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Principal Technologist - Federal

A market-leading enterprise storage company is seeking a Principal Technologist to serve as the strategic technology advisor for Federal customers and partners. The role combines deep technical expertise, customer engagement at the C-level, product strategy influence, and public evangelism to drive adoption of storage and data solutions across federal accounts.

Skills

  • 10+ years in senior technology leadership roles (Field CTO, Principal Architect, Distinguished Engineer).
  • Experience supporting Federal accounts; Active TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud computing, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data architecture.
  • Strong expertise in enterprise storage architectures, HA solutions, and hybrid/multi-cloud data strategies.
  • Proven ability to communicate technical concepts into business value for executive stakeholders.
  • Experience with SaaS/PaaS/enterprise software and technical pre-sales engagements.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% for customer and industry engagements.

Responsibilities

  • Act as strategic technology advisor to Federal customers, engaging with C-suite, architects, and key decision-makers.
  • Collaborate with sales, product, engineering, and field teams to articulate technical value propositions and drive adoption.
  • Develop proof-of-concepts, technical demos, and solution architectures tailored to customer needs.
  • Provide market and competitive feedback to influence product roadmap and architecture decisions.
  • Represent the company as a thought leader at industry events, conferences, and executive briefings.
  • Support pre-sales and post-sales technical engagements and enablement of field teams and partners.
  • Produce technical content — whitepapers, blogs, webinars — to evangelize solutions and differentiation.
  • Mentor and train internal teams and strategic partners on technologies, architecture, and positioning.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience.
  • Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus potential incentive pay and equity awards.
  • Flexible time off and wellness resources.
  • Company-sponsored team events and professional development support.
  • Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits (typical for public enterprise employers).
  • Inclusive workplace with Employee Resource Groups and accessibility accommodations.
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