Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer

The CI Solutions team builds validates and launches NetApp data management hybrid cloud FlexPod and next-generation AI infrastructure solutions. This role serves as a technical leader and trusted advisor translating product capabilities and solution architectures into customer value through technical strategy solution validation field enablement and customer success. The TME brings outside-in feedback from customers partners and the field to influence product and solution direction across hybrid cloud AI and enterprise infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• 15 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure storage cloud technical marketing product management solutions architecture engineering or related fields.
• Demonstrated success leading complex technical initiatives from concept through launch and influencing product direction solution strategy and go-to-market outcomes.
• Shape FlexPod and CI solution strategy by incorporating customer partner and field feedback into roadmap and architecture priorities.
• Collaborate with Product Management Engineering Marketing Sales Strategic Alliances and technology partners on features solution requirements launches and joint go-to-market execution.
• Develop validate and document reference architectures deployment methodologies demos and best practices across compute networking storage virtualization cloud and AI ecosystems.
• Build and operate lab and test environments to validate performance scalability reliability security operational simplicity and customer use cases.
• Create technical collateral including white papers blogs presentations videos demos product documentation competitive positioning and field enablement content.
• Conduct sales partner and customer workshops technical deep dives briefings RFP support and executive presentations.
• Drive automation validation tools deployment frameworks monitoring approaches and operational improvements that reduce risk and improve execution.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and solution-level issues and provide escalation support when required.
• Represent NetApp at customer engagements conferences partner events and industry forums while contributing to thought leadership and market credibility.

Required Skills and Capabilities

• Deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure including storage and data management compute networking virtualization Linux enterprise applications and databases.
• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud AI/ML infrastructure Kubernetes containers distributed systems cloud-native technologies automation frameworks and infrastructure architecture.
• Ability to connect technical capabilities to differentiated value propositions customer requirements market dynamics and measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional written verbal presentation and storytelling skills for audiences ranging from executives and customers to engineers and architects.
• Proven ability to influence across Engineering Product Management Marketing Sales Customer Success Strategic Alliances and partner organizations.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with FlexPod converged infrastructure AI infrastructure hybrid cloud reference architectures technical marketing solution engineering or product management.
• Knowledge of parallel file systems such as IBM Storage Scale or Lustre is a plus.
• Server knowledge across Cisco Supermicro or Dell platforms is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with hyperscalers is a plus.

• Bachelors degree in computer science Electrical Engineering Information Technology or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.