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Director, Cloud Architect

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Apr 2026

💰 $388,000/yr($194,000/yr – $388,000/yr)

About the role

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

As the Director of Cloud Architecture for CSP Enablement, you will be the primary technical authority responsible for the success of Cloud Service Providers building on HPE’s software stack. You will lead the strategy for how CSPs architect, deploy, and operate high-scale Private and Sovereign Clouds using HPE Morpheus (Orchestration), HPE OpsRamp (Observability), and HPE Zerto (Data Protection).

This is a high-impact leadership role that requires a rare blend of "deep-in-the-weeds" technical expertise and you will sit at the intersection of cloud architecture, CSP business models, and product execution, partnering deeply with Engineering, Sales, Alliances, and CSPs.

This position could be based anywhere in the United States.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Strategic CSP Roadmap Alignment

This role owns the technical product strategy that enables CSPs to build, own, and operate scalable, secure, and commercially viable clouds using HPE CloudOps Software virtualization stacks—spanning compute, networking, storage, lifecycle automation, observability, and multi-tenant operations.
Executive Technical Interface: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for VPs of Engineering and CTOs at CSPs.

2. Technical Architecture & Design

Validated Designs (CVDs): Own the creation and maintenance of HPE Validated Designs specifically for CSP use cases (e.g., "Sovereign Cloud-in-a-Box").|
Reference Architectures: Define how HPE CloudOps software integrates with underlying hardware and third-party stacks e.g. OpenShift

3. Thought Leadership & Technical Collateral

Content Engine: Author high-value technical white papers, reference guides, and deep-dive architectural blogs.
Speaker & Evangelist: Represent HPE Cloud Ops at major industry events (e.g., , Advisory Boards, HPE Discover).

4. Technical Enablement & Operations

Day 0 to Day 2 Success: Define the blueprints for how CSPs not only build their clouds but how they operate them profitably using AIOps and automated lifecycle management
Sales Engineering Bridge: Act as the "Level 3" support for global field teams on complex, multi-product CSP architectural bids.

5. Business Logic & Monetization Strategy

Service Catalog Definition: Help CSPs define what their "Product Catalog" looks like when powered by HPE (e.g., defining "Backup-as-a-Service" tiers using Zerto).

Experience & Skills

1. Professional Background

10+ years in Technical Product Management or Systems Architecture.
Prior Experience: Must have held a similar role at VMware, Red Hat, Nutanix, or a Hyperscaler (AWS/Azure/GCP) specifically focused on partner/service provider enablement.

2. Deep Technical Stack Expertise

Virtualization: Deep knowledge of ESXi, KVM, and AHV.
Cloud Native: Strong command of Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container networking/storage.
Operations/Observability: Expertise in AIOps, distributed tracing, and multi-cloud monitoring.
Data Protection: Understanding of RPO/RTO requirements for disaster recovery and cyber-resilience.

3. Leadership & Influence