Senior Solution Architect

We are hiring a Senior Solution Architect with 15 Years of experience in solution selling, technical support and experience in high tech -industry, network, cloud or data center markets or telecom. If you are interested, we want to hear from you! Solution Architect will be responsible for Networking, cloud computing, Enterprise IT, Solution Selling and technical consultation. The one will be participating in proposals, marketing studies, speaking engagements, blogs and other technical writing. The candidate must have experience in Physical Infrastructure Background – SECURE SPACE, SECURE POWER, SECURE CONNECTIVITY, Power Cooling etc & with COMPETITIVE DC’s . Location – Mumb aiExp – 15 -18 Yea rsResponsibilitie s: • The primary responsibility will be based on data canter architecture and influencing customers for optimal and effective usage of our product portfolio. It will require knowledge of data canter design, stacking plans, colocation services, and other portfol

1. ios Networ

• kingSubstantial telecommunications experience required; technical and commercial knowledge of Internet, MPLS and IPVPN topologies and architectures requ

• ired Proficient in router and switch features and configuration, fault tolerant designs, and QOS ma
• ppingExperience with routing and switching protocols; SDN/NFV, performance measurement, tuning and scaling, and reliability and security techn

• iques Experience with Network Peering, Internet Exchanges an

• d CDNs Data center networking technologies and architectures (Leaf-Spine architectures, Data Center, Interconnect techno

logies)2.Cloud C

• omputing Public, Private and Hybrid cloud services and deployment me

• thodology Experience with cloud orchestration and automation using tools such as OpenStack, vRea

• lize, etc. Private connectivity services and egress cos

t modelling 3. E

• nterprise IT Must have a thorough understanding of, and experience with servers, storage, layer 3 networking and enterpr

• ise software. Experience with data center virtualization, software defined data centers and hyper-converged infrastruc

• ture solutions Software and Database sys
• tem developmentStorage Platform technologies (SAN/NAS) including Hardware and Software (EMC/NetApp/Sun/IBM/HP/VMware/Citrix/B

• rocade/Juniper) Must have a thorough understanding of the implication of common IT product on system designs: servers, storage, layer3 networking, and ent

erprise software 4.Solution Selling and Techn ical Consultation • Strong ability to focus ambiguous customer needs into specific, delive rable requirements• Quickly and accurately assess current operations, identify opportunities for architectural changes to drive additiona l business benefit• Ability to extract unrealized customer requirements, and service benefits, gaining consensus with data driven positioning• Cost estimation, with a focus of helping customers understand return on investment as well as total cost of ownership advantages of solutions proposed• Assess performance and service level agreements against business needs an d expected results• Build evidence and models to demonstrate expected (desired) results• Able to facilitate workshop style sessions with customers to extract important areas of customers cu rrent architecture• Can keenly couple key insights to present highly technical concepts and solutions specifics to audiences of varying technical capabilities in a clear, concise and easily understood manner• Coach and provide technical leadership to others on network designs, platform sizing, infrastructure system design and the application of new technologies and project manage ment methodologies• Professional sales consultation of customer technical requirements to develop viable solutions, res ulting in bookings Preferred

1. Candidate

• profile: Education: A bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent professional experie

nce; an MBA

• is a plus Experience: Atleast 10 years of technical experience in data center companies, Hosting/Cloud companies, Cloud/Networking/IT consulting. Client facing operations or technical s

• ales position preferred 3+ years of solutions selling and technical support experience in the high-tech industry preferably in the network, cloud and/or data center markets or telecom Experience on Colocation services, infrastructure planning, OTC/NRC working, Network

and ass ociated planning. Skills: • Effective Solutions Sales Capabilities: Demonstrates advanced solution selling abilities and effective, pro-active customer communications including proposal development, delivery, and RFP responses A combination of education an

• d experience is acceptable Proven technical support for sales and marketing initiatives through participation in proposals, marketing studies, speaking engagements, blogs

• and other technical writing Detailed knowledge and sizing experience of networking technologies as well experience with storage architectures associated to private/public an

d hybrid cloud envir

• onments. Personal Attributes: High level of in

• tegrity and ethical standards. Detail-oriented w
• ith a strong focus on accuracy.Proactive
• and able to work independently.Ability to manage multiple

priorities and meet deadlines. If interested, plea se share your updated resume on a rchana.tha kur@gateway-search.com Thank You!