Fluence is hiring a

VMware Solution Architect - Virtualization

Houston, United States
Full-Time
About Fluence: Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.
 
OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading
Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible
Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile
We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun
We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

What does a Sr. Solution Architect do at Fluence?

  • Guiding Fluence programs to build reliable, performant, maintainable, and secure enterprise applications. 
  • Developing comprehensive documentation and design artifacts to meticulously capture and articulate solution designs, architectural decisions, and technology evaluations, ensuring clarity and accessibility for the development team, stakeholders, and future reference. 
  • Ensuring solution designs conform and comply with enterprise architecture standards and principles 
  • Constantly reviewing the code to ensure the quality of designs by avoiding complexity, advocating clarity, and directly interacting with the team. This usually requires hands-on work in terms of developing prototypes, contributing code, or evaluating technologies. 
  • Coaching development team members on following architecture practices 
  • Evaluating solution alternatives that involve different architectures, design patterns, and frameworks; may include hardware component evaluations as well. 
  • Collaborating with an enterprise architect through architecture reviews to ensure all designs meet the overall technical and business goals of Fluence. 
  • Developing a robust, highly available and reliable infrastructure

What does the ideal candidate look like?

  • BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field from an accredited university. Significant related work experience will be considered in place of a degree. 
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience building complex enterprise scale applications or COTS software with a mix of on premise and cloud deployment methods. 
  • Experience designing highly available networks, including virtual servers, networking and software clustering.
  • Strong theoretical and practical experience in systematic software engineering and software architecture. 
  • Experience in evaluating and improving the performance, security, scalability, reliability, and robustness of large industrial-grade software systems. 
  • Ability to analyze and interpret information from a variety of sources, apply critical and creative thinking to draw conclusions or develop solutions to complex problems. 
  • An ever-expanding mind that is adept at conceptualizing complex ideas quickly and conveying those thoughts to others in a clear, effective, and motivating manner.

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status. 
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