VAST Data is looking to hire a Systems Engineering Manager for our CSP business!
This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence.
"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- Forbes
VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.
Our success has been built through intense innovation, a customer-first mentality and a team of fearless VASTronauts who leverage their skills & experiences to make real market impact. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor at a pivotal time in our company’s growth and at a pivotal point in computing history.
We are seeking a Systems Engineering Manager focused on CSPs to lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers. This leader will be responsible for enabling, supporting, and accelerating VAST’s strategic initiatives with global cloud providers. The role combines technical depth, leadership, and business acumen—helping drive joint technical solutions, reference architectures, and customer adoption within CSP environments.
THE ROLE:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of systems engineers dedicated to CSP partnerships and customer success.
- Own the technical relationship with major CSPs, ensuring seamless integration of VAST’s data platform into cloud environments.
- Collaborate with Product, Sales, and Alliance teams to define and execute on joint solution strategies with CSPs.
- Drive the creation of solution architectures, best practices, and deployment guides optimized for cloud-scale environments.
- Partner with CSP solution architects and field teams to evangelize VAST solutions with enterprise and AI customers.
- Ensure technical excellence in proof-of-concepts, reference deployments, and large-scale customer architectures.
- Provide feedback to Product Management to influence roadmap priorities aligned with CSP needs and customer demand.
Requirements
- 7+ years in Systems Engineering or Solution Architecture roles, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or management capacity.
- Deep technical expertise in distributed systems, storage, networking, and cloud architectures.
- Proven experience working with one or more hyperscale CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, etc.).
- Strong leadership skills: able to inspire, develop, and scale technical teams.
- Track record of driving CSP partnerships and building technical go-to-market motions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: thrives in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.
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