Cloud Architect, Pure Storage Cloud Native at Purestorage

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. THE ROLE Pure Storage Cloud is entering its next phase—building a robust, scalable, and secure multi-cloud platform that serves as the foundation for our SaaS and cloud-native storage services. We are looking for a Cloud Architect to help define and evolve the core architecture and processes of Pure Storage Cloud, working across control plane, data plane, and platform services. This is a senior individual contributor role with broad technical influence. You will partner closely with SRE, Platform, and Product Engineering teams to ensure our cloud architecture supports global scale, high reliability, operational excellence, and rapid product innovation. This role is based in Prague, Czech Republic, working closely with teams in Prague and collaborating across our global team. Not local? We provide a competitive relocation package. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Define and evolve the cloud‑native architecture for Pure Storage Cloud services with an Azure‑first mindset and a clear path to multi‑cloud readiness, including highly available, regionally isolated control‑plane and data‑plane designs, failure domains, disaster recovery, and capacity scaling strategies. • Own service and platform boundaries, APIs, state management, and data durability, as well as deployment and release strategies (CI/CD pipelines, progressive delivery, canary and blue‑green rollouts) that enable safe, frequent change at global scale. • Establish and champion platform standards for security, identity, networking, and compliance aligned with Azure best practices, and partner with SRE and feature teams on design reviews, operational readiness (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets), and incident learnings that continuously harden the architecture. • Shape the cloud infrastructure and internal developer platform, including workload isolation, upgrades, multi‑cluster and multi‑region strategies, Infrastructure as Code and automation patterns; help build guardrails and paved roads that improve developer experience and velocity without compromising reliability or cost. • Work cross‑functionally with Product Management, Security, and customer‑facing engineering to translate product requirements and customer scenarios into scalable architectures, lead threat modeling and data‑protection/compliance considerations, support complex customer escalations, and evaluate/introduce new cloud services and patterns where they add clear value. • We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Prague office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave. WHAT YOU BRING • 8+ years of experience in software, platform, or infrastructure engineering, including 4+ years designing and operating cloud‑native distributed systems, with strong hands‑on experience on at least one major public cloud (Azure strongly preferred). • Proven track record architecting and operating production‑grade SaaS platforms or cloud services at scale, with deep understanding of distributed systems and consistency trade‑offs, high availability and disaster recovery patterns, and fault‑tolerant, multi‑region designs. • Strong foundation in cloud networking, identity, and security fundamentals, plus experience working closely with SRE / Platform / Production Engineering teams on reliability‑by‑design (SLIs/SLOs), observability (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK), capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization. • Experience with stateful services, storage systems, or data platforms; familiarity with control‑plane / data‑plane separation; and exposure to multi‑region and/or multi‑cloud architectures in production environments. • Clear, structured communicator able to explain complex systems to both engineers and non‑technical stakeholders; a pragmatic architect with strong judgment and a bias toward simplicity; comfortable influencing across teams without direct authority, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. #LI-ONSITE 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 [Upgrade to PRO to see contact] 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. JOIN US AND BRING YOUR BEST. BRING YOUR BOLD. BRING YOUR FLASH.