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Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.\nKey Responsibilities:\nDesigns and architects the infrastructure of DATA center, including servers, storage systems, networking equipment, power and cooling systems, and physical security measures.\nEvaluates and recommends DATA center services, aligning them with business requirements and ensuring security and compliance.\nAnalyzes, develops and recommends long-term strategic plans to ensure DATA center meets current and future requirements.\nViewed as a trusted technical advisor to the client and provide technical guidance to development teams during the implementation of collaborative solutions.\nDevelops and implements network architectures, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security.\nDesigns and optimizes virtualized environments using technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM\nProvides pre-sales technical support and expertise in analyzing client requirements, in conjunction with the client’s current collaboration capabilities.\nEnsures technical solutions will accomplish the client's objectives\nWorks with internal stakeholders to produce a technical specification for the custom development and systems integration requirements for the solution.\nDevelops or produces the technical design document to match the solution design specifications.\nWorking with the relevant internal stakeholders, participate or lead in scope of work determination, product pricing and rFP/rFI responses.\nAssists with the determination of outsourcing, product pricing and collaborates with others to develop an implementation solution.\nCreates comprehensive technical documentation, including network diagrams, system configurations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).\nResponsible for influencing and guiding members of the Sales team and to ensure that they are equipped to close deals and maintain visibility of forecasting and sales pipeline in order to influence potential deals.\nManages client proof of concept (POC) initiatives, which will require the involvement of the appropriate resources, and setup and delivery of the POC.\nOn all assigned engagements, owns the proposed solution and transitions the build / implementation to the delivery team.\nExpected to take ownership of relevant technologies according to domain or specialization\nAchieve and maintain relevant certifications as assigned within the Business Unit\nActs as coach and mentor to more junior Implementation Engineers and Technical Architects.\nSpecifically relating to opportunity pursuit this role will evaluate each opportunity for alignment with organizational capabilities and business policy, prepare the executive summary that outlines all of the information gathered from the client in regard to their needs, as understood, document the proposed technology solution, document the statement of work along with all labor requirements, work with the relevant internal stakeholders to prepare the pricing format that will be supplied to the customer, perform the actual solution design and prepare a parts list outlining equipment to be provided, develop and manage a proof-of-concept as such may be required, engage all technical resources required for an accurate solution design, prepare a network diagram outlining the proposed solution, document all deliverables and what constitutes a successful completion, review the final parts list as supplied and submit all information to the applicable bid team for final assembly, verify the proposal’s accuracy and sign off on the final documents to be presented to the client, assist during the final presentation to the client as appropriate.\nKnowledge and Attributes:\nRelevant proficiency in following Microsoft technologies - HPE, DELL, VMware, Veeam, CompTIA A+, Cisco UCS Servers, Brocade SAN Switches, Cisco MDS SAN switches, Nutanix concepts.\nComprehensive understanding and appreciation of technical design principles.\nSeasoned understanding of project and administration processes.\nDisplay a strong learning orientation.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nDemonstrate a client service orientation.\nHands-on proactive in approach.\nProficient in Visio, LLD and As Build document design.\nAcademic Qualifications and Certifications:\nBachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or information systems or a related field.\nCertification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (for example, TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).\nVendor product, sales and technology certifications such as Dell, Nutanix, HPE, Cisco, Vmware, Redhat, Linux, etc\nSoftware and programming languages, for example, C++ is an added advantage\nSAFe Scaled Agile certification advantageous or similar\nRequired experience:\nSeasoned professional technical experience within a large-scale technology environment.\nSeasoned experience with virtualization technologies like VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM.\nSeasoned experience in a professional technical role.\nSeasoned experience as a DATA Center Technical Architect or similar role, designing and implementing DATA center infrastructure solutions.\nSeasoned experience in project management methodologies advantageous.\nWorkplace type:\nHybrid WorkingAbout NTT DATA\nNTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune\nGlobal 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through\nresponsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with\nunmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and\napplication services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move\nconfidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more\nthan 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as\nestablished and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each\nyear in R&D.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nNTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.\nThird parties fraudulently posing as NTT DATA recruiters\nNTT DATA recruiters will never ask job seekers or candidates for payment or banking information during the recruitment process, for any reason. Please remain vigilant of third parties who may attempt to impersonate NTT DATA recruiters whether in writing or by phone in order to deceptively obtain personal data or money from you. All email communications from an NTT DATA recruiter will come from an @nttdata.com email address. 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