New Relic
Senior Solutions Architect
Portland, Oregon, USA · Senior
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About the role
- The ideal candidate should be self-motivated with a proven track record in software/technology sales or consulting.
- The ability to connect technical solutions with measurable business value is fundamental to a Solutions Architect.
- Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical problems.
Responsibilities
- In collaboration with sales and product teams, you will lead technical evaluations through ownership of New Relic POC/POV (Proof of Concept/Proof of Value) and SA workshops.
- Create and maintain relationships with key customer contacts that contribute to large Net ACR deals and platform consumption.
- Understand and document the customer's current and desired state of observability and design solutions to address identified gaps.
- Build the brand, trust, and credibility in the observability space by developing artifacts such as reference architectures, technical blogs, conference presentations, and a field resource repository.
- 4+ years of professional experience developing in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, or Golang.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).
- Experience in observability with New Relic, Splunk, AppDynamics, DataDog, Dynatrace, Grafana Labs, or other observability platforms.
- Experience with DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering service delivery disciplines.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies - Kubernetes, Docker, serverless.
- Ability to analyze and interpret business requirements and customer interactions to anticipate and guide their needs.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the customer organization, from executive to developer/practitioner level.
- Map the customer's desired business outcomes to the required observability capabilities.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies
Compensation
- The pay range below represents a reasonable estimate of the on target earnings (salary plus target sales incentives) for the listed position.
Benefits
- Continuously improve your professional skills with a focus on personal mastery and team learning through activities such as training, reading, and seeking mentorship from others.
Company info
- We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability.
- As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission.
- Your Opportunity Solutions Architects are the trusted advisors to New Relic's current and prospective customers.
- Accelerate transformation initiatives and observability maturity for New Relic customers and prospects.
- Engage with customers, both on-site and remotely, in a technical consulting and advisory role during different phases of sales cycles, while providing technical assistance and solution guidance.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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