Principal Solutions Architect

What is the Role

Are you looking to make a real impact and play a meaningful role in the growth of our company?

As a Principal Solutions Architect (Public Sector) at Elastic you will serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor to our sales team and Public Sector customers, partners and communities. You will understand and solve our customer’s business issues with the Elastic Stack, engage the regional Elastic community through events and programs, and enable sales through our Partners. A successful SA at Elastic will be focused on excellence; taking the initiative to improve both themselves and the team through continuous learning and questioning the status quo.

What Will You Be Doing

• Architect next-generation search solutions: Design and implement cutting-edge solutions utilizing Elastic's latest advancements in AI, semantic search, and vector search, including RAG, vector databases, and other emerging technologies.
• Harness the power of our Observability products: Enable key government departments to achieve unparalleled accuracy and efficiency in their search queries and data retrieval processes, leveraging the capabilities of the Elastic Observability stack.
• Unlock the potential of vector search: Implement powerful vector search algorithms and create high-dimensional vector representations of data, allowing users to find the information they need even with imprecise queries.
• Deliver compelling proof-of-concept (POC) projects: Showcase the combined value of AI, semantic search, vector search, and ELSER through successful POCs, demonstrating the potential for improved search relevance, user experience, and decision-making.
• Become a thought leader and evangelize our vision: Share your expertise through presentations, blog posts, and other channels, positioning Elastic as the leader in AI-powered search and semantic data exploration.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing: Cultivate a collaborative environment within the Solutions Architecture team and across departments, promoting knowledge sharing and driving continuous improvement.
• Stay ahead of the curve: Continuously learn and explore the ever-evolving landscapes of AI, semantic search, vector search, and related technologies, ensuring your solutions are always at the forefront of innovation.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in designing and architecting enterprise-level  solutions into the Public Sector .
• An understanding of Observability,  AI and semantic search technologies, with a focus on RAG, vector search, and NLP.
• Experience with vector databases and other emerging data storage solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences. We think of it like this, “You may be speaking to a developer in the morning, an architect in the afternoon and an executive buyer in the evening.”
• Collaborative spirit and a passion for sharing knowledge and expertise.
• Unwavering commitment to continuous learning and staying ahead of the curve in technology and emerging trends.

Why Elastic?

“Once I started, I was blown away to realize, what was always so obvious, everything is search. Anything you do with data involves search, every app needs search, even analytics are about search. Daily I am blown away with the types of things our users and customers are doing with search.” Director of Product, Elastic.

Why this team?

“We question the status quo, debate the best ways to accomplish our goals and hold ourselves and our teams to the highest standards of performance. We take pride in our ability to understand our customers needs and make recommendations that are based on extensive global experience across multiple use cases. We learn from our mistakes and losses and celebrate our successes with an eye towards constant improvement. Join this team if you are up for a compassionate, understanding and fair environment where you can really grow into the next phase of your career.” VP WW Solution Architecture, Elastic

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