Cloud Services Architect

Responsibilities: - Create, influence, oversee, and enhance the Cloud managed services solutions for NTT DATA Services large scale/enterprise client pursuits- Develop and own collateral, tools and methodologies required to sell, solution and deliver new capabilities and Cloud offerings- Act as a Cloud services and infrastructure subject matter expert- Work with solution design and sales pursuit team members to establish accurate costing and pricing techniques- Design cloud hosting solutions to meet the client RFP/RFI requirements- Ensure that new client solutions are architected and designed in an optimum way to achieve the expected levels of functionality and quality- Strategize and develop transformation plans- Facilitate and coordinate collaborative dialog with sales, pre-sales and delivery teams, to provide consolidated input for relevant corporate stakeholders as they relate to new capabilities and repeatable solutions- Establish the validity of a solution and its components with both short and long term implications- Evaluate RFx requirements to create designs, develop bill of materials, evaluate hosting and managed services costing, and finalize the solution with delivery and pursuit team leads- Work closely with Principal Architects and Delivery Leads to evolve the RFP/RFI response, including writing relevant sections of the proposal and working on Statement of Work definitions- Participate in due diligence and contract negotiations as needed- Interface directly with clients as needed at request of the sales and pursuit teams- Research and stay current on new technologies and emerging capabilities- Coach and mentor solution architects, sales practitioners and sales teams on the relevant cloud capabilities and service offeringsPosting Date:Department: -