Senior Staff Consulting Architect- Cloud Native

Nutanix is seeking a Sr. Staff Consulting Architect – Cloud Native to provide senior technical leadership in the architecture, design, and transformation of enterprise Kubernetes and cloud-native platforms based on the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), across virtualized, bare-metal, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
The role is intended for a highly experienced cloud-native architect who can operate as a trusted technical advisor to senior customer stakeholders, lead complex and strategic platform transformation initiatives, and define scalable architecture standards across large and distributed environments.
The Sr. Staff Consulting Architect will combine deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, virtualization, platform engineering, automation, and cloud-native technologies with strong consulting, architecture governance, and technical leadership capabilities.
The role will also be responsible for developing reference architectures, reusable delivery patterns, technical assets, and enablement programs, while mentoring Staff and Consulting Architects and raising the overall cloud-native capability of the consulting organization.
Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, virtualization, platform engineering, CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is mandatory.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture & Strategic Advisory
Provide end-to-end architecture leadership for complex enterprise Kubernetes and cloud-native transformation programs.
Define strategic platform architectures spanning:
Nutanix AHV
VMware vSphere
Bare metal
Public cloud platforms including AWS and Azure
Hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Edge and distributed infrastructure
Lead architecture strategy for large-scale and multi-cluster Kubernetes environments.
Translate business, application, infrastructure, security, and operational requirements into scalable and resilient cloud-native architectures.
Define target-state architectures and multi-phase transformation roadmaps covering platform adoption, application modernization, migration, automation, and operations.
Advise customer executives, enterprise architects, infrastructure leaders, platform engineering teams, and DevOps organizations on cloud-native adoption strategies.
Establish architecture principles, standards, and technology selection criteria for enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
Provide technical leadership for complex architectural decisions, trade-offs, and escalations.
Advanced Kubernetes & Platform Architecture
Architect enterprise NKP platforms at scale, including:
Multi-cluster and fleet architectures
Multi-tenancy and workload isolation
High availability and disaster recovery
Cluster lifecycle management
Platform scalability and capacity planning
Security and governance
Define advanced Kubernetes networking, storage, ingress/egress, and load-balancing architectures.
Design virtualization-aware Kubernetes platforms considering:
Compute and resource allocation
NUMA and CPU topology
Storage performance
Network architecture
Failure domains
Cluster density
Performance optimization
Define architecture patterns for GPU-enabled and AI/ML workloads where applicable.
Architect integration between Kubernetes and enterprise services including:
DNS
LDAP/Active Directory
PKI and certificate management
Load balancers
Backup and disaster recovery
Enterprise monitoring and logging
Establish architecture patterns for platform standardization across multiple business units, data centers, and geographies.
Complex Transformation & Delivery Leadership
Provide technical leadership for high-value and technically complex customer engagements from Day-0 architecture through Day-2 operations.
Lead architecture workshops, technical discovery sessions, design reviews, and transformation planning.
Provide technical oversight for:
Platform deployment
Cluster onboarding
Application migration
Application modernization
Platform integration
Operational transformation
Guide teams through complex implementation and troubleshooting scenarios spanning:
Kubernetes
Hypervisors
Networking
Storage
Security
Automation
CI/CD
Act as the senior technical escalation point for critical architecture and delivery challenges.
Ensure architectural decisions are translated into practical, supportable, and repeatable implementation patterns.
Review and provide technical governance for solution designs produced by Staff and Consulting Architects.
Automation, GitOps & Platform Engineering
Define enterprise automation strategies for Kubernetes and infrastructure platforms.
Establish standardized GitOps and CI/CD operating models using technologies such as:
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Jenkins
Argo CD
Tekton
Flux CD
Design Infrastructure as Code frameworks using:
Terraform
Ansible
Define automation patterns integrating:
NKP APIs
Kubernetes APIs
Nutanix APIs
VMware APIs
AWS/Azure APIs
Drive adoption of platform engineering principles, self-service infrastructure, and developer experience (DevEx) practices.
Establish reusable automation frameworks and reference implementations that can be adopted across customer engagements.
Promote secure, compliant, version-controlled, and auditable platform delivery practices.
Security, Governance, Resilience & Operations
Define enterprise security architecture across infrastructure, Kubernetes, and application platform layers.
Establish security and governance models covering:
RBAC
Network policies
Pod Security Standards
Secrets and certificate management
Policy-as-Code
Workload isolation
Multi-tenancy
Design policy and governance frameworks using OPA/Gatekeeper or equivalent technologies.
Define enterprise approaches for:
Observability
Logging
Monitoring
Backup and recovery
Disaster recovery
Business continuity
Establish operational models covering platform lifecycle, upgrades, patching, capacity management, and resilience.
Review platform performance, scalability, and operational maturity and drive continuous optimization.
Technical Leadership, Mentoring & Capability Development
Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for the Cloud Native consulting organization.
Mentor Staff Consulting Architects, Consulting Architects, and other technical consultants.
Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical coaching on complex customer engagements.
Develop and deliver internal technical enablement programs covering Kubernetes, NKP, platform engineering, automation, and cloud-native architecture.
Define competency expectations and technical development paths for cloud-native architects.
Lead communities of practice and technical forums to drive knowledge sharing.
Identify capability gaps and work with leadership to establish targeted upskilling programs.
Promote engineering and consulting best practices across geographies and delivery teams.
Reference Architecture, Innovation & Thought Leadership
Create and maintain enterprise-grade reference architectures, design patterns, deployment frameworks, and technical playbooks for cloud-native platforms.
Develop reusable consulting assets that improve delivery quality, consistency, and scalability.
Identify emerging technologies and evaluate their applicability to Nutanix cloud-native solutions.
Drive innovation in areas such as:
Kubernetes platform engineering
Multi-cluster management
GitOps
AI/ML platforms
GPU-enabled Kubernetes
Application modernization
Hybrid/multi-cloud
Developer platforms
Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Support, and other technical teams to provide field feedback and influence product direction.
Represent the consulting organization in technical forums, customer executive discussions, architecture communities, and industry events where appropriate.
Contribute to whitepapers, technical blogs, solution briefs, and other thought-leadership content.
Technical Skills & Experience
Mandatory Skills – Must Have
15+ years of experience across infrastructure, virtualization, cloud, Kubernetes, platform engineering, or related technologies.
Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, operations, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
Strong hands-on experience with:
Nutanix AHV
VMware vSphere
Bare-metal infrastructure
Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure architecture across:
Compute
Storage
Networking
Virtualization
Security
Strong experience with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) or equivalent enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
Deep expertise in Kubernetes networking, storage, security, ingress/egress, and load-balancing architectures.

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