MI Consulting Architect External aggregated Mirantis

About The Role We are seeking a Consulting Architect with deep expertise in platform engineering, Kubernetes, and AI solutions to help customers design, implement, and optimize open source solutions to support their business objectives. This role is not just about execution—you will have a high degree of autonomy to define direction, shape strategy, and influence the future of cutting-edge technologies. As part of our next-generation innovation and strategy team, you will work on new and innovative products, helping customers adopt open source solutions for cloud infrastructure, AI, and cloud-native computing.

You will engage in both pre-sales and post-sales consulting, guiding customers through complex technology decisions, presenting a compelling vision, and driving successful outcomes. We’re looking for someone who thrives in uncertainty, takes risks, and challenges conventional thinking, all while working closely with customers to implement scalable, forward-thinking solutions.

• Strategic Customer Engagement & Pre-Sales:
  Lead visionary discussions with customers, helping them navigate new and evolving open source technologies.
• Define and shape the direction of Mirantis ’ solutions, working closely with colleagues and leaders across the company to align with our strategy.
• Build relationships with both technical and business audiences, translating emerging technologies into actionable strategies.
• Solution Delivery & Innovation:
  Design, Implement, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud-native and AI/ML workloads in Kubernetes and public cloud environments.
• Help customers scale infrastructure, modernize application architectures, and adopt next-generation AI and cloud solutions.
• Deliver workshops, training, and enablement programs to accelerate customer adoption of new and emerging technologies.
• Engage with open source communities, contribute to projects, and advocate for customer needs in upstream development.

• Proven experience in open source ecosystems (e.g., Open Stack, CNCF, LF AI & Data, Open Infra).
• Expertise in Kubernetes and AI/ML platforms (e.g., Kubeflow, Ray, MLflow).
• Passion for emerging technologies, next-generation cloud strategies, and AI infrastructure.
• Strong ability to define direction, take ownership, and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving landscape.
• Hands-on experience with cloud automation, Dev Ops, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Helm).
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence both engineers and executives.
• Experience in pre-sales, solutions architecture, or professional services with a consultative approach.

• Active contributions to open source projects, working groups, or governance bodies.
• Experience speaking at Open Stack Summit, Kube Con, AI Summit, or similar industry events.
• Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies using open source technologies.

• Work in a global, collaborative, remote-first culture that rewards initiative and execution.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping the next era of cloud and AI modernisation.
• Manage high-impact enterprise accounts with immediate opportunity for growth.
• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.
• Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.
• Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued.
• Attend conferences and working groups.
• Customized workstation (macOS, Windows).
• Professional development and training.
• Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and opportunities…