Consultant - Professional Services (Data Protection)

About the role

Cohesity, an AI-powered data security company, is looking for an experienced Consultant to join its Professional Services team in Singapore. The role is client-facing and works with customers, engineering, systems engineering, support and customer success teams to design, deploy and optimise backup and recovery solutions. It sits within a global team supporting projects across APJ.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with presales and delivery teams to meet customers' requirements and design custom backup and recovery architectures using Cohesity Data Protect or NetBackup
• Run technical workshops and present architecture recommendations, sizing, deployment strategies and risks to technical and executive stakeholders
• Lead deployment, configuration and optimisation of Cohesity Data Protect environments, integrating with Windows, Linux, VMware and cloud/hybrid cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Design and deploy backup strategies for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Troubleshoot advanced technical issues after sales and during deployment, and ensure solutions meet performance, scalability and compliance standards
• Deliver technical support and project documentation, keep projects on scope, time and budget, share field feedback with Product Management and Engineering, and train and mentor client teams
• Travel outside the region as needed; about 50% of domestic and regional travel is required

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field with at least 5 years of professional services experience
• Hands-on experience with Cohesity Data Protect or NetBackup in a professional services or client-facing role, and prior consulting experience
• Fluent spoken and written English, Mandarin, and conversational Japanese and/or Korean for North Asian customers
• Ability to clear Singapore Government security clearance for classified information
• Willingness to relocate to Singapore before starting

Required skills

• Windows and Linux administration
• VMware, vSphere/vCenter, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• AWS, Azure, GCP
• Scripting/automation (Python, Ansible, ServiceNow)
• Preferred: hands-on experience with Cohesity Data Protect or NetBackup