Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect Category: Systems Engineering Type: Employee W-2 Description:
Exciting opportunity for a Solutions Architect with Pre-Sales experience!

The SA in this role will be responsible for the following:
•Develop datacenter solutions for customers including but not limited to HP technologies
•Develop ROI and TCO proposals for customers to communicate the value proposition of proposed solutions
•Participate in "PreSales" Architecture conversations with customers and internal teams to architect and design solutions based on customer requirements
•Participate in project teams as required to assist in delivering solutions and ensuring customer satisfaction with delivered solution
•Design private and public cloud solutions leveraging Denali's datacenter product alignment
•Establish and maintain vendor relationships Experience designing and implementing virtualization architectures
•Enterprise level understanding of networking and storage
•HP Converged Product line Architecture and Design experience a plus
•Experience creating datacenter solutions to solve business continuity, availability, and performance challenges

Requirements:
Required Skills/Experience:
•Industry certifications relevant to manufacturer alignments (CCNA/CCIE, VCP/VCAP, EMCIE/EMCTA, HP Elite, CCEE/CCEA) •Consulting background with a focus on datacenter solutions strongly preferred
•At least 7 years of experience with VMware, Cisco, EMC, and HP products and technologies (preferably in an Enterprise environment), network administration, design, or troubleshooting.
•Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience and knowledge of system architecture.
•Comfort and experience interfacing with customers and translating their requirements into designs and solutions
•Strong time management ability and team player mentality