Partner Solutions Architect, Public Sector

Elastic

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Work type
On-site
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$74,700–$118,100 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $96k
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This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $166,400–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $96k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

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About Elastic

Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.

Elastic currently has 49 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $159,800–$233,750 across 48 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Partner Solutions Architect, Public Sector

Partner Solutions Architect - Public Sector The Partner Solutions Architect - Public Sector joins the team to multiply technical reach by building capability across a portfolio of managed partners, including SIs, resellers, and cloud providers. This role focuses on driving partner-sourced pipeline, creating technical engagement plans, and co-innovating repeatable solutions like reference architectures and reusable demos. The successful candidate will lead hands-on labs, manage technical relationships with stakeholders, and author customer-facing content such as white papers and blogs. Key requirements include experience in the software sector, pre-sales expertise, and proficiency in cloud infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure. Technical competencies involve security operations, observability, AI, and semantic search technologies. The role addresses the challenge of providing scalable search and security solutions for public sector clients by enabling partners to independently deliver complex technical outcomes.

What you'll do

  • Develop technical capabilities across a portfolio of partners to help them source pipeline and win deals independently.
  • Execute sales playbooks to qualify deal shapes, support technical scoping, and increase average deal sizes for partners.
  • Accelerate partner-led opportunities by leading hands-on labs and proofs of concept in collaboration with internal teams.
  • Build and maintain Technical Engagement Plans and certification roadmaps to move partners up a maturity model.
  • Co-architect solution blueprints, reference architectures, and reusable demos with partners and cloud providers.
  • Create customer-facing content including white papers, blogs, and sales collateral based on market trends.
  • Support the technical deployment of Elastic in partner labs and demonstration environments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or cloud/infrastructure technologies.
  • 1+ years of pre-sales experience in the software sector, ideally partner-facing within the US Public Sector.
  • Working knowledge of security operations (SIEM, endpoint, cloud security) and an understanding of AI and semantic search technologies.
  • Professional experience architecting or operating solutions on AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Technical experience in at least one Elastic solution area (AI agents & Search, security operations, or observability) is highly desired.
  • Experience with AI/ML technologies, scripting languages, or technical training development is preferred.

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