Competitive benefits and pre-tax commuter perks

Whether you're a new grad or a proven expert, you'll have the opportunity to learn new skills, grow your career, and work with the smartest, most passionate people in the industry.

Revolutionizing an industry requires a top-notch team. Become a part of ours today. Bring your big ideas and we'll take on the next great challenge together.

Check out some recent industry recognition:

• 2020 Bay Area Best Place to Work
• Wealth Front Career-Launching Companies List 2020
• Couchbase Named a Leader: Forrester Wave Big Data NoSQL Report
• Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2019
• Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startup 2018
• Big Data 100: 35 Coolest Data Management And Integration Vendors

Want to learn more? Check out our blog: https://blog.couchbase.com/

Couchbase is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Couchbase are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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