Consulting Field Solutions Architect - AI/Analytics - North Central Enterprise
Pre-sales Field Solutions Architect covering the North Central US enterprise territory: enabling account teams and channel partners, running demos/POCs, and evangelizing Pure Storage's platform (FlashArray, FlashBlade, Portworx) in Analytics & AI data pipelines (Splunk, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, PyTorch). Requires 8+ years pre-sales, residency in six listed Midwest states, and 50–60% travel.
- Compensation
- $171.5K–$257.6K / yr
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Kansas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Must reside in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana or Missouri
- 8+ years of pre-sales experience in IT
- Strong technical acumen in the Analytics & AI space
- Strong understanding of infrastructure (servers, networking, storage) underpinning high-performance environments
- Reputation as an industry-respected technical evangelist with deep expertise in key technologies
- Specialized sales knowledge of Analytics & AI product solutions and Pure Storage's competitive domain
- Ability to articulate customer strategy and Pure Storage solution strategy to a technical level of detail
- Ability to explain complex concepts simply to teach account teams and partners
- Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency with G-Suite, CRM and opportunity management systems, preferably Salesforce.com
- Strong technical and tactical problem-solving skills and experience with complex engineering designs
- Knowledge of the Analytics & AI landscape (Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, Vertica, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Nvidia, AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Ability to travel within assigned territory and throughout the US - 50% to 60%
- Strong work ethic, attitude and follow-through
Nice to have
- Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field / equivalent experience
- Publications and social media presence
Full description
Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem.
This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.
THE ROLE:
We are looking for passionate, inspirational, hands-on leaders for Everpure’s fastest growing and cutting edge team - the Analytics & AI Field Solutions Architects. The Analytics & AI FSAs are highly motivated technical sales resources whose goal is to provide guidance, enablement, and support for all things Analytics & AI focusing on opportunities and partnerships across a sales region. This leader must understand the clients' overall business, how to position the value of the Everpure Solution, and be an authority on how Everpure exists in various high performance data pipelines.
This person is also responsible for ensuring Everpure Enterprise account teams are effectively qualifying and positioning Analytics & AI opportunities in their sales area as well as providing enablement internally and externally to our channel partner community. The position requires the ability to work cross functionally across Solutions, Marketing, Alliances, Engineering, Enablement, Sales, etc. to align initiatives and go to market campaigns while maintaining technical expertise in all new and upcoming solutions in the space.
The selected candidate MUST reside in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana or Missouri.WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Creating field facing solutions content (Technical Walkthroughs, Deep Dives, Demos, Qualification Guides, etc.) for specific solutions around Analytics & AI
- Mainstreaming solution area and other enablement projects to better equip the field for the first stages of Analytics & AI opportunities
- Webinars/Events presentations including internal and external content with Alliance Partners, Channel Partners, Vendors, etc.
- Participate in customer facing calls, demos, POCs, EBCs, internal strategy/sizing sessions, and other related solution-focused activities
- Staying abreast of advancements in both our internal product offerings (FlashArray, FlashBlade, Portworx), new and updated solutions briefs, and formalizing an enablement plan from those
- Solutions Roadmap participation/influence, daily conversations with Solutions Architects and Product Management about field impact, deals, and feedback from the field on existing solutions, etc.