Solution Architect - Huawei Technologies

The Solution Architect - Huawei Technologies is responsible for designing, validating and supporting the successful positioning of Huawei technology solutions across Nexio’s Data Centre, Energy and ICT opportunities. The role serves as the technical authority for Huawei FusionDC, SmartLi UPS, iCooling, OceanStor, CloudFabric and Huawei Cloud solutions, translating customer requirements into compliant, commercially viable and implementable architectures.

The incumbent partners with Sales, Business Development, Huawei SA pre-sales teams, Nexio engineering, project management and customers to produce high-quality HLDs, LLDs, BoQs, tender responses and technical presentations. Solutions must meet customer outcomes, Nexio profitability expectations, POPIA, OHS, IEC and relevant NEC standards, while ensuring delivery teams have the documentation and technical sign-off required to implement successfully.

ROLE REQUIREMENT

• Design end-to-end Huawei solutions for RFPs, tenders, commercial estimates and client workshops.
• Produce HLDs, LLDs, BoQs and compliant technical response documents.
• Validate power, cooling, space and network requirements for FusionDC and SmartLi deployments.
• Ensure designs meet POPIA, OHS, IEC and applicable client NEC standards.
• Partner with BDMs and Sales to facilitate Huawei technical workshops, demos and client presentations.
• Lead PoCs, demonstrations and lab validation in Nexio DC labs.
• Provide competitor positioning and analysis for Huawei against Vertiv, Eaton, Cisco and Dell alternatives.
• Hand over approved designs to Nexio Project Managers and Engineers with clear implementation guidance.
• Provide technical sign-off and issue resolution support during implementation.
• Create reference architectures, standard build packs and repeatable design artefacts for Nexio Huawei solutions.
• Engage Huawei SA pre-sales, R&D and HQ teams for complex solution designs and escalations.
• Maintain Huawei certifications, lab access and current knowledge of the Huawei solution portfolio.
• Provide product-gap feedback and roadmap requests to Huawei.

Additional Information:

• Individuals at this level have fully developed knowledge of the business, marketplace and clients. Is recognised as an expert in own area within the organization
• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices. Provides technical guidance to more junior levels of staff
• Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with peers, brand leaders, and other senior management throughout the company
• Able to be a “big picture” thinker
• Encouraging to team and staff; able to mentor and lead
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to align multiple strategies and ideas
• Confident in producing and presenting work
• In-depth understanding of the IT and Telecommunications industry

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong technical documentation, architecture presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to validate data centre power, cooling, space, network, storage and cloud design dependencies.
• Commercial awareness to support accurate BoQs, licensing, assumptions, exclusions and cost-effective solution design.
• Competence in facilitating PoCs, demos, lab validations and technical workshops.
• Understanding of POPIA, OHS, IEC and customer NEC compliance considerations.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple opportunities and meet proposal timelines.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Matric and a relevant Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• 2-5 years’ experience in Solution Architecture, Pre-Sales, Data Centre Engineering or related technical design roles.
• Hands-on experience with at least two Huawei portfolio areas: FusionDC, UPS5000/SmartLi, iCooling, OceanStor, CloudFabric or Huawei Cloud.
• Technical knowledge across data centre power, cooling, networking, storage, virtualisation and BMS/DCIM environments.
• Huawei HCIP/HCIE certification preferred; PMP, VCP or CDCP certifications will be advantageous.
• Experience with NEC3/NEC4 contracts, BoQ responses, hyperscale/colo data centre design, Python or Ansible automation will be advantageous.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• A strong grasp of best practice
• Strong understanding of IT technologies and appropriate industry knowledge
• Proposal generation and writing skills
• Contract Management experience and skills
• Commercial mind-set
• Process driven
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Attention to detail and a passion for quality
• Conflict resolution skills
• Good communication skills required - written, presentation and verbal
• Decision making and negotiation skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Thorough understanding of ITSM best practices
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Stakeholder management and leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strategic Thinking
• The Ability to Execute the Vision of the Company