Staff Consulting Architect - Unified Storage & Data Infrastructure
Listed on 2026-08-08
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, IT Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery IT
Staff Consulting Architect – Unified Storage & Data Infrastructure
Nutanix is seeking a Staff Consulting Architect – Unified Storage & Data Infrastructure to architect, design, and deliver enterprise unified storage platforms across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping enterprise customers modernize their storage infrastructure through architecture, hands-on delivery, automation, and operational transformation. You will combine deep expertise in enterprise storage, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), data protection, disaster recovery, and automation to build secure, resilient, and scalable storage platforms supporting Block, File, and Object storage workloads.
What makes the Professional Services team at Nutanix unique is our commitment to delivering exceptional services and solutions. We take pride in understanding our customers' challenges and helping them achieve successful business outcomes through innovative technologies and expert guidance.
Our team is made up of highly skilled consultants, architects, and technical professionals who collaborate to solve complex infrastructure and cloud challenges.
You will report to the Manager, Professional Services, who will support your professional growth and success within the organization.
Storage Assessments & Solution Architecture
Lead customer discovery workshops and technical assessments to understand storage modernization goals, business requirements, and operational challenges.
Design enterprise Unified Storage solutions supporting Block (iSCSI/Fibre Channel), File (NFS/SMB), and Object (S3-compatible) storage services across hybrid cloud environments.
Architect scalable, highly available storage platforms while defining capacity planning, data protection, replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
Storage Implementation & Modernization
Lead enterprise storage modernization initiatives, including migrations from legacy storage platforms such as Dell EMC, Pure Storage, Net App, and equivalent enterprise storage solutions to Nutanix Unified Storage.
Execute storage implementations while maintaining consulting scope, delivery quality, and minimizing business disruption.
Automation & Platform Integration
Develop automation using REST APIs, Python, Power Shell, or similar technologies to simplify provisioning, snapshot management, lifecycle operations, and storage administration.
Integrate storage platforms with virtualization, hybrid cloud, backup, disaster recovery, and enterprise infrastructure solutions.
Storage Operations & Optimization
Assess existing storage environments to identify performance bottlenecks, optimize capacity utilization, improve operational efficiency, and support long-term platform scalability.
Design and implement backup, replication, disaster recovery, governance, lifecycle management, and data protection strategies that meet enterprise availability and recovery objectives.
Technical Leadership & Practice Development
Lead customer architecture workshops and technical design sessions while providing guidance throughout project delivery.
Mentor consultants and share technical knowledge across the Professional Services organization.
Develop reusable Practice Development assets, including Service Enablement Kits (SEKs), automation scripts, reference architectures, migration methodologies, implementation playbooks, and operational runbooks to improve delivery consistency and quality.
What You Will Bring
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise storage architecture, storage engineering, IT infrastructure, or Software-Defined Storage (SDS) solutions.
• Experience in customer-facing consulting, Professional Services, Customer Success, or technical advisory roles delivering enterprise infrastructure, cloud, or platform solutions.
• Enterprise Storage Platforms:
Deep hands-on experience designing, deploying, administering, and troubleshooting enterprise SAN/NAS solutions, including Dell EMC (Power Store, Power Scale/Isilon), Pure Storage (Flash Array, Flash Blade), Net App ONTAP, or equivalent technologies.
• Unified & Software-Defined Storage:
Deep expertise with enterprise…
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