Sr. Solution Architect - Platforms & Systems

Evolving Solutions, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolving Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Solution Architect — Platforms & Systems to support growth across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

This remote role partners with Account Executives to deliver opinionated strategies for platforms, systems, compute and storage in a hybrid cloud world. The candidate will advise on current challenges, design architectures, and lead proposals for clients. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in technical roles and 5+ years in presales, with VMware,

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a technical role with 5+ years in a presales role, with VMware, Nutanix, cloud, Kubernetes and data protection experience.
• Experience configuring, deploying and/or operating public cloud infrastructure.
• Experience designing enterprise compute, storage and cloud solutions in complex environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Preferred: presales with channel organizations (reseller, solution provider, systems integrator).

Responsibilities

• Understand client challenges and align systems and platforms to address them.
• Work with Account Executives to prepare and present proposals.
• Develop trusted advisor relationships with client technical leaders.
• Architect and design systems, storage and cloud solutions with detailed specs.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure accurate deployments.
• Provide inputs for financial models to support client investment analysis.

Skills

VMware

Nutanix

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Kubernetes

IaC (Terraform/Ansible)

Cisco UCS

NetApp

HPE Storage/Compute

Data Protection

Job description

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Sr. Solution Architect - Platforms & Systems

Full Time Professional Iowa

24 days ago Requisition ID: 1044

Primary Impact

Evolving Solutions is a leading technology solutions provider that helps clients modernize and automate their mission-critical applications and infrastructure to support business transformation. Our business is client-centric consulting and delivery of technical solutions to enable modern operations in a hybrid cloud world.

We are looking for a highly motivated Sr. Solution Architect with deep expertise in Platforms and Systems to support our growth in the South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri markets. The Sr. Solution Architect would work in close partnership with our Account Executives in these geographies to provide differentiated thought leadership to clients and prospects in platforms and systems. They will provide advice and guidance on current challenges as well as delivering opinionated strategies and recommendations for the future state of our client’s environments, based on their unique needs and business challenges.

Evolving Solution Core Values

Do the Right Thing: Do what is right every day. Your personal integrity and the reputation of Evolving Solutions depends on this.

Be a Team Player: Evolving Solutions is better when everyone is together. The ability to solve problems as a team for our clients and partners is Evolving Solutions’ strength and differentiation.

Be Humbly Confident: Possess knowledge and experience to deliver at the highest level, while maintaining the willingness to learn more and the humility to recognize you will never know it all.

Accountability

• Understand client and prospect business challenges and initiatives and align systems and platforms solutions and strategies to address those challenges.
• Work with Account Executives and other Solution Architects to prepare and present proposals to solve client challenges.
• Develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships with client technical leaders and individual contributors.
• Architect and design systems, storage and cloud solutions for clients, providing detailed configuration and solution specifications as needed.
• Collaborate with delivery consultants and technical resources in other areas to ensure accurate solutions and deployments that exceed client expectations.
• Provide inputs and recommendations to Account Executives for financial models to support client investment analysis.

Outcomes and desired results

• Growth in Evolving Solutions systems and platforms business though increased software, services and hardware sales.
• Clients and prospects come to Evolving Solutions first to address their IT challenges.

Experience

Required

• 8+ years in a technical role with 5+ years of experience in a presales role with the following technologies:
  • VMware Stack
  • Nutanix Stack
  • AWS and Azure cloud environments
  • Kubernetes Platforms such as Openshift, AKS and EKS
  • Automation and IAC technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, Git, etc.
  • Cisco UCS
  • NetApp
  • Everpure
  • HPE Storage and Compute
  • Cyber Resilience/Data Protection technologies such as Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity and Veeam
• Experience configuring, deploying and/or operating public cloud infrastructure
• Experience designing, architecting and configuring enterprise compute, storage and cloud solutions in complex environments
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Preferred

• Experience in a presales role with a channel organization (reseller, solution provider, systems integrator)

Work location

• Remote position, residing in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa or Missouri

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to the Chief Technology Officer

Evolving Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.