Chief Enterprise Architect – Cisco Enterprise Networking

Computacenter; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Attractive benefit plans

Long-term career opportunities

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Chief Architect based in New York to leverage technical expertise in networking solutions. The successful candidate will define and deliver Go to Market strategies, engage key accounts, and provide thought leadership in architectural designs. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with 5+ years of presales experience. Strong presentation skills and vendor certifications are essential for this role, alongside a passion for technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of presales solutioning experience, prior delivery experience is a plus.
• Experience interacting with highly technical engineers and C-Level staff.
• Deep expertise in vendor technologies as a Subject Matter Expert.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver Go to Market strategies with design documentation.
• Engage with key accounts and develop credibility in technical solutions.
• Provide deep subject matter expertise and tactical work.

Skills

Technical subject matter expertise

Presentation skills

Pre-Sales skills

Leadership in design sessions

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Management Information Systems

Tools

Cisco certifications (CCIE‑R/S, CCIE, JNCIE)

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.