Our Company

We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

Key Responsibilities
1. Hypervisor & Container PoC Leadership (Primary Focus)
. Multi-Platform Demos: Design and execute complex PoCs that showcase Hitachi storage integration across VMware, SUSE Virtualization, Kubernetes (K8s), Rancher, OpenShift, OpenStack, Platform9, and Proxmox.
. Modern App Validation: Build and maintain Gold Standard lab environments to demonstrate high-performance storage delivery for containerized and virtualized workloads.
. Driver & Plugin Mastery: Act as the subject matter expert for Hitachi storage plugins and CSI drivers, ensuring optimized connectivity for Block, File, Object, and SDS portfolios.

2. Public & Hybrid Cloud Integration
. Hyperscaler Expertise: Lead the integration and demonstration of Hitachi storage solutions within AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
. Hands-on Configuration: Lead the installation and tuning of storage resources within modern stacks, including Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) and multi-cloud architectures.
. SDS & AI Synergy: Deploy and optimize Software-Defined Storage (SDS) and AI platform storage backends to support high-availability and high-throughput requirements for modern applications.
. Hybrid Cloud Architecture: Demonstrate Edge-to-Core-to-Cloud workflows, ensuring data mobility and persistent storage across disparate hypervisor and public cloud environments.

3. Automation & Deployment
. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Utilize Ansible, Terraform, and Python to automate the deployment of virtualized, containerized, and cloud-native environments for rapid PoC scaling.
. Custom Scripting: Develop JavaScript and Shell scripts to bridge management gaps between Hitachi software and third-party orchestration platforms.

4. Technical Evangelism & Content
. Charismatic Speaking: Present complex infrastructure integrations at large-scale industry events and executive briefings, enchanting audiences with the simplicity and power of our modern app integrations.
. Creative Production: Use Blender, Adobe Photoshop, and After Effects to produce high-end 3D renders, video walkthroughs, and technical diagrams that visualize abstract hybrid-cloud concepts.

Required Education & Experience
Education
. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent high-level professional experience).
. Preferred Certifications: VMware VCP/VCAP, SUSE Certified Administrator (Rancher), Red Hat Certified Specialist (OpenShift), CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), or AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect.

Technical Experience
. 7+ Years in Systems Engineering or Storage Architecture with a heavy focus on Hypervisors, Virtualization, and Cloud.
. Deep Hands-on Expertise: Proven experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, SUSE Virtualization, Rancher, Proxmox, OpenStack, and Platform9.
. Storage Integration: Expert knowledge of CSI drivers, VAAI/VVols, and storage plugins for Block, File, and Object platforms.
. Automation Proficiency: Strong skills in Python, Ansible, and Terraform.
Creative & Communication Experience
. Public Speaking: A proven track record of enchanting audiences at scale and performing live technical demonstrations.
. Creative Portfolio: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Blender to create professional-grade technical content.

About us

We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

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