Chief Enterprise Architect – Cisco Enterprise Networking

Computacenter; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation plans

Long-term career opportunities

Attractive mix of benefit plans

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is seeking a Chief Architect to serve as a technical Cisco Network Subject Matter Expert. The ideal candidate will lead Pre-Sales efforts, define and deliver Go to Market strategies, and provide deep subject matter expertise in engaging key accounts. You will need a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, 5+ years of presales solutioning experience, and expert level certifications. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits to support your health and financial security.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of presales solutioning experience or prior delivery experience.
• Experience working with C-Level staff and technical customer/vendor engineers.
• Solid understanding of service lifecycle and discrete technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver GTM strategy and build out technical solutions.
• Create technical design documentation and Statements of Work.
• Engage in key accounts and provide deep subject matter expertise.

Skills

Technical Cisco Network Subject Matter Expert

Pre-Sales Skills

Public Speaking

Deep Expertise in Vendor Technologies

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Tools

CCIE-R/S Certification

CCIE Certification

JNCIE Certification

Professional Level Security Certification

Job description

The Chief Architect (CA) will be a technical Cisco Network Subject Matter Expert (SME). You will be a recognized technical thought leader, capable of ‘big picture thinking’ on a solution area/category, with substantive depth on a few core technical/solution elements. You will bring technical credibility to accounts, present solutions to customers and bring Pre‑Sales and go‑to‑market support to strategic accounts.

What you'll be doing

• Partners with business leaders to deliver resources and services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
• Provide deep subject matter expertise and have the desire and ability to complete tactical work.
• Provide technical marketing, thought leadership and related support.
• Define and deliver the Go to Market (GTM) strategy by creating relevant design documentation and proposals.
• Engage in key accounts, develop credibility and help build out technical solutions.
• Stay current on technical solutions in support of specific vendors.
• Engage with assigned vendors.
• Coordinate with Customer Acquisition Engineer (CAE) from the various engineering practices to build out Statement of Work (SOW) around large scale/complex projects.
• Create in-depth technical design documentation and corresponding documents (Statement of Work (SOW), Level of Effort (LOE), and Bill of Materials (BOM)).
• Provide training internally for new solutions advancement.
• Engage and work closely with key vendors.
• Embrace and support Computacenter’s mission and core values.

What you have

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of presales solutioning experience (prior delivery experience is a plus).
• Expert level certifications such as CCIE‑R/S, CCIE or JNCIE and professional level security certifications a plus.
• Experience interacting with highly technical customer/vendor/peer engineers, engineering managers and C‑Level staff.
• Experience leading whiteboarding & design sessions.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• SME around discrete technologies (e.g. networks, systems, cloud, etc.).
• Passionate about Technology.
• Proficient presentation and Pre‑Sales skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking (e.g. conferences, etc.).
• Deep expertise in vendors technologies.
• In‑depth understanding of service lifecycle.
• Thought Leader.
• Knowledge of Computacenter US Services Offering.

What you can expect

There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long‑term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.