Senior Solutions Architect

The focus for this role will be Hybrid Cloud and Data Centre and SAP solutions.

A successful candidate will be expected to be a competent design authority on larger or more complex solutions, demonstrating an understanding of the customers’ business and commercial issues. They identify, design, and deliver larger or more complex architectures, strategies and specific solutions.

Responsible for the design and communication of high-level structures to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent through other qualifications / work experience.
• Successful track record in technical Pre-sales of Data Centre and Hybrid Cloud Solutions with a special focus on software
• Strong background and understanding of SAP HANA, Enterprise storage, Virtualization, Converged, Hyper Converged and Cloud infrastructures.
• 5+ years’ experience in the design of Infrastructure Solutions.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the design considerations, technologies and tools enabling new generation Data Centre solutions.
• Appropriate accreditation / certification including one or more convergence technology
• Previous exposure and demonstrable understanding of Infrastructure Solutions for SAP environments.
• Previous exposure and demonstrable understanding of complex VMware environments (both converged and hyperconverged).
• Technology Evangelist with the ability to connect and work with C-Level stakeholders
• Technology Evangelist - Public Speaking at events

Key Accountabilities:

• Owns and develop the Company Solution portfolio including alliance management
• Develop the VMware portfolio including alliance management
• Take complete responsibility for technical input to qualification and business approval meetings, designing larger more complex solutions
• Shapes technical proposals to be commercially acceptable to the customer and may make solution/service trade-offs
• Represents Company at customer forums, conferences, and professional bodies to build Company’s reputation in the marketplace
• Contributes to definition of customers’ overall IT architecture, designing new solutions of significant size and complexity, and can manage the work of specialists contributing to the design and implementation
• Partner enablement to drive the SAP portfolio value proposition
• Assisting sales team in articulating a clear win strategy
• Participate in focused events creating brand and portfolio awareness for both the SAP and VMware portfolios
• Be entrenched as a trusted advisor
• Actively d...
  
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