Senior National NetApp Solutions Architect & Pre-Sales Leader

CDW group; Vernon Hills (IL); Vor Ort; USD 151.000 - 212.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual bonus 25%

Benefits overview

Zusammenfassung

CDW is seeking a Principal Solution Architect - NetApp to lead as a national technical authority within CDW’s National Specialized Presales team. You will influence strategic direction across enterprise storage, hybrid cloud, HPC, and AI-ready infrastructure, partnering with sales, services, and NetApp to shape solutions.

You will mentor architects, drive go-to-market content, and develop reusable assets while maintaining executive‑level relationships with strategic customers and ecosystem

Qualifikationen

• Senior pre‑sales or architecture experience in enterprise storage and data center technologies.
• Strong knowledge of NetApp architecture, ONTAP and data services.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and mentor peers.

Aufgaben

• Act as national technical authority for NetApp opportunities across CDW.
• Define architectural direction for enterprise storage, hybrid cloud, and modern data center solutions.
• Lead technical strategy for complex pursuits, including discovery, solution framing, architecture validation, competitive positioning, executive presentations, and cross‑practice alignment.
• Design solutions addressing infrastructure requirements, business constraints, operational considerations, financial objectives, and long‑term roadmaps.
• Lead executive briefings, innovation workshops, architecture reviews, and business outcome discussions.

Kenntnisse

Enterprise storage knowledge

Hybrid cloud architecture

Pre-sales leadership

Customer-focused communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

NetApp ONTAP

VMware Cloud Foundation

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

OpenShift

Jobbeschreibung

CDW is seeking a Principal Solution Architect - NetApp to lead as a national technical authority within CDW’s National Specialized Presales team. You will influence strategic direction across enterprise storage, hybrid cloud, HPC, and AI-ready infrastructure, partnering with sales, services, and NetApp to shape solutions.

You will mentor architects, drive go-to-market content, and develop reusable assets while maintaining executive‑level relationships with strategic customers and ecosystem