Solutions Architect (Systems and Cloud)

CTC Global; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in London is seeking a Solutions Architect to design and implement cloud solutions. This role requires a strong background in cloud services and infrastructure, with at least 3 years of experience in presales or solution design. You will collaborate with engineers and business stakeholders to promote innovation. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of virtualization and cloud technologies, along with excellent problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in presales and/or solution design.
• Experience in virtualization domain.
• Hands-on working experience with cloud providers such as Azure or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect cloud solutions to meet customer needs.
• Assist sales with pre-sales activities.
• Create solution design documents and Bill of Materials.

Skills

Cloud services

Problem solving

Communication skills

Virtualization

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Computer Science

Tools

VMware

Azure Cloud

AWS

Ansible

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Solutions Architect with a strong background in cloud services and infrastructure in enterprise-level solution design. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and architecting solutions aligned with customer business goals and technical strategies. You will work closely with engineers, products, and business stakeholders to drive innovation and digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer requirement and evaluate and recommend the technical solution to fit the requirement
• Analyse technical infrastructure problems, challenges, and complexities for private, hybrid or multi-cloud architecture and recommend improvements
• Design and architect cloud solutions and services to address customer business requirements and present them customer business executives or stakeholders
• Promote the adoption of new technologies that will offer benefits to the customer’s business
• Engage with principal vendors to understand their products, solutions, and pricing to drive a solution for the customer
• Present Proof of Concepts/Proof of Value and solution demonstrations
• Provide assistance to the sales team for pre-sales activity
• Provide guidance and assistance to project engineers regarding the solution design during project implementation
• Align solutions with enterprise architecture standards, IT governance, and compliance policies
• Create a solution design document and Bill of Materials for customer requirement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 3 years of related presales and/or solution design experience
• Working experience in the virtualization domain and/or hands-on working experience in VMware, Nutanix, VDI, Public Cloud IaaS, Public Cloud PaaS, Public Cloud DBaaS, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift
• Working experience with Microsoft Active Directory, MS Exchange, MS Failover Clustering, MS SQL High Availability, M365 and/or Hyper-V
• Working experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, MySQL, Ansible, and/or shell scripting
• Working experience with Azure Cloud, AWS, or any public cloud provider
• Knowledge of x86 Servers, SAN Storage, backup solution, basic datacenter networking and network security is a must
• Conversant with the current virtualization and cloud products and solutions
• Self-motivated with a positive “can-do” attitude, passionate on problem solving and willingness in picking up new skillsets
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills