Hybrid Cloud Pre Sales Solution Architect

SSC Egypt

Conduct thorough assessments of clients' datacentre infrastructure, including branch offices and edge locations.

Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in both centralized and distributed environments.

Create comprehensive datacentre transformation strategies and roadmaps, aligning with clients' business objectives.

Design solutions incorporating the latest technologies, industry best practices, and scalability for diverse environments.

Utilize industry best practices and reference architectures to design efficient and scalable solutions for centralized and distributed architectures.

Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in datacentre transformation and edge computing.

Advise on the design and implementation of private cloud environments, considering security, compliance, and performance requirements.

Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure successful deployment of hybrid cloud solutions.

Integrate sustainability considerations into datacentre transformation plans for both centralized and distributed environments.

Advocate for green technologies and energy-efficient practices in datacentres and edge locations.

Provide expert advice to clients on datacentre transformation, private cloud implementation, and technology choices.

Collaborate with clients to address concerns and provide innovative solutions for hybrid cloud strategies.

Develop detailed business cases for datacentre transformation projects, covering both centralized and edge environments.

Collaborate with financial analysts to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial models.

Engage in presales activities, including presentations, workshops, and technical discussions.

Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer needs and contribute to compelling proposals for hybrid cloud solutions.

Bachelor's or Master s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

12-18 years of proven experience as a Datacentre Transformation Architect or in a similar role.

In-depth knowledge of datacentre technologies(in any of the following streams), cloud solutions, and emerging trends with operational and service delivery experience:

o Hybrid Cloud: SDDC, HCI, AWS & Azure Solutions

o Public Cloud Adoption: Assessment, Foundation & Migration

o SDI Platform: VxRail, Nutanix, Hyperflex, vSAN, NSX

o Converged Platform: Synergy, VxBlock, Flexpod Soln's

o Migration Soln Cloud Natives, Storage based Replication, Zerto, Platespin

o Compute Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V, Acropolis

o Backup Soln - Rubrik, Cohesity, Commvault, Networker, Spectrum

o Hybrid Storage Arrays: Dell-EMC, HPE, Nimble, Pure & IBM

o Storage Virtualization & Fabric: VPLEX, SVC, Cisco & Brocade Switching

o DRaaS Soln - VMWare SRM, IBM CRO & Zerto

o Middleware - IIS, WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, etc.

o Remote monitoring and management tools (Tivoli, BMC, HPOV, CA Spectrum, etc.)

o Automation- UiPath, Ansible, Jenkins, Microfocus

o ITSM- ServiceNow, Remedy

Proven track record of having done customer-facing solution defence.

Capable of independently think, articulating and comprehend customer pain points in technology and commercial areas for providing solutions

Team player and self-motivated individual

Proficient (read, write, speak) in the English language

Strong communication skills to listen to the clients and articulate back for solutioning

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with a team member and prospective clients up to the Board level.