We are representing our client, a leading service provider offering end-to-end integrated infocommunications IT solutions services, to look for an experienced Solution Architect to complement the existing group of technical experts.
Responsibilities:
- Take a leading role in provide expert technical presales support for opportunities involving servers, storage and backup solution
- Work closely with the sales team on early engagement with customer in selling servers, storage and backup solution
- Attend meetings with potential clients to understand and gather customer requirements and offer complete & cost-effective solution
- Work closely with vendors channel partners, and technology partners to prepare solution write-up, bill of material and engage Service Delivery team for professional effort
- Create architecture artefacts and documentation to effectively explain architecture design concepts and solutions to various level of stakeholders
- Conduct / Lead in product demonstrations
- Upon contract award, conduct transition/ handover and briefing to project implementation team on the overall solution and design
- Lead and manage product demos and POCs
- Keep abreast of product technology and certifications. Keep updated of the latest technology and develop technical capability slides
- Identify potential and emerging technologies relevant to innovation
Requirements:
- Bachelor in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineer, Information Technology or related discipline
- At least 3 years’ experience in designing/implementation/consulting of large-scale servers / storage / virtualization / data protection and recovery solution
- At least 5 years Systems and Storage experience
- Hand-on experience with various OS and virtualised platforms
- Good knowledge of backup and archival solution such as Veritas, Veeam, Acronis, IBM Spectrum Protect etc.
- Good knowledge of data resiliency and data disaster recovery solution
- Good knowledge in virtualization and cloud (IaaS) technology
- Customer service oriented, good team player, technically inclined