Pure Storage
Sr. Solutions Architect - Storage Hardware & Networking
$180K–$270K
Santa Clara, California +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California, United States
About the job
Own the product definition, technical standards, validation, and lifecycle strategy for hardware subsystems and networking fabrics powering FlashArray and FlashBlade storage platforms.
What you'll do
- Define subsystem requirements, qualification criteria, and lifecycle roadmaps; establish reference architectures and technical guardrails.
- Validate hardware configurations and performance in lab environments, resolving architectural issues with Engineering.
- Enable field and sales teams through proofs of concept, escalations, competitive positioning, and technical collateral.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in storage or server hardware architecture, including compute, chassis, and interconnects, and enterprise networking fabrics.
- Ability to validate hardware configurations, analyze system performance telemetry, and troubleshoot architectural issues with Engineering.
- Proven cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Supply Chain, and Sales to balance performance, cost, and supply constraints.
- Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and go-to-market audiences.
Pay
$180,000 — $270,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
FlashArray, FlashBlade, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, NVMe-oF
AI focus
Supports storage platforms serving the AI ecosystem; no specific AI development work is described.
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