Grafana Labs

Senior Solutions Architect (Remote, USA)

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Software & SaaSIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote (Americas EST timezones)
  • Employment Type: Not Specified
  • Salary: Not Specified

This role is for a Solutions Architect (ProServ) within Grafana Labs’ Customer Experience (CX) team. The primary focus is providing specialized business and technical consultation to customers, guiding them to achieve their objectives using Grafana. This involves a hands-on approach, understanding customer needs, and ensuring successful onboarding and adoption of Grafana offerings and features. The role emphasizes a customer-centric approach, delivering world-class experiences and time to value.

Requirements

  • Understanding of the Grafana ecosystem and related technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Prometheus, logs, metrics, pets vs. cattle).
  • Hands-on experience with command-line interfaces and keyboard work.
  • Strong project management skills to monitor customer initiative progress.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at various levels (business executives, project managers, IT development staff).
  • Capacity to understand business needs and translate them into business and technical requirements.
  • Comfortable working with complex business and technological requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Provide specialized business and technical consultation to customers.
  • Guide customers to solutions through training, roadmapping, and specialized consulting.
  • Manage the life-cycle of customer onboarding and adoption of Grafana offerings and features.
  • Deliver packaged training, quick-starts, and session cataloging.
  • Ensure project and roadmap assurance.
  • Provide specialized consulting for high-priority customers with complex technical requirements.
  • Act as an “extra set of hands, hearts, and brains” for customers (virtually or on-site).
  • Monitor support requests to identify recurring issues and recommend product improvements.
  • Serve as the voice of the customer, working with product teams to drive changes and enhancements.

Application Instructions

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Skills

Grafana ecosystem
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Logs
Metrics
Command-line interfaces
Project management
Stakeholder communication
Business requirements analysis
Technical consulting

Grafana Labs

Observability and monitoring solutions provider

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs specializes in observability and monitoring solutions for cloud infrastructure and applications. Its main product, Grafana, is an open-source metrics dashboard that allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources. This helps businesses monitor the performance and health of their systems in real-time. Grafana Labs serves a wide range of clients, including large enterprises and individual developers, particularly in sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and retail. Unlike many competitors, Grafana Labs offers both open-source and commercial products, generating revenue through premium features, enterprise support, and managed cloud services. The company's goal is to provide essential tools for monitoring and visualizing data, ensuring that digital services are reliable and efficient.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$783.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, & sick leave
Health coverage
4% contribution match on our 401(k)
$1,500 learning and development stipend
Udemy subscription
Complimentary subscription to Headspace
Discounts on a wide variety of services, including entertainment, food, and fitness.
Remote Work Option
Global Employee Assistance Program

Risks

Increased competition from Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic pressures Grafana to innovate.
Recent critical security vulnerabilities could affect customer trust and adoption.
Rapid regional expansion may strain resources and impact service quality.

Differentiation

Grafana Labs offers a unique open-source observability platform with extensive customization.
The company provides both self-managed and fully managed observability solutions for diverse needs.
Grafana Labs integrates AI to enhance data analysis and monitoring capabilities.

Upsides

Grafana Labs raised $270M, boosting its valuation to over $6 billion in 2024.
The company surpassed $250M in annual recurring revenue with over 5,000 customers.
Expansion into Southeast Asia shows Grafana's commitment to localized cloud services.

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