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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Cloud Architect (Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure) - **Company:** Hewlett-Packard Enterprise - **Location:** Fort Collins, CO, United States - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $303,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, HybridCloud, SDN Network, Nutanix, Terraform, Vmware - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://hpe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobsathpe/job/Ft-Collins-Colorado-United-States-of-America/Principal-Cloud-Developer_1201564-2 ## About the Role * Hands-on production experience with KVM-based hypervisor platforms and their surrounding ecosystem, including: + Automation (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, or similar IaC tooling) + Observability (monitoring, logging, and telemetry stacks for virtualized infrastructure) + Software-Defined Networking (SDN) + Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) storage * Deep hands-on experience at VMware, Red Hat, or Nutanix, or Hyperscalers * Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and executive audiences * Experience running customer-facing proofs of concept and producing technical documentation or design guides * Comfort working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and sales teams * Excellent written and verbal communication skills Nice to Have * Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures * Relevant certifications (RHCA, VCAP/VCDX, Nutanix NCA/NCX, or equivalent) * Prior experience in a solutions architect, technical field engineer, or customer-facing pre-sales role #unitedstates #strongprogramming #python #java #golang #orjavascript ## Description This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office., We are looking for a Technical Cloud Architect to serve as a trusted technical advisor to our largest strategic customers. You will bring deep, hands-on expertise in KVM-based virtualization and the surrounding ecosystem - automation, observability, software-defined networking (SDN), and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) storage - to help customers design, validate, and adopt modern private cloud architectures powered with HPE CloudOps Software This is a customer-facing, high-impact role that sits at the intersection of pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, and product strategy. You'll spend your time in technical whiteboard sessions, hands-on proof of concepts, and writing the design guidance that shapes how customers deploy at scale - while also being a direct voice back into our engineering organization. What You'll Do * Engage with large strategic customers on technical and architectural discussions, acting as a subject-matter expert on KVM virtualization and adjacent cloud infrastructure technologies * Design and execute proof of concepts (PoCs) that demonstrate solution value and validate architecture decisions in customer environments * Author design guides and reference architectures that document best practices for deployment, scaling, and operations * Provide structured product feedback to engineering, representing the voice of the customer and helping shape the roadmap * Partner with sales, product management, and customer success teams to support the technical sales cycle from discovery through deployment ## Related Videos - [Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Ansible](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/932-embracing-the-hybrid-cloud-unlocking-success-with-ansible) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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