Principal Consultant – Professional Services

About the role

Cohesity is seeking a seasoned Principal Consultant to join its Professional Services team in Australia. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing Cohesity Data Protect solutions for enterprise clients across Windows, Linux, VMware and cloud environments.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients throughout the lifecycle—from pre‑sales to delivery—to design tailored backup and recovery architectures.
• Lead deployment, configuration and optimisation of Cohesity Data Protect, integrating with Windows, Linux, VMware and public clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Serve as escalation point for complex technical issues and proactively identify optimisation opportunities.
• Deliver technical workshops, documentation and training to ensure smooth handover to client teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with Cohesity Data Protect in client‑facing or professional services roles.
• Proven expertise in Windows and Linux administration, VMware, and major public cloud platforms.
• Strong client communication, project management and ability to travel up to 50% domestically and regionally.

Required skills

• Cohesity Data Protect
• Windows administration
• Linux administration
• VMware virtualization
• AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
• Kubernetes or Docker (preferred)