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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Solutions Architect
Location: Lagos
Department: Technical
Reporting Line: Lead, FSI, Non-Core & Managed Network Services
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and business consultative
leadership throughout the technical life cycle of technical solutions.
- Will be involved from pre-sales solution
formulation through system deployment; including bid preparation and
customer interface resulting in solutions architecture proposals.
- The Solutions Architect will develop and
articulate solutions based on a customer's strategic business or technical
requirements ascertained from working with multiple business units across
the customer's organization.
- Coordinate with the sales team in formulating and
building up proposal knowledge, including making technical demos and
presentations to Main One customers.
- Assist in the translation of customer
needs/technical requirements to appropriate solutions by liaising with
customers to understand, anticipate and meet their specific needs.
- Design service solutions for Manages Network
Service customers in line with ITIL and/or industry best practice
- Proven business development experience and
familiarity with SME markets
- Demonstrate ability, determination and tenacity
to move major initiatives forward and drive focus while consistently
thinking of the bottom-line impact of the efforts
- Contribute proactively to new service
development.
- Manage and develop strategic partnerships with
third party suppliers and other internal stakeholders for Managed Network
Services.
- Ensure quality, up-to-date documentation exists
for all service arrangements
Supervisor:
- To work directly under the supervision of
the Lead, FSI, Non-Core & Managed Network Services
Contact:
- The Solutions Architect report directly to the
Technical Sales Manager.
- The Solutions Architect work closely with members
of the Managed Network Service Team, Sales, Vendor Management, External
Vendors, Project Management, Service delivery and members of other teams
as required from time to time.
The Solutions
Architect has regular contact with a number of internal and external
stakeholders, these include but are not limited to:
- Abuja Sales Managers
- Project Manager
- Managed Services
- Service Delivery
- Legal
- CTO
- Product Development
- Team members
- Customers
- Technical Operations (TX, IP, OSP, DC and GNOC).
Competencies
Required:
- Experience with Cisco equipment essential.
In-depth level knowledge of networking technologies including but
not limited to: TCP/IP (e.g. interpreting a packet trace file), WAN
technologies,
- VPN (Layer 2 & 3) , QoS, firewalls, routers,
switches, DNS, Metro Ethernet, SDH, EoSDH, DWDM, VOIP and Data Centre
Designs
- Experience in designing and deploying
standardized Voip technologies; SIP and H.323
- In-Depth knowledge of Radio/Microwave and
terrestrial transmission systems.
- Experience in telecom architecture.
- Experience in WLAN technologies (Controllers,
WAPs, and 802.11 fundamentals)
- Familiarity with 802.11g/n/ac/ax standards
- Experience relating business requirements to
system and infrastructure components and designing the bill of materials
for a project.
- Creative and innovative approach.
- Proactive with a positive 'can do' approach.
- Sound commercial business understanding and risk
aware
- Knowledge of Radio/Microwave and terrestrial
transmission systems.
- Excellent communication, presentation and
leadership skills
- Experience in telecom architecture.
- Experience relating business requirements to
system and infrastructure components and designing the bill of materials
for a project.
- Creative and innovative approach.
- Proactive with a positive 'can do' approach.
- Sound commercial business understanding and risk
aware.
- Set up and maintain a best practice library of
company proposals and architectural designs proposed to customers with
success and conversion rate indicators.
- Team player / Ability to work independently /
Ability to work without supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Information
Communication Technology or E Engineering
- Cisco CCNA/CCDA/CCIP/CCNP/CCDP/CWNA
- Certifications in Cloud Technologies is
considered a plus for this position.
- At least two (3) years of experience in proposal
development, designing architecture, and implementing enterprise
applications and systems.
- At least five (5) years industry experience.
Demands of the
Job:
- Strong background in solution design with focus
on IP/MPLS/WLAN/IPLC/VOIP/Metro Ethernet/Data Centre Collocation/Cloud
technologies
- Background in Telecom and/or satellite industry.
- Problem solving
- Prioritising workload of self and others
- Written and verbal communications
- Contract negotiation and influencing skills.
- Relationship Management and Analytical Skills.
Application
Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: When the page opens, click on "Solutions Architect - Lagos"
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