VAST Data is looking to hire a Senior Systems Engineer to focus on our OEM Supermicro & Lenovo 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 highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to support our Global Systems Integrator (GSI) partnerships and joint OEM initiatives. This role bridges deep technical expertise with partner enablement, ensuring that VAST’s platform is successfully embedded into GSI-led solutions and services. The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on engineering knowledge with the ability to articulate value, influence technical decision-makers, and enable repeatable joint solutions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for GSI OEM partnerships, driving solution architecture, validation, and integration of VAST’s platform into GSI offerings.
- Collaborate with GSI partner engineering teams to co-design, test, and certify joint solutions across cloud, AI/ML, and enterprise infrastructure use cases.
- Develop technical collateral, reference architectures, and enablement materials to support joint solution adoption globally.
- Support field enablement and joint sales motions by delivering technical workshops, proof-of-concepts, and executive-level presentations.
- Act as the voice of the partner to VAST’s Product and Engineering teams, ensuring feedback informs roadmap and solution alignment.
- Represent VAST at partner and industry events, showcasing technical expertise and joint innovation.
- 7+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Solutions Architect, or equivalent role in enterprise infrastructure, cloud, or data management.
- Deep knowledge of storage, compute, and networking architectures; experience with AI/ML workloads is a strong plus.
- Proven track record of working with or within GSIs (Accenture, Deloitte, TCS, Infosys, etc.) on solution development or OEM partnerships.
- Strong presentation, communication, and partner-facing skills, with the ability to influence both technical and business stakeholders.
- Self-starter who thrives in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
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