Staff Consulting Architect Cross-Cloud (AUST, BG, PL, DE, or CZ) - Opportunity for Working Remotely

Professional Services Staff Consulting Architect, Cross-Cloud The Elevator Pitch: Why will you enjoy this new opportunity? The most advanced companies in the world turn to VMware to manage, grow, and transform their business. When you work here, you’re connected to a global community of innovative, empowered employees working together to solve the most critical technology challenges. The global VMware Professional Services influences the success of each VMware implementation and is dedicated to the success of the customer and their digital strategy. Our team of 30,000+ people working in 50+ locations worldwide is committed to creating an environment where great people want to work long term by living our values of passion, innovation, execution, teamwork, active learning and giving back. As a Staff Consulting Architect, you have the opportunity to demonstrate your leadership and technical abilities to drive discussions and develop solutions that assist customers in achieving their business goals and outcomes. If you are ready to accelerate, innovate and lead, join us as we challenge constraints and problem solve for tomorrow today. Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing? As a Staff Consulting Architect, you hold responsibility for defining, gathering and vetting customer requirements to create an architectural design consisting of virtual infrastructure, configuration recommendations and planning, and identification of deployment validation processes and procedures. You will acquire intimate knowledge of the customers’ business and its strategic goals and use your in-depth knowledge of VMware Virtual Infrastructure Deployment, Management & Administration to work with sales, pre-sales, and customers on building successful delivery roadmaps. Within 45 days of employment, you will be able to ensure the solution being delivered is fit for purpose through referencing the initial business goals and objectives, demonstrating commercial and scope awareness, and understanding the wider technical landscape and how it relates to/integrates with customer environments Within 90 days of employment, you will be expected to take full ownership of business outcomes, lead technical project teams and take accountability for all project deliverables further developing your documentation, technical writing and interpersonal skills What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis? Articulate solution design, integrating both technical and business concepts, and present a transformational journey to project stakeholders. Work with Sales to create proposals with realistic work stream timelines and scope Manage technical governance for the end-to-end solutions Present comple technical approaches on CEO level Act as mentor Gather use case requirements and create high and low-level enterprise designs while functioning as a resource for “Best Practices” and driving adoption of VMware solutions. Maintain current, high-level technical knowledge of the entire VMware product line and future product direction and expert level knowledge of the core VMware product line and your specialist area Use your VCP (VMware Certified Professional) and your IT architecture certifications to deliver IT automation and cross-cloud solutions. Assist in the development of our consulting service offerings as well as developing white papers and best practices Speaking and writing German and English fluently is a must What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like? The hiring manager is Ioana Hristoforova, Senior Manager PS Delivery ALPS and EE. Her experience has been built in years of activities in the software and hardware market, managing successfully teams, both in software development and in product marketing. She is managing the PS Delivery ALPS and EE team for the past 9 months, ensuring stable results and creating the field of a high emphatic environment, where the collaboration and fun is always key. She strongly believes in the power of Diversity & Inclusion and on the EPIC2 VMware values. The team members are all part of the discussion on assessing the team future and evolutions, always encouraged on contributing to bring improving ideas and solutions, with the highest customer centricity mindset possible. The out-of-the-box thinking is strongly encouraged and welcome. The team is composed by Project Managers, Consulting Architects, Staff Consulting Architects and Sr. Consultants assigned on multiple VMware locations across ALPS and EE. The team works flexible hours and location, arranging schedules to fit their needs and taking consideration the customers’ needs together with the personal work-life-balance. Where is this role located? Flexible: The location of this role is flexible within the European Union. Work will be done remotely or from an office on some days and other days from a non-VMware building. What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware? You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com. Employee Stock Purchase Plan Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types Generous Time Off Programs Unlimited technical and soft skills trainings 40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.) Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing group classes. Category : Services and Consulting Subcategory: Consultant Experience: Business Leadership Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time Posted Date: 2022-07-22 VMware Company Overview: At VMware, we believe that software has the power to unlock new opportunities for people and our planet. We look beyond the barriers of compromise to engineer new ways to make technologies work together seamlessly. Our cloud, mobility, and security software form a flexible, consistent digital foundation for securely delivering the apps, services and experiences that are transforming business innovation around the globe. At the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and community. Shape what’s possible today at http://careers.vmware.com. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. 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