Solutions Architect – Datacenter, Cloud Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering solutions and explain technologies to customers.
• Gather requirements and propose solutions including hardware, software, engineering, and Business Continuity services.
• Provide recommendations on viability, implementation strategies and optimal implementation of solutions.
• Develop design and system configuration based on technical requirements.
• Develop scalable solutions for DC, LAN, WAN, WLAN, Firewalls, and other network devices.
• Develop scalable solutions for physical and virtualized compute (onPrem and Cloud) and storage solutions including (VMWare, Hyper‑V, Azure, AWS).
• Develop scalable solutions for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
• Assess and design onPrem to Cloud (Azure/AWS) migration solutions including optimization, workflows, processes, and level of effort.
• Prepare statement of work (SOW’s), level of effort and bill of materials (BOM’s) for projects.
• Recommend enhancements/changes to system design as appropriate.
• Identify, research, evaluate and implement emerging network technologies.
• Provide oversight for configuration, installation and maintenance.
• Provide documentation of requirements, design decisions, and ensure continuity with the delivery teams.
• Train deployment/field engineers for on‑site deployment and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant work experience in Cloud Networking, Network Security, Hypervisors (VMware and Hyper‑V), Azure WAF and associated components, BCDR (Datto and Veeam), SAN and storage solutions.
• Global Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or Managed Service experience is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in related technical/business areas.
• Current Cisco data networking certifications such as CCNP, CCDP, CCIE strongly preferred.
• Broadcom VMware sales and technical certification is preferred.
• Microsoft Certified: AZ‑800/801 or AZ‑802 preferred.
• Datto: Kaseya Certified Expert (KCE) preferred.
• Veeam: VMCE+ (Veeam Certified Engineer+) preferred.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing scalable solutions for Cloud Networking, Network Security, and Business Continuity, with a strong focus on system design, implementation strategies, and emerging technologies. Proficient in preparing project documentation and training deployment teams for effective execution.