Systems Engineer - West Coast

VAST’s AI Operating System unifies storage, databases, messaging, and AI data services into a single platform that powers modern AI factories, enterprise AI applications, analytics, and cloud-scale infrastructure. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, helping them design, evaluate, and deploy next-generation data platforms that accelerate business outcomes and AI innovation.

This role combines technical depth, solution architecture, executive communication, and consultative selling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical sales process from discovery through deployment planning.
• Build trusted relationships with customer executives, architects, and engineering teams.
• Design and present solutions for AI, analytics, cloud, HPC, virtualization, and enterprise workloads.
• Deliver product demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-concept engagements.
• Translate customer business and technical requirements into VAST-based architectures.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Sales leadership to drive customer outcomes.
• Represent VAST at customer meetings, industry events, and executive briefings.

• 7+ years in Systems Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Sales Engineering, or a similar customer-facing technical role.
• Experience supporting enterprise and strategic accounts through complex sales cycles.
• Strong understanding of modern infrastructure, including data storage, cloud, Kubernetes, AI/ML, virtualization, networking, and data platforms.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and customer engagement skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to architect solutions, lead technical evaluations, and drive successful customer outcomes.

VAST Data is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing team! This is a unique opportunity to work at one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history and help some of the world’s most innovative organizations build the foundation for AI.