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We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.\nOver 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees - all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:\nOur commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.\n\nContinuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.\n\nHealth, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.\n\nWorld-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive - in our offices or yours.\n\nJob Summary\nThe Solutions Architect - SDDC will assist SHI's customers in the post-sales implementation of data center infrastructure automation initiatives (Software-Defined Data Center) as clients move towards modern data center solutions and private clouds. This delivery role involves low-level design and the hands-on deployment of enterprise infrastructure and platforms, providing upgrade and migration services, and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. Additionally, the Solutions Architect - SDDC serves as a mentor to other consultants within the teamThis position is a remote position with Home Office setup as determined by SHI management.\nRole Description\nPerforms low-level design and implementation work that may include architecture analysis and design, system migration, and systems engineering\n\nResponsible for the design and implementation of:\nVMware VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)version 9.x, both Brownfield and Greenfield\n\nVMware VCF (Aria) Automation\n\nVMware VCF Operations\n\nAutomation and IaCtechnologies such as SaltStack, Terraform, or Ansible\n\nProficiencyin PowerShell, PowerCLI, and Javascript\n\nServer virtualization & operations\n\nvSAN, Storage, & SAN\n\nDisaster recovery\n\nVMware NSX and general virtual networking\n\nBackup & ransomware resiliency solutions\n\nHyperconverged solutions\n\nServe as the technical lead and subject matter expert on projects and workshops, overseeing the work of others and being accountable for the outcome of the project\n\nCollaborate with sales and presales teams in identifyingand closing professional services opportunities through customer discovery and scoping meetings\n\nConfiguration and upgrade services within our customers’ environments\n\nServe as a mentor and provide guidance to other architects and consultants within the team\n\nParticipate in pre-sales conversations, design, planning of services engagements\n\nStay up to date and on top of top industry trends and offerings\n\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship in a pre-sales and post-sales capacity to support successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of offerings\n\nDemonstrate long-term thinking as it relates to our Infrastructure practice and customer engagements\n\nBehaviors and Competencies\nProblem-Solving: Can proactively identify and take ownership of complex problem-solving initiatives, initiate preventative measures, collaborate with others to find solutions, and drive successful outcomes.\n\nCommunication: Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information to diverse audiences, facilitate effective communication between others, and mentor others in effective communication.\n\nAdaptability: Can lead others through change, help teams adapt to new directions, and create a culture open to change.\n\nLeadership: Can take ownership of complex team initiatives, collaborate with others in decision-making processes, and drive team performance.\n\nTeamwork: Can build and lead multiple teams, fostering a cooperative environment and ensuring effective communication between team members.\n\nSelf-Motivation: Can take ownership of complex personal or professional initiatives, collaborate with others when necessary, and drive results through self-motivation.\n\n Skill Level Requirements\nProficiencyin overseeing and directing projects to completion, ensuring goals are met, resources are utilizedefficiently, and stakeholders are satisfied - Expert\n\nAbility to systematically identify, document, and manage the technical needs and specifications of a project by engaging with stakeholders and analyzing business objectivesto ensure successful project outcomes - Expert\n\nAbility to define, design, build, and maintainrobust systems and solutions by leveragingsystems and infrastructure effectively - Advanced\n\nAbility to write, debug, and maintaincode in various scripting and programming languages to automate tasks and develop software solutions - Advanced\n\nAbility to understand and manage various infrastructure components (firewalls, load balancers, hypervisors, storage, monitoring, security) and use orchestration tools to develop comprehensive technical solutions - Advanced\n\nAbility to develop detailed Statements of Work (SOWs) and drive revenue growth through professional services engagements\n\nExtensive experience working on large scaleIT projects related to design, deploymentand configuration - Advanced\n\nAdditional Requirements\nAbility to define, design, build, and maintain systems and solutions leveraging systems and infrastructure\n\nStrong troubleshooting skills\n\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\n\nExcellent organizational and project management skills\n\nStrong analytical and research skills\n\nAbility to guide other consultants within the team\n\nStrong project time management and communication skills\n\nConsultative approach to deploying enterprise architecture\n\nRequired Certification in one of the following: VCP - VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator, VCP - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect\n\nOptional Certifications in one of the following: VCAP - VMware Cloud Foundation Automation; VCAP - VMware Cloud Foundation Operations; VCAP - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect\n\n Other Requirements\nCompleted Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience\n\n5+ years of experience in solutions architecture or working with infrastructure (blade chassis, and servers, hypervisors, storage and storage fabrics, backup solutions)\n\n7+ years of experience with VMWare and associate product range in enterprise environments\n\n8 - 10+ years of technical experience with increasing responsibility\n\nWillingness to travel occasionally\n\nThorough understanding of virtualization technologies & software-defined datacenter\n\nThe base salary for this position is $150,000 - $200,000. 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