Consulting Solution Architect, ZEDEDA
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Edge management & orchestration solution
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Edge management & orchestration solution
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To offer a purpose-built ocrhestration solution for distributed edge computing that helps unlock the digital future.
Role
Who you are
- Large scale deployments, Virtualization, Edge Networking and Security, Relevant Edge applications for the corresponding verticals and ability to understand cloud based SaaS offerings
- Good understanding of hardware platforms and how they fit our customers deployments
- Strong understanding of virtualization, kubernetes, docker compose
- Understanding of operational needs of our customers when deploying large scale edge solutions
- Demonstrate industry recognized credibility in the O&G and Renewables, Industrial Automation, Retail and Automotive verticals
- Required education and degree type: BS in Computer Science/Engineering or related field
- 8-10 years of experience in presales, Solution architecture teams with customer facing roles using engineering software
- Experience selling to large enterprises and enterprises in emerging markets
- Ability to understand, represent and effectively communicate all technical activities and product offerings to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong organizational and time management skills, possesses a sense of urgency
- Project a professional image and demonstrates business acumen, driven to succeed
- Ability to interact effectively with senior business managers and C-level executives
- Ability to travel up to 25-50% of time
- Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and coordination with personal distributed across multiple global sites
What the job involves
- With industry recognized credibility, the CSSA will enable conversations with ZEDEDA’s customer-side Enterprise, Cloud and Edge/IoT Architects
- The CSSA must have led and/or been part of multiple sales deals in both IT and OT, and in OT verticals such as Oil & Gas and Renewables, Industrial Automation, Retail and Automotive verticals
- The CSSA should be able to articulate the value proposition of ZEDEDA and help with the design wins by working closely with the customer’s architecture teams at customers
- The CSSA should be able to understand the end to end deployment schemes and partner with the customers to enable their Edge solutions. This can include identifying the correct architecture, tools, partners and logistics
- The CSSA drives and actively participates in Proof of Concept/Values with the customer providing hands-on support
- Establish a long term and sustainable relationship with the assigned accounts, by aligning ZEDEDA’ solutions with the client’s key business initiatives; the CSE is viewed by the customer as their Single Point of Contact for all presales technical activities
- Work collaboratively with the Client Executive and understand customer requirements to develop and deliver technical presentations and demonstrations, as well as providing technical expertise during the sales process by procuring the required resources and information worldwide from Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to execute the activity
- Work with the Client Executive to leverage proper technical resources to assist in the effort to expand ZEDEDA’s footprint; identify areas of opportunity at the account to displace competition, add products, add users and expand globally
- Support account-based marketing strategy to drive technology proliferation campaigns including adoption and deployment
- Participate and contribute on ZEDEDA product enhancement and competitive solution positioning
- Lead opportunity qualification & drive technical campaigns for complex engagements, advise on market sizing initiatives by staying up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to ZEDEDA
- Participate in trade shows, conferences, and other industry events to represent the company and its solutions
- Demonstrate the ZEDEDA solution, products, technology and how these tools are used in a particular customer segment(s)
Our take
Managing diverse applications and data across distributed edge environments is a major headache for large enterprises. Enter ZEDEDA, a leader in edge management and orchestration, offering a solution that tackles this growing challenge.
ZEDEDA simplifies edge computing by extending the familiar cloud management experience to the edge. Its product increases visibility and security, and allows for faster deployment of edge applications. This is crucial, as demand for edge AI and real-time data analysis increases, pushing companies to manage workloads across numerous connected devices.
This rising demand has attracted significant investments, allowing ZEDEDA to accelerate sales, marketing, and R&D to capitalize on the booming edge computing market. Partnerships with industry leaders like Rockwell Automation and Emerson further validate its position and potential to shape the future of edge orchestration.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2024
$72m
SERIES C
Jul 2022
$26m
SERIES B
Total funding: $129.6m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Commuter benefits
- Life, disability, and other insurance options
- Comprehensive retirement plans
- Flexible work arrangements
Company HQ
Ballbach and SOFA, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Said Ouissal
(Co-Founder & CEO)Board Member at Marathon Digital Holdings and Entrepreneur at Endeavor. Previously held VP roles at Violin Memory, Juniper Networks, and Ericsson.
Erik Nordmark
(Co-Founder & CTO)Board Member at The Linux Foundation. Previously a Software Engineer at Arista Networks, a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco Systems and Sun, and an Architect at Oracle.
Roman Shaposhnik
(Co-Founder)Co-Founder of The IP Paperclip Project and Ainekko. Previously held VP roles at The Apache Software Foundation and The Linux Foundation. They were also a Technical Advisor at Ampool.
Vijay Tapaskar
(Co-Founder)VP of Engineering at Cisco. Previously held Software Engineering roles at Skyport Systems, Juniper Networks, and Cisco Systems.
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