Pre-sales Solutions Architect

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About AC3

We love technology and we get a big kick out of helping companies use tech wisely to create a competitive edge and be ready for the unexpected, whatever that may be!

We believe that the true benefit of information technology is utilising it to unlock innovation that enables greater operational efficiency and better business effectiveness. Ultimately, this is why we get out of bed every morning.

Reporting to the Head of Professional Services, your key role is to provide business and technical expertise to our customers across a broad range of technologies including Windows, Hyper-V, VMware, AWS, Azure, Citrix, Unix, Linux, Networking, Data Centre and storage etc.

What's in it for you?

• Varied engagements and clients
• Very high quality and standards - NO corner cutting
• Engage with C-Level execs
• Play with all the latest technologies
• Flexible working hours/ work-life balance

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

• Work closely with BDM's and relationship managers to deliver technical solutions in line with their client's requirements.  
• Facilitate projects from proposal to delivery 
• Create low level and high level designs for customers and internal use
• Providing technical content for client proposals  
• Review performance of managed services customer systems and make recommendations on improvement strategies
• Provide guidance and standards to ensure consistent application of technologies across customer systems

This position is best suited for a senior techie who is an SME in the Virtualisation, Microsoft Infrastructure and Applications Technology field, and is able to understand defined business objectives and translate into a client's IT requirement and provide a suitable solutions.

• Demonstrated experience working as a client facing Pre-Sales/ Solution Architect within medium to large environments
• Experience working for an IT service provider is essential 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with good judgment 
• Cross-platform design, development and implementation experience
• Experience with vendor analysis, and requirements gathering, including sizing hardware, storage and network requirements. 
• Experience handling demand management, negotiations, industry trends, and complex project management, able to effectively manage multiple small to medium projects in a cross-functional environment 
• Tertiary qualifications and industry/ technology certifications highly desirable (i.e. VCP, MCA, MCSE, CCIA, AWS & ITIL v3)
• Proven document / report writing/ tender response ability 
• Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders in a positive way

If this sounds like you and what you're after for your next career break, please apply now and we'll be in contact!

For more information on AC3 and our vacancies please visit http://www.ac3.com.au/about-us/work-with-us 

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