Solutions Specialist (Data Center)

Computacenter

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Long-term career opportunities

Attractive benefit plans

Job summary

A leading technology partner is seeking a Solutions Specialist (Data Center) in Chicago, IL. This role involves acting as a technical sales lead, overseeing pre-sales deals, and developing complex networking solutions. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience and strong client engagement skills. The company offers competitive compensation and a variety of benefits to support employee health and financial security.

Qualifications

7+ years in enterprise networks design and implementation.
5+ years as a presales solutioning professional.
Experience with IT delivery methodologies.
Ability to maintain client relationships.
Experience with complex networking solutions.

Responsibilities

Act as a technical sales lead driving opportunities and deals.
Oversee pre-sales deals, engaging teams as needed.
Develop proposals and collaborate with engineering teams.
Attend customer meetings to articulate business strategies.
Produce technical architecture/design documentation.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Client relationship management

Networking solutions design

IT delivery methodologies

Arista or Aruba certifications

Job description

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What you’ll be doing

Acting as a technical sales lead driving opportunities and deals, bringing in the right people and expertise.
Providing oversight for pre‑sales deals, engaging the Solution Architects and Post‑Sales Team as needed.
Developing proposals and collaborating with the pre‑sales engineering teams to create final quotes and proposals.
Attending customer meetings to understand and articulate business and technical strategy for the company and customer.
Providing qualification of designs or opportunities and producing technical architecture/design documentation.
Acting as design authority for nominated key accounts.
Working as a technical designer on enterprise‑scale, mission‑critical customer networking projects.
Working with peers to advise and recommend on future technology and services.
Working closely with vendor partners to keep up to date with current and future technologies, products and strategies to manage the ‘cradle to grave’ solution provisions cycle.
Engaging in and managing customer demonstrations and Proofs of Concept.
Playing a pivotal role in ensuring end‑to‑end delivery to client.

What you have

7+ years of experience in designing, developing, configuring, and implementing enterprise networks with diverse solutions from multiple vendors.
5+ years as a presales solutioning professional.
Experience with IT delivery methodologies.
Ability to develop and maintain client engagements/relationships.
Ability to design in‑depth, complex networking solutions.
Demonstrable ability to provide input into commercial/technical documents and to develop solution‑specific business cases.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Arista or Aruba certifications a plus.
Enterprise and data center networking experience preferred.

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.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our world‑renowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. We’re a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 20,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the country’s best‑known businesses with regional hubs in San Francisco and Irvine, CA; Norcross, GA; Plano, TX; and New York City; and Integration Centers in Silicon Valley and Atlanta. www.computacenter.com/us.

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