Presales Consultant -Networking and Data Centre

Presales Consultant Networking and Data Centre. Title - Presales Consultant Networking Location-Bangalore/Chennai Job Description -

• The role holder will be responsible for leading customers on analysis of networking requirements and resulting pre-sales/solution architecture for those customers - both new and existing. This is a lead pre-sales architecture and consultant role, working on projects in networking.
• Considerable experience of a comparable networking pre-sales architecture role
• Commercially minded - an intelligent, articulate, consensus building, and persuasive team player who can serve as an effective member of a dynamic pursuit team
• High degree of market awareness with ability to recognise nuances/trends in the market
• Networking certification/accreditation or equivalent.

• Able to handle technical solution independently irrespective of OEM on all the emerging technologies (Basic servers, Converged Solution, HCI technology, Unified storages,Backup solutions)
• Well versed with all the leading OEM configurator portal (Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Nutanix, Cisco, NetApp etc)
• Client facing with good communication skill
• Able to bring technical and business benefits from proposed solution
• Able to perform POC
• Should be able to analyst the existing RFPs/RFQs which are part of a tender
• Provide Technical compliance and competitive analysis of products that are part of the solution.
• Should be ready to work for extended hours – in critical situations (on-demand)
• Need to attend all the mandatory technical trainings and certification
• Able to demonstrate new technologies & train internal staff/customers
• Should be able to identify key customer technical objections & resolve technical gaps much in advance.
• Travel to customer sites (either within the state/country) and conferences as required & depending on the situation
• Also should have good understanding on backup, virtualization, DC existing network infra , basic understanding on security , structured cabling etc
• Should have good control to define SOW, HLD, technical presentation
• Excellent connect with OEMs and Distributors

• Must have 3+ years of experience of working on turnkey System Integration Bids across Government & Corporate accounts.
• Minimum work experience of: 3 years & above as a Sr System Administrator/ IT Systems Lead
• Certifications – in Virtualization, Back Up Automation, Servers & Storage Consolidation.
• Hands-On experience of Hypervisors like VMware & HyperV; Backup tools like Veritas & CommVault; Storage Appliances like IBM, Dell EMC, HPE, Lenovo, Nutanix & NetAPP; Servers like IBM Power & Dell EMC.
• Should have extreme passion for Technology
• Should be a quick learner & should have the ability to adapt new technical skills