Sr. Cloud Specialist

The Sr Cloud Specialist is a key sales specialist role supporting the broader sales organization with deep technical knowledge in the focus area of the behavior of cyber attackers, survivability of data, detection and recovery from cyber attack, all without re-introducing the attacker and while minimizing downtime. This means working with customers and prospects to educate them on the unique differentiators of Rubrik in the market as it pertains to reducing their cyber recovery time, how these compare against competing backup solutions, and importantly where they fit into their existing security strategy and tooling.

The Sr. Cloud Specialist is a key sales role supporting the broader organization with deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, data management, and high-availability solutions. In this position, you will partner with customers and prospects to showcase how Rubrik's platform delivers advanced cyber resilience while seamlessly integrating with modern cloud environments. By highlighting Rubrik's streamlined backup and recovery capabilities, minimal downtime, and robust data protection, you will help organizations ensure their critical workloads remain secure and readily available. Through consultative discussions and demonstrations, you will guide clients on best practices for building resilient cloud strategies, optimizing infrastructure, and maximizing the value of Rubrik's solutions.

The Sr Cloud Specialist will provide both immediate and long term impact with their technical knowledge and position of influence within the Rubrik SE community, but also with our partners, customers and prospects.

What You'll Do

Execute the cloud element in all POVs including setting required capabilities, preparation of the environment, successful execution of the tests by leading the customer and synthesizing the results back to the customer and account team in order to ensure the technical win from a cloud perspective

Be a thought leader within the Rubrik SE community and a known must have resource in any deal where cloud capabilities are either presented, demonstrated, tested, or all 3

Predominantly work remotely covering North America (NAM) with around 20% travel for on-site meetings, internal training and external marketing events as required.

Will be expected to cover ad-hoc calls outside your region and timezone as a team player of not just the cloud team, but as a Rubrik employee

Consistently go above and beyond by leading by example and not waiting for other people when you can get it done faster in order be the differentiator in every deal vs the competition

Work closely with Product and engineering orgs to help shape the future of Rubrik's cloud offerings based on direct interaction with customers.

Required Capabilities & Experience

Pre-Sales & Customer-Facing Leadership

Collaborate with sales teams, present technical solutions to customers, and map technology to business value

Handle objections effectively by aligning client challenges with solutions and ROI

Hands-On Technical Expertise

Design and deliver solution architectures, PoCs, and deep-dive demonstrations

Troubleshoot complex issues in real-time, ensuring customer success

Cross-Functional Engagement with Key Cloud Personas

Engage CloudOps, DevOps, Security, Engineering, SRE, FinOps, Cloud Architect teams, and application owners

Ensure cohesive solution design and smooth handoffs among various stakeholders

Influence & Enablement

Partner with Product and Engineering to shape product roadmaps using field insights

Develop enablement resources, documentation, and tooling for internal teams

Technical Expertise

Multi-Cloud Focus : AWS, GCP, and Azure (AWS proficiency is a strong plus)\

Familiarity with backup and recovery, data lifecycle management, and compliance

Understanding data protection platforms like Rubrik or similar solutions

Terraform, Kubernetes, NoSQL, containers, serverless (e. g. , Lambda), AI/ML

Unstructured storage (S3, Blob, NAS), cloud security, data lakes

Skilled at diving into complex technical details while also communicating at an executive level

Understanding the fundamentals of Cloud infrastructure and modern application design
• Remote

The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; this role is also eligible to earn commissions pursuant to the Company's written Incentive Compensation Plan. Additionally, the role is eligible for equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U. S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US (SF Bay Area, DC Metro, NYC) Pay Range

$160,000-$196,000 USD


US2 (all other US offices/remote) Pay Range


Join Us in Securing the World's Data

Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world's data. With Zero Trust Data Security™, we help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications. We help organizations uphold data integrity, deliver data availability that withstands adverse conditions, continuously monitor data risks and threats, and restore businesses with their data when infrastructure is attacked.

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At Rubrik we are committed to building and sustaining a culture where people of all backgrounds are valued, know they belong, and believe they can succeed here.

Rubrik's goal is to hire and promote the best person for the job, no matter their background. In doing so, Rubrik is committed to correcting systemic processes and cultural norms that have prevented equal representation. This means we review our current efforts with the intent to offer fair hiring, promotion, and compensation opportunities to people from historically underrepresented communities, and strive to create a company culture where all employees feel they can bring their authentic selves to work and be successful.

Our DEI strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:

Our Company: Build a diverse company that provides equitable access to growth and success for all employees globally.

Our Culture: Create an inclusive environment where authenticity thrives and people of all backgrounds feel like they belong.

Our Communities: Expand our commitment to diversity, equity, & inclusion within and beyond our company walls to invest in future generations of underrepresented talent and bring innovation to our clients.

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