Senior Solutions Architect (Enterprise / Network Architecture - Telco Industry)

Global Network Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider seeks a Senior Solutions Architect in Johannesburg. In this role, you'll create comprehensive architectures, lead customer engagements, and drive pre-sales efforts. Ideal candidates have a strong background in enterprise and network architecture with proven experience influencing technology leaders. If you're passionate about technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in solutions focused role.
• Understanding of hyperscale and private cloud solutions.
• Experience with sd-wan overlay vendors like Juniper and Fortigate.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive solutions for customers.
• Lead pre-sales efforts and technical engagements.
• Influence and guide cross-functional teams during implementation.

Skills

Technical expertise in network services solution

Design and implement advanced architectures

Excellent problem-solving skills

Education

Business related degree

CCNP qualification

TOGAF certification

Tools

SDN

MPLS

IP

Cloud solutions

Job description

Overview

Join our client's team as a Senior Solutions Architect. Create a comprehensive architecture for a solution and provide strategic direction throughout the design and deployment process. This role will be accountable for the solution design approval at the customer pre-order stage. You will partner with Customers, sales, engineering, and product teams to craft scalable, flexible and resilient architectures that address Customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of Company products and solutions. In collaboration with sales, you will drive revenue growth across a broad set of Customers. The role will also involve the RFP / RFI process as well as bespoke solutions in collaboration with Product, commercial and sales teams from the quote to delivery processes, ensuring accurate verification, technical design vetting and overall quality for the correct design and implementation. This role will be leveraged as a key stakeholder for both the development and delivery lifecycles to plan and execute on scalable solutions and products. A Junior Solution Architect will report into this role.

Key Performance Areas

• Customer Engagement
• Pre-sales
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams
• RFP / RFI document design
• Leverage and influence cross functional teams

Minimum Qualification and Experience Requirements

• TOGAF
• Minimum of a CCNP qualification (CCIE or CCDA will be ideal)
• Business related degree will be an advantage
• 5 or more years' of proven success in influencing senior technology leaders to drive change in a pre-sales, customer, or solutions focused role
• 5 or more years' of proven experience with Enterprise Architecture or Network Architecture pre-sales in a Network vendor or professional services environment.
• Good understanding of Cloud based solutions. Hyperscale and Private cloud
• Experience with sd-wan overlay vendors such as Juniper, Velo, Fortigate, etc.

Competency Requirements

• Knowledge

• Excellent understanding of the architectural principles for software defined networks (SDN / SDWAN) and cloud-based platforms
• Familiar with Enterprise and Industry Architecture frameworks
• Understanding of contract management and governance models

Skills

• Technical expertise in network services solution and product and including SDN, Cloud, MPLS and IP
• Design, implement and manage advanced architectures in an networking domain and integrate multiple systems or platforms
• Able to present architecture concepts, designs, and goals to Customers at all levels.

Behavioural

• Able to build business relationships, able to simplify complex concepts into compelling customer proposals
• Results driven
• Out-of-the-box innovative thinking, excellent problem-solving skills
• Passionate about researching current and emerging technologies and developing innovative solutions

Other Requirements

• Must have own transport

If you meet the above mentioned requirements and are passionate about Technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

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