Job Specifications
From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About The Role
Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands of companies.
We’re looking for a French Speaking Enterprise Solution Architect to join our Professional Services team. The Professional Services team in Fivetran works across all segments and use cases, with a focus not only on onboarding and initial implementation, but building relationships with our customers to facilitate wider adoption of the tool, turning power-users into advocates.
The Solution Architect role is extremely diverse. You will act as a liaison between customers, Product and Engineering; the Fivetran architect in charge of solution design alongside hands-on work in the form of installation, configuration and development.
Solution Architects may work alone or in teams, and depending on the customer, may occasionally work on-site with customers in person. Solution Architects are also expected to manage the timelines and delivery of their customer work, work with one another, and work with other internal Fivetran stakeholders.
Further to your work with customers, the Solution Architect function provides cross-functional support across the organisation. You will support Marketing through attendance at industry events, with opportunities to take on speaking engagements, and you will work closely with Fivetran’s Product team on Feature Requests and product development.
You will be joining a multi-talented team of peers with locations across Europe. We value team cohesion and run internal business reviews in person to foster collaboration and alignment, and to maintain the personal connections that make this team as strong as it is.
This Enterprise Solution Architecture position is a full-time, remote role based in France, and travel is expected approximately 10-15% of the time.
Technologies You’ll Use
Data Sources: Applications (Salesforce, Google Ads, etc), Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, etc), Events (Kafka, Kinesis, etc), Files (S3, SFTP, etc.)
Data Targets: Data Lakes (Iceberg, Delta), Data Warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, etc.)
Container Technology: Docker/Podman, Kubernetes
Languages: SQL, Python, bash or PowerShell, other languages are nice-to-have
Networking: SSH tunnelling, VPNs, Privatelink
What You’ll Do
Manage customer engagements, with a focus on ensuring customer success through implementation, adoption and expansion of Fivetran
Deliver solution design following industry and Fivetran best practices, whilst keeping in mind customer requirements
Work alongside the wider Account team to develop and execute the adoption of Fivetran’s products
Act as a primary liaison point between your customers, Product and Engineering
Provide value-added support to adjacent organisations, such as Marketing and Customer Support
Contribute to internal initiatives, such as the development of business processes to enhance the Fivetran stakeholder experience
Skills We’re Looking For
Fluency in both French and English
Proven ability to take ownership and accountability for the success of their customers and customer projects
Being self-motivated, proactive and organised when working with customers and internal stakeholders alike
A dedicated team player who values quality and collaborates to help everyone succeed
Being comfortable in deep technical conversations as well as managing customer relationships
Bonus Skills
Previous experience with any of the following:
Fivetran
dbt, including any certificate accreditations
The major cloud vendors (AWS, Azure & GCP), including any solution architecture accreditations
Project Management accreditation
Perks And Benefits
100% employer-paid medical insurance
Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
RSU stock grants*
Professional development and training opportunities
Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
Monthly cell phone stipend
Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
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About the Company
Fivetran, the global leader in data movement, helps customers use their data to power everything from AI applications and ML models, to predictive analytics and operational workloads. The Fivetran platform reliably and securely centralizes data from hundreds of SaaS applications and databases into any cloud destination - whether deployed on-premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid environment. Thousands of global brands, including Autodesk, Conde Nast, JetBlue and Morgan Stanley, trust Fivetran to move their most valuable data ...
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