Solutions Architect – Network / Collaboration

**Description*****WE ARE OPEN TO THIS INDIVIDUAL RESIDING ANYWHERE IN THE SOUTHEAST***The Solutions Architect is a client facing, pre-sales technologist that works with designated accounts and acts as a value-added technical advocate for Sirius clients.

A Solutions Architect is responsible for understanding clients’ business requirements as they pertain to Infrastructure solutions, qualifying opportunities and creating designs that match the requirements with appropriate products, managed and professional services.This role builds the required presales collateral to represent the solution including, but not limited to, LOUs (Letters of Understanding), HLDs (High Level Design), BOMs (Bill of Materials), Product Quotes (with pricing), LOEs (Level of Efforts), Client Proposals and SOWs (Statement of Work).

This role entails the following responsibilities; collaborating with other Line of Business (LOB) experts as required to address client needs, presenting the proposed solution to the client, ensuring the sale is made and overseeing the delivery of these solutions all while maximizing profit to Sirius.

Lastly, the Solutions Architect role requires the person builds and maintains a healthy relationship with key business partners (OEMs, subcontractors, service providers) in the assigned districts and regions they support.The Solutions Architect – Infrastructure has subject matter expertise of solutions in a single LOB (Networking, Converged Infrastructure, Storage) and has a basic awareness of technology solutions in adjacent LOBs.

In addition, a Solutions Architect is competent at positioning implementation services within their LOB.**Primary Duties & Responsibilities**+ Client Facing Sales Support – Works with sales account team, interfacing directly with Sirius clients.

Builds trusted advisor relationships, understanding client’s business challenges and proposing solutions+ Develops High Level Designs and Architectures – Creates and documents architectures that address client business problems which can be used to ensure a smooth transition from presales to delivery+ Create Proposals – Develop BOMs (Bill of Materials), Product Quotes, SOWs (Statements Of Work), LOUs (Letters of Understanding), business cases and RFP responses+ Sales Planning – Work with management and sales teams to develop account prioritization and support strategies that will ensure a long term trusted relationship status+ Partner Relationship Management – Develop healthy and trusted relationships with key partners in the geography+ Billable Consulting – Provide services as part of client projects that are billable.

Usually in a project oversight mode+ Intellectual Property Development – Contribute to the development of Sirius intellectual property and industry recognition (white papers, speaking engagements, etc.)+ Administrative Overhead – Respond to email, phone calls, complete time cards in a timely manner, expense reports and status reports as required Administrative Overhead – Respond to email, phone calls, complete time cards in a timely manner, expense reports and status reports as require+ Training – Develop and execute a professional plan that will enhance skills**Basic Qualifications**+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field+ At least five (5) years of Networking related architecture, installation, and/or administration technical hands-on experience, including+ Three (3) years of experience with large enterprise cross-brand projects+ Three (3) years working with the Cisco Collaboration Suite+ CCIE certification**Other Position Requirements**+ Demonstrated ability to apply technical background and knowledge to business direction by developing service offerings, go-to-market strategies, business planning, and other activities important to building business+ Demonstrated ability to drive sales, sequencing activities and deliverables to the client to value sell, earn trust and enhance margin+ Proven experience articulating technical viewpoints to diverse audiences, including technical and business decision makers+ Proven ability to evaluate information and make sound technical risk judgements+ Demonstrated ability to multitask and to prioritize workload under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment+ Demonstrated ability to develop longer-range project plans and schedules to complete complex projects or new solution/product development+ Demonstrated ability to perform technical skills/knowledge transfer to client+ Demonstrated attention to detail and follow-up skills+ Demonstrated leadership, delegation, and personnel management skills+ Demonstrated communication and presentation skills, including formal and informal presentations to large and small audiences+ Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction+ Technical writing experience**Preferred Qualifications**+ At least three (3) years of experience in pre-sales engineering and/or sales in a Systems Integrator, OEM, or similar environment+ Four (4) years billable consulting experience+ Three (3) years of experience with leading teams in a Client or consulting project environment+ Four (4) years of experience with Client, OEM or VAR based partner management+ Demonstrated experience in the selling and delivery of multi-million dollar enterprise-size, complex projects+ Experience within SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud environments+ Cisco CCIE certification**Data Privacy and Security:**+ All Sirius employees are responsible to safeguard the information and information systems that they use or handle in the execution of their duties.

Employees are obligated to know and perform their duties in accordance with Sirius policies, standards, and procedures related to security and report security violations to the appropriate Sirius authority.+ Participate at hire and annually in the Information Security Awareness training as well as other required training identified by the Human Resources department.

Other data privacy and data security related regulatory training may be required based on your role or assignment**Essential Functions**_The position exists to provide presales technical consulting solutions to customers and as such requires the ability to travel to and from customer sites and interact with customers on an ongoing and regular basis_**_The above primary duties, responsibilities, and position requirements are not all inclusive._**Sirius is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity.

As a government contractor, Sirius takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans; maintains a drug-free workplace; and participates in E-Verify.**Competencies**Demonstrates competencies defined for the Technical Architect level, plus the following:**_Drives Results_** Has a strong bottom-line orientation.

Persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks.

Has a track record of exceeding goals successfully.

Pushes self and helps others achieve goals**_Tech Savvy_** Anticipates the impact of emerging technologies and makes adjustments.

Scans the environment for new technical skills, knowledge, of capabilities that can benefit business or personal performance.

Rejects low-impact or fad technologies.

Readily learns and adopts new technologies**_Manages Complexity_**
– Asks the right questions to accurately analyze situations.

Acquires data from multiple and diverse sources when solving problems.

Uncovers root causes to difficult problems.

Evaluates pros and cons, risks and benefits of different solution options.**_Nimble Learning_** Learns quickly when facing new situations.

Experiments to find new solutions.

Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.

Extracts lessons learned from failures and mistakes.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)