Client Solution Architect

Client Solutions Architect, ANZ Professional Services As a Client Solutions Architect within VMware Professional Services, your primary responsibilities will be to engage with customers and Sales teams to understand their business’s needs and to prove and design customer business solutions that leverage VMware technology. As a Client Solutions Architect (CSA), you will enjoy one of the most impactful positions within VMware Professional Services. This exciting strategic role combines the competencies of strategy consulting, executive engagement, deal structuring and leading projects. In addition to senior interaction with customers, the CSA will be a sought-after subject matter expert by VMware sales teams for their technical leadership. You are someone who intimately understands Enterprise IT and have a strong background in infrastructure services. More importantly, you understand how the transition to cloud computing provides both challenge and opportunity to businesses. Whether it is through migration of traditional workloads to cloud based hosting solutions or transformation of applications to cloud native application architectures, you bring a depth of experience and knowledge to help customers minimise the challenges while maximising the opportunities. The Client Solutions Architect is a leadership position requiring excellent interpersonal/listening skills, complex problem solving, big picture thinking and solution articulation. With a clear and agreed upon client vision, you will be responsible for proposing a solution to realize the vision. As Client Solutions Architect you will be responsible for owning the solution and supporting conceptual design/client proposal generation. This includes estimation of effort calculations, defining service descriptions, risk identification/mitigation and drafting detailed work packages. Teamwork is critically important to success in the role, as is creating and leveraging a strong network amongst your peers and internal/external teams. You should be ready to take ownership of initiatives and programs to aid in the delivery of customer solutions. The ideal candidate will have a good mix of technical skills, business acumen, and a strong desire to support the customer. The successful applicant will likely have extensive domain experience in: Architecting Infrastructure solutions (Virtualisation, compute, storage and networking technologies, infrastructure systems integration and automation) Architecting and deploying cloud / virtualisation solutions in enterprise customers (Cloud architectures, automation and orchestration, operational management and monitoring, cloud native application hosting and DevOps methodologies) A passion for cloud computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging computing trends Presenting complex technical solutions to non-technical audiences demonstrating measurable business value Responsibilities Play a leading role in the pre-sales process to understand customer business, technical objectives, and product requirements Effectively communicate a proposed solutions architecture to the customer to meet the identified business/technical objectives Provide architecture oversight for select engagements as they enter the delivery phase to support future Professional services opportunities Clearly translate the joint VMware/Customer journey into a series of work packages and commercial proposals to help them meet their business objectives Cultivate strong working relationships with internal VMware sales representatives Develop Vision Strategy and Roadmap deliverables to meet technical requirements, thinking beyond products to create solutions to meet the business/IT needs Obtain continuous feedback from the field, including customers, bringing IP back to corporate teams and making recommendations on future service offerings as well as provide feedback to Product Management based on customer feedback Education and Experience 10+ Years’ experience in a technical capacity in either Infrastructure, Development, Desktop, or Systems Management Strong presentation, executive client management and business development and experience in a consulting or professional services environment Experience as a Solutions Architect in a consulting environment, including time supporting sales and managing technical staff and implementations Strong understanding of application software development for one or more of the Linux, UNIX (e.g. Solaris), Windows operating systems. Systems programming or OS internal level skills would be an advantage Industry leading technical certifications (VCP, VCDX, CCIE or MCA are highly desirable) B.S./B.A./M.S. degree or equivalent technical training Certifications in technologies related to Infrastructure, Development, Desktop and/or Systems Management as well as TOGAF or equivalent architecture certifications. Personal Attributes and Competencies: Is personable, well-presented, has excellent communications/interpersonal skills and demonstrates ownership and responsibility for what has been committed Is able to communicate effectively within all levels within VMware and customer organisations (e.g. Technology individual to CIO’s) and vary the message and content based on audience Has a strong business and financial acumen Has the ability to travel (nationally) when required Can ensure a work life balance is achieved Category : Sales Subcategory: Solutions Architect Experience: Business Leadership Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time Posted Date: 2022-02-28 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. 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