Lead Cloud Solution Architect- Hybrid Cloud

World Wide Technology; New Home (MO); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care

Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing

Paid Time Off: Starting at 20 days per year

Additional Perks: Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Lead Cloud Solution Architect to drive Hybrid Cloud implementations and serve as a technical leader for clients. The role combines consultation with hands-on execution, demanding strong leadership and organizational skills. Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience in related fields and be willing to travel. The position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, including healthcare and 401k matching.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in a related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Hybrid Cloud technologies.
• Willing to travel 30-40%.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Hybrid Cloud solutions for clients.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients.
• Work with account teams to drive business development.

Skills

Hybrid Cloud Expertise

Technical Leadership

Consulting Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering

Tools

VMware Cloud Foundation

Azure

AWS Outposts

Kubernetes

Job description

Why WWT? At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Position Overview: As a Lead Cloud Solution Architect - Hybrid Cloud, you function as both a consultant and technical leader. As a consultant, you will meet with the business and IT leaders of our clients, understand their ambitions, and pain points, and develop a vision of how to best solve their problems. As a technical leader, you will actualize the vision by designing and delivering engagements involving WWT's service offerings and technical teams. You will serve as a thought leader and hands-on technical expert in Hybrid Cloud and infrastructure modernization technologies.

You will be responsible for executing our customer-facing engagements, and planning and organizing are two of your strong characteristics. You are willing to take on the responsibility of learning tools of the trade when required, and you enjoy working closely with customers and team members. You will be expected to communicate daily with various internal and external customers and deliver and support customer solutions. The position will have great demands for imaginative thinking, with the need to be flexible and committed. You will have the technical acumen with a cloud focus to provide guidance and support to other members of the team to ensure project success. Teamwork is critical to the role, working together to deliver a high quality, reliable service to our customers. We are seeking highly qualified technical experts for this role. You will have a strong broad-based generalist foundation with specialized, proven experience within the Cloud space.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership:
  • Represent WWT’s technical expertise to team members and customers through an in-depth knowledge of Hybrid cloud technologies
  • Design and implement Hybrid Cloud solutions and service offerings at customer sites - locally, regionally, and nationally - and provide feedback to drive continuous improvement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, adeptly understanding their unique needs and crafting tailored recommendations that drive value and foster long-term partnerships
  • Produce architecture designs and solutions for building and maintaining cost-efficient, scalable, and secure cloud environments
  • Lead the creation of High-Level and Low-Level Designs for areas of expertise
  • Deliver with strong analytical, quantitative, and conceptual thinking skills and effective interpersonal and communication skills to ensure successful client projects & team performance
  • Maintain expert level knowledge on WWT solution offerings and industry cloud technologies including the completion of assigned courses and relevant certification exams when applicable
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and advancements within existing technologies

• Solutions Development:
  • Work with WWT account teams to educate them on cloud capabilities and drive business development and sales
  • Work with Sales engineers/Cloud consultants to review and validate understanding of customer requirements and translate initial scope into actionable items
  • Build relationships across the organization to scope and deliver cross-functional and cross-domain solutions such as Digital, Security, AI, Analytics, Automation, and Enterprise Architecture
  • Spearheads the strategic design of innovative solutions by leveraging deep knowledge of the evolving technology landscape and maximizing internal WWT capabilities
  • Actively pursue business opportunities at large, complex customers; work with clients and internal WWT Teams to develop and negotiate statements of work, including project scope, deliverables, timelines, and costs
  • Builds productive solution development teams, leveraging junior team members to support their growth and development

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years progressive experience in a related field required
• A minimum of 5 years of experience designing, deploying, and implementing Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud technologies in accordance with industry best practices
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (i.e. Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering)
• Willing to travel 30-40%
• Understanding of Public, Private, & Hybrid Cloud Strategies
• Expert level experience with Hybrid and Private Cloud technologies such as: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Azure Local, AWS Outposts, Nutanix, OpenShift Container platforms, AKS/EKS Platforms and Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of Cloud ecosystem products and solutions
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Consulting skills are required for this role with strong communication skills, both written and verbal with great attention to detail
• Independent and self-motivated and thorough
• Troubleshooting skills (patience and determination to find and solve problems)
• Ability to understand technology interdependencies and how various components integrate with one another

Strongly Desired Skills

• Expert-level industry certifications related to hybrid cloud technologies (i.e. Vmware VCF Certified Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert Nutanix Certified Expert - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCX-MCI), AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional)
• Specialized expertise in one or more of the following:
• Virtualization platforms (i.e. VMware VCF, Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V, Azure Local, AWS Outpost)
• Cloud container management and Kubernetes platforms (i.e. VMware vSphere Kubernetes Services (VKS)/Tanzu, OpenShift, Rancher)
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development for automated cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (i.e. ARM/Bicep, Terraform, Ansible), application code deployments (i.e. GitOps) and associated agile tools (i.e. Azure DevOps, JIRA, etc.)
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience working with and integrating other vendors such as VMware, Azure Local, AWS Outposts, Nutanix, Pure Storage, PaloAlto, NetApp, Red Hat and other cloud technologies and ISVs

Want to learn more about Consulting Services?

Check us out on our platform: https://www.wwt.com/consulting-services

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $175,000 to $200,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

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