Consulting Architect - Kubernetes & AI Infrastructure

About the role

Mirantis, a Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, is looking for a Consulting Architect in Austin to join its innovation and strategy team. The role works with customers to design, implement and optimise open source solutions for cloud infrastructure, AI and cloud-native computing, covering both pre-sales and post-sales consulting. It suits someone who enjoys shaping direction and strategy in a fast-moving field.

Key responsibilities

• Lead strategic discussions with customers and help them navigate new open source technologies
• Define and shape the direction of Mirantis' solutions in line with company strategy
• Build relationships with technical and business audiences and turn emerging technologies into actionable strategies
• Design, implement, optimise and troubleshoot cloud-native and AI/ML workloads in Kubernetes and public cloud environments
• Help customers scale infrastructure, modernise application architectures and adopt next-generation AI and cloud solutions
• Deliver workshops, training and enablement programs to accelerate customer adoption
• Engage with open source communities, contribute to projects and advocate for customer needs upstream

Required profile

• Proven experience in open source ecosystems such as OpenStack, CNCF, LF AI & Data or OpenInfra
• Experience in pre-sales, solutions architecture or professional services with a consultative approach
• Strong ability to define direction, take ownership and drive innovation
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills, able to influence engineers and executives

Required skills

• Kubernetes and AI/ML platforms such as Kubeflow, Ray and MLflow
• Cloud automation, DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
• Preferred: active open source contributions, speaking at events like KubeCon or OpenStack Summit, and familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies

What we offer

• A competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan
• The chance to work on open source innovation with a young, collaborative company