Senior Principal Cloud Services Architect (, MI, United States)

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

As a Senior Principal Cloud Services Architect at NTT DATA, you'll be a key player in pushing the boundaries of what's possible with cloud technology. You'll work closely with clients and our sales and delivery teams to co-create innovative and secure managed services solutions. Your expert design and sales skills will help close deals and accelerate our clients' digital transformation.

You'll leverage significant subject matter expertise to design comprehensive managed services solutions by working with cross-functional technical teams. Your day-to-day duties will include researching third-party technologies, articulating value propositions, and presenting solutions to clients. From the initial design to post-implementation, you'll ensure that our services are competitive, secure, and meet all client requirements.

In addition to designing solutions, you'll lead the creation of managed service offerings. This involves conducting sales presentations, product demonstrations, and collaborating with platform delivery teams to validate new features. Your role extends to providing technical leadership and ensuring all service design deliverables are accurate and signed off by relevant stakeholders.

You'll not only design solutions but also facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to discover requirements and present solutions, ensuring client buy-in. Your efforts will impact the organization's strategy and offerings, contributing to our best practices and innovative solutions for the future. Mentoring less experienced team members and sharing your extensive knowledge will also be a key part of your role.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Extensive understanding of cloud technologies, networking, security, and system administration.


• Demonstrable knowledge of multi-cloud technologies, cloud-native application workflows, and architecture transformation.


• Applied skills in Azure, GCP, and/or AWS infrastructure architecture and pre-sales.


• In-depth understanding of virtualization, hybrid computing environments, and cloud-native technologies.


• Knowledge of Managed Services delivery models, including cloud and global delivery.


• Up-to-date knowledge of emerging cloud technology trends and industry best practices.


• Strong communication skills to convey improvements and value to stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers.


• Proficiency in facilitating workshops and obtaining client buy-in for proposed solutions.


• Capability to work collaboratively in a team, especially within a matrixed organization.


• Passion for mentoring and providing technical expertise to support team development.


• A degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

Workplace type :

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category.