Solutions Architect

SUMMARY:
One of South Africa's Leading integrated IT Solutions Providers is a passionate, skilled, and rapidly expanding partner of choice for many progressive organizations; both in the public and private sectors. They are looking for a Solutions Architect with specific experience in Pre-sales and Tender Submissions. The purpose of the position is to provide technical expertise in gathering and analyzing customer requirements, recommending fit-for-purpose solutions, and assisting Sales, Service Delivery, OEM and Partnerships, and other Presales consultants, with the development of customer proposals, quotations, and presentations.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications:

• Matric
• BSc Computer Science or Equivalent
• TOGAF, ITIL, and COBIT certifications
• Cisco CCDP, Cisco CCNP or Huawei HSCP-IP certifications
• Fortinet NSE 4/5, ISC – Certified, Cisco Cyber Security Certified, CompTIA Security+
• Relevant pre-sales certifications

• Minimum of 4-8 years of experience in Enterprise Networking
• Solution architecture design and implementation experience with Huawei, Cisco, Aruba, H3C, Meraki, Juniper and Extreme Networks platforms
• Enterprise Firewall experience
• Experience in Cybersecurity Technologies
• Experience in Tender Submissions
• Experience in Pre-Sales

• Manage all resources involved in the Tender response process PreSales, Service Delivery, Sales, and OEM/Technology partners to ensure Tender deadlines are met and adhered to
• Perform ad hoc site visits to ensure that team members are fully operational and ensure quality
• Ensure that short-, medium- and long-term operational strategies are implemented
• Pro-actively manage all risks in the environment and ensure appropriate and timeous escalation of risks and issues take place
• Internal management reporting on all current activities and future planned activities
• Maintain and manage all operational efficiencies
• Ensuring the refinement, measurement, execution, and effectiveness of internal processes
• Ensure a high standard of service delivery through customer relationships
• Manage sub-contractors
• Manage expectations and high-level relationships with clients during implementations

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