We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

We are seeking a highly skilled and self-driven Oracle Solutions Architect to join our team in defining and driving Pure’s innovative solutions that support our strategic growth and go to market initiatives with Enterprise customers across the globe. You will be part of a highly collaborative, cross functional team as the owner of Pure’s Oracle solutions—from concept to execution and sustaining. Leveraging the power of Pure’s market leading data storage platforms, your solutions will drive market leadership in existing and emerging business challenges such as core database, vector database, data engineering and data warehousing, development and data protection applications for Pure’s customers, partners, and field sales teams.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

• Oracle Solutions Development: Definition and execution of the solutions roadmap through strategic collaboration on solution direction, design, development, validation, documentation and evangelism of Oracle Solutions with Pure’s block, file, snapshot and data protection workflows.
• Develop Technical Collateral: Develop technical documentation, including reference architectures, best practices, white papers, and solution briefs, that effectively communicate the value of Pure Storage solutions for Oracle workloads to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lab Validation and Demonstration: Showcase Oracle solutions with Pure’s technologies in lab environments for use in field and partner enablement, customer POCs and Demos. 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present solutions to customers, partners, and internal teams, translating technical details into business value and actionable insights.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, product management, field architects, professional services and marketing teams to drive market growth, thought leadership and roadmap alignment with go-to-market and product strategies.
• Technical Marketing Support: Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and refine messaging, presentations, and technical content that highlights the business value and differentiated value of Pure Storage solutions for specific target audiences such as researchers, data scientists, systems engineers and infrastructure teams.
• Professional Documentation: Plan, outline, and publish professional technical documents on schedule, ensuring accuracy and clarity and own the document lifecycle of Oracle solutions at Pure.
• Customer-Focused Solutions: Collaborate with field teams to understand Enterprise customer challenges and deliver practical, impactful solutions.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Work collaboratively within a team and cross-functionally to achieve common goals and drive innovation.
• Effective Communication: Communicate in a clear and concise professional manner, tailored to the appropriate audience; including both verbal and written communications.
• Manage Multiple Priorities: Manage multiple priorities and tasks within a dynamic work environment, ensuring timely and effective delivery of projects.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• Oracle DBA Experience in the real world - with high level certifications.
• Infrastructure and Platform Expertise: In-depth, holistic knowledge of Oracle, Virtualization, Networking, Storage Protocols, Filesystems Scripting languages, Operating Systems.
• Storage Proficiency: An understanding of block, file, and object storage protocols (e.g., FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3) and their application in high performance environments.
• Platform Knowledge: Expertise in hybrid cloud platforms, including public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), and hybrid cloud virtualization technologies (Nutanix, VMWare, OpenShift, Kubernetes).
• Solution Architecture: Real world experience with Oracle Solutions preferably in both Vendor and Customer environments, building, designing, validating, troubleshooting and documenting comprehensive solutions that address technical and business needs across the tech stack from Software through infrastructure.
• Technical Marketing Skills: Ability to communicate value in collaboration with marketing teams to create impactful content, presentations, and messaging that highlights technical capabilities and customer value for Pure’s target audience of buyers, influencers and decision makers.
• Performance Optimization: In Depth knowledge of the I/O protocols, pathways and tuning practices to derive the greatest performance in both real world environments and across standardized performance benchmarking tools and extracting the most efficient performance in real world applications.
• Understanding and commanding perspective of emerging trends in vectorization, data engineering and analytics.

Supporting Skills:

• Understanding of large scale Oracle environments: Familiarity with Enterprise Customer issues in how to build, optimize and protect Oracle data system architectures to extract efficiency, performance, scale and resilience.
• Systems Engineering Knowledge: Proficiency in Linux, Bash/Python scripting, IP networking, Ansible, Terraform, observability & management tools used by DBAs and Systems Engineers.
• Diagnostic Skills: Strong troubleshooting capabilities for performance issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in database architecture, Oracle solutions, and related technologies.
• Proven ability to execute on strategies and deliver high-quality solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering practical and impactful solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present to both technical and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated adaptability to learn new technologies and respond to evolving organizational needs.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced setting with minimal supervision.
• We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.  #LI-ONSITE

Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. 

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. 

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.