Cloudera

Senior Solutions Engineer - Financial Services

United States · Remote (restrictions not stated) · Full time

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EmployerCloudera
LocationUnited States
Work styleRemote (restrictions not stated)
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted14 Sep 2026

Business Area:

Sales Engineering

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

At Cloudera, our goal is to make everyone feel valued for their contributions to the company’s mission. We are looking for smart people who want to do remarkable things. We strive to build an environment of casual intensity where people enjoy coming to work every single day. We are currently seeking a customer facing Senior Solutions Engineer, hands-on technologist with a track record of success to join us.

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As a Senior Solutions Engineer you will:

Own the technical sales process from introductory meetings (net new sales) through post-sales (customer satisfaction, upselling, and subscription renewals)

Supporting the technical needs of customers including discovering new use cases for Cloudera’s technology

Designing solutions for your customers’ needs using Cloudera technologies, based on reference architectures and common patterns

Demonstrating Cloudera products in a way that inspires your customers to say “yes” to Cloudera

Partnering with your Account Managers to show your customers the true value of a Cloudera solution and drive successful sales

Presenting product roadmap and vision to inspire your customers to think bigger

Interfacing with other Cloudera teams to ensure your customers hear one Cloudera voice

Advocating for your customers’ needs to Product Management and Engineering

Participating in external publicity and evangelism (conferences, meetups, webinars, blogs)

Achievements are aligned to a team goal with annual sales targets, as well as to your participation in knowledge exchange with peers and the wider community.

We’re excited about you if you have:

Bachelor's degree in related field of study or equivalent work experience.

A minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in a pre-sales customer facing role (Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, technical consultant, Solutions Architecture or similar position) acting as a co-seller selling solutions to business leaders and technical champions in the enterprise.

A passion for using technology to make a difference to people and organizations. We'll supply some amazing tools to help you with this and you'll provide the connection to use cases, which make it real for your customers.

The ability to create and give technical presentations and demonstrations

Experience with some of the following technologies:

Big Data, Data Warehousing or Relational Databases

One or more of the three major cloud service providers (AWS, Azure or GCP). Formal certification is not required, but would be a great thing to have

Data Engineering, Data Science or Machine Learning

Operations, Security and Data Governance within the enterprise

Unix or Linux

Experience gathering and understanding customer business requirements

Excellent written and verbal communication

Problem solving skills

A willingness to learn, a curiosity to discover and a drive to make your customers successful

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is:

Connecticut: $171,000 - $215,00

New York: $171,000 - $215,000

New Jersey: $171,000 - $215,000

Massachusetts: $171,000 - $215,000

Maryland: $171,000 - $215,000

Vermont: $171,000 - $215,00

Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

What you can expect from us:

Generous PTO Policy

Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

Flexible WFH Policy

Mental & Physical Wellness programs

Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

Access to Continued Career Development

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

EEO/VEVRAA

#LI-MH2

#LI-Remote

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