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Job type full-time
Full job description
Location: remote-usa/remote-canada
Before you apply, ask yourself…
Do you have a deep understanding of the telecommunication market?
Do you have cisco certifications (ccna/ccnp/ccie) or equivalent level/certification?
Do you like to work in a high-end team with both pre-sales and post-sales hats?
Do you have experience with telco in a customer-facing position as a professional services architect, consultant, or engineer?
Have you always wanted to work on a dynamic team that is inspiring change across the industry?
Are you passionate about acquiring skillsets for leading technologies?
Do you love collaborating on finding solutions to hard problems and enjoy helping others accomplish their goals?
If this sounds like you, then we`d love to speak with you about joining our team!
Why work for vmware wwps?
The vmware worldwide professional services organization (wwps) drives the success of each vmware implementationWe are dedicated to the satisfaction and success of the customer and their telco platform strategy such as nfv and containerizationWe ensure that vmware customers are successfully implementing their business plans from adoption all the way to a fully functioning nfv/sddc/k8s solution.
We are committed to offering a collaborative and supportive working environment with a full enablement plan and the opportunity to develop in your area of interest within telco platformWe promote an inclusive atmosphere where your voice will be heard, and where you will be part of a fun, dynamic team working in partnership with each other.
Role: senior telco cloud architect
The worldwide telco practice within wwps is one of the leading innovation groups at vmware working closely both internally with bu and with customer alongside our account team to promote, build, manage the most advanced telco platform such as nfv and containerized network function platform.
As a telco consulting architect, you will acquire an intimate understanding of our customers’ business, their strategic goals and the specific requirements of network function virtualization and software defined network projectsYou will demonstrate the technical abilities of the consulting team and will propose, drive and lead a solution that assists the customer in achieving their business goals and outcomes.
You are a solution expert with broad knowledge across the vmware nfv/k8s technology stack and of 3rd party integrated products.
Responsibilities
Participate in the pre-sales process and help drive understanding of customer’s business and technical objectives inside vmware while helping the sales team build client relationships.
Leveraging hands on technical skillset and help to quickly build trustworthy relationship with customer in pre-sales stages through technical workshops, rfx responses, ps solution customization, scoping exercises and loe estimation etc.
Drive professional service solution and sales in your accounts.
Act as lead architect/technical governance in post-sales deliveries together with regional delivery organization.
Carry billable activities such as: technical contribution and guidance in project planning, lead in high level and low-level design, solution validation, impact analysis of change requests, etc.
Maintain a long-term relationship with customer and drive add on sales during delivery.
Drive efficiency in delivery model
On job enablement to regional delivery organization
Assist with refinement and optimization of customer lifecycle and vmware nfv service portfolio.
Work closely with tech bu to give field feedback on new product and roadmaps, and be the pioneer of learning, selling, and delivering new technologies to telco customers.
Support crafting enablement content when needed.
Above all we drive successful business outcomes for our customers and provide valuable insight to our product teams.
Required experience & skills
5+ years recent experience in architecting and designing data center automation and network function virtualization private cloud solutions
Must have deep understanding of the telecommunication market and nfv/sdn context, standards, technology and use cases
Experience in customer-facing positions as a professional services architect, consultant or engineer, preferably with a telco consulting firm or a network solution, equipment or software vendor
Cisco ccna/ccnp/(optional ccie) or equivalent level/certification
Vmware certified advanced professional certifications or vmware certified design expert certification or togaf certified
Understanding of cloud native application concepts
Experience with workflow systems and automation solutions and portals
Bachelors or masters degree or equivalent technical training
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
Preferred qualifications
Experienced in agile project methods
Design and deployment experience with the vmware vcloud nfv suite - especially vcloud director and/or vmware integrated openstack
Previous deployment experience with openstack distributions in nfv environments
Experience with container technologies like docker and container orchestration like kubernetes or pivotal pks
Practical workflow development expertise or scripting experience in either bash, power shell, python, javascript, perl or other languages
Experience with third party configuration management tools such as chef, puppet, or ms system center configuration manager (sccm)
Fluent in english, knowledge of an additional foreign language will be considered a plus
This job requisition is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsored by vmware.
Vmware
At vmware we have epic2 values - execution, passion, integrity, customers, and community are what define usLearn more about our values on our careers website: http://www.vmware.com/company/careers/life-at-vmware.htmlWe want to hire epic people who enhance our diverse culture – people who will push us, amaze us and drive us forwardIn return, we offer the freedom to define and lead your futureVmware diversity: http://www.vmware.com/company/careers/people-at-vmware.html
Category : services and consulting
Subcategory: consultant
Experience: business leadership
Full time/ part time: full time
Posted date: 2021-10-05
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