Senior Field Engineer
190k – 249kUnited StatesRemote8+ YOE
Summary
Senior Field Engineer deploys and configures Teleport access platform for customers, designs architectures, troubleshoots issues, drives adoption, and provides training. Requires 8+ years customer-facing experience, Linux/Kubernetes expertise, cloud skills, and security knowledge.
About the role
What You'll Be Doing
- Design solution architecture for Teleport in a customer environment
- Deploy and configure Teleport in a customer environment as well as communicate implementation best practices to the customer
- Act as a point person for all technical issues, providing triage and troubleshooting, and escalating to engineering for high complexity cases
- Develop, maintain and deliver customized training; evangelize the solution to a wider customer organization
- Plan and deliver Quarterly Business Results meetings for customers. Drive adoption within the customer organization; plan and assist with an enterprise-wide rollout of Teleport
- Maintain strong working relationships with key client stakeholders and expand relationships into other parts of the organization
- Document the customer's business goals and challenges to align Teleport to provide the most value possible
- Serve as a subject matter expert on existing and upcoming Teleport solutions for both customers and other Customer Solutions engineers, staying up to date on the latest solutions
- Work closely with Sales and Product to identify customer needs associated with tangible upsell and cross-sell opportunities
- Collaborate with Sales and Product to provide valuable feedback for product improvement
- Support our broader Teleport customer base seeking new solutions and best practice recommendations
What You'll Bring
- BSc or Master Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or another related engineering field
- 8+ years experience in customer-facing software onboarding, software services, solution architecting, or system administration roles
- Linux administration skills
- Hands-on experience with one of the major public cloud providers: AWS, GCP, Azure. Certifications are a plus
- A strong understanding of Kubernetes and prior hands-on experience. Certification with CKA or CKAD is a plus
- Demonstrable experience with the following security principles and technologies: SSH, PKI, 2FA, SSO (SAML, OIDC), RBAC
- Exceptional hands-on software troubleshooting, testing, and debugging skills with a tenacity to identify and resolve the technical issue that may arise
- Outstanding soft skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Project management experience and the ability to handle multiple clients simultaneously
- Strong organizational skills
Skills
LinuxKubernetesAWSGoogle CloudAzureSSHPKISAMLOIDCRBAC