Consulting Solutions Architect at NetApp

Job Summary

As an AI Solutions Architect for the APAC Geo at Net App, you will work closely with Sales Specialists, Partner Managers, Technical Leaders and Sales Teams to drive sales execution and business growth for AI solutions and technologies. Your passion for technology, strategic thinking, and expertise in Artificial Intelligence will be essential to success. You already have an in-depth understanding of AI market trends, key industry best practices, and the technology landscape. Using your background and experience, you will work with your peers and leadership to develop and execute a strategy to evangelise Net App, train and enable field sellers, work closely with Go-To-Market partners and participate, where required, in direct sales campaigns. A technical background in infrastructure, database technologies and software coding, is essential.

Job Description

The AI Solutions Architect is a domain expert; the role holder will work closely with cross-functional team members to achieve revenue and growth targets for the APJ&I Geo.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with Technical, Sales, Partner and Marketing teams to evangelise AI solutions and technologies.
• Act as the go-to person for all technical and AI, ML, Data Analytics and HPC workloads
• Work closely with WW leadership to ensure that AI sales plays are adjusted and aligned to local market needs
• Act as a key liaison between sales teams and global headquarters, providing insights and feedback to help refine corporate strategies
• Where required, participate in direct sales opportunities including qualification of requirements, solutions design, proof-of-concept testing, and competitive analysis
• Define & guide technical teams regarding technical/solution design
• Collaborate with Partner and Alliance teams to drive end-to-end solution designs for our customers and prospects
• In-depth knowledge of Artificial Intelligence concepts including server/storage architecture, batch/stream processing, data warehousing, data lakes, distributed filesystems, OLTP/OLAP databases and data pipelining tools

Job Requirements

• Demonstrated and led technical workstreams; experience as a Solutions Architect, customer-facing technical role in AI, cloud, data platform or infrastructure space
• Strong fluency and enthusiasm for technology and ability to stay current with industry trends, tools and ecosystem
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts.
• Collaborative team player, strategic thinker, excellent business acumen and creative problem solver

At Net App, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Net App is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

Why You'll Thrive at Net App

At Net App, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

Net App is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.