Data Streaming Architect

About the Role This is a unique opportunity to join our team as a Senior Solutions Engineer. We are looking for an experienced professional who can drive the technical evaluation stage of the overall sales process, making them critical drivers of customers' success in real-time data streams.As a key technical advisor to the sales team, you will work closely with the product management and engineering teams, and serve as a vital product advocate in front of prospects, customers, and the wider Kafka and Big Data communities.The ideal candidate will have experience with technical sales of distributed systems, infrastructure software like databases, message queues, Saa S, or Big Data products, and be able to autonomously lead engagements with customers while working closely with Account Executive and other internal teams.Key Responsibilities Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live Execute on and lead Technical Proof of Concept Conduct Discovery & Whiteboard Sessions to develop new use-cases Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops Guide customers with hands-on help and best practice to drive operational maturity of their Confluent Deployment Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities Work closely with Product and Engineering teams, and serve as a key Product advocate across the Customer, Partner and Industry ecosystem Requirements We are seeking a highly skilled professional with the following qualifications: Becoming a Trusted Advisor to key customer personas we engage with including Software Engineers, Architects and Technical Executives to drive platform consumption Autonomously lead engagements with customers whilst working closely with Account Executive and other internal teams Having an understanding of MEDDIC/MEDDPICC or similar frameworks used for qualification Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities. Confidence presenting to a highly skilled and experienced audience, including enterprise architects and C-level executives Experience with technical sales of distributed systems, infrastructure software like databases, message queues, Saa S, or Big Data products Some experience in Java or Python and familiarity with developing ETL applications Bachelor's level degree in Computer Science or relevant experience Willingness to travel 50% of the time in the role to engage with customers in the Middle East region Differentiator Previous experience building solutions with Apache Kafka Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture / Data Integration / Cloud Technologies Experience building and operating large scale systems Fluency in Arabic