Cloud Solutions Architect - MainOne

The Cloud Solutions Architect at MainOne will develop and articulate solutions based on a customer’s strategic business or technical requirements ascertained from working with multiple business units across the customer’s organization.

Other responsibilities include;

• Provide subject matter expertise and recommendations for Cloud-computing technologies and architectural patterns and maintain responsibility for the design of customer solutions.
• Provide technical and business consultative leadership throughout the technical life cycle of cloud solutions.
• Actively involved from pre-sales solution formulation through system deployment; including bid preparation and customer interface resulting in cloud solutions architecture proposals.
• Develop and articulate solutions based on a customer’s strategic business or technical requirements ascertained from working with multiple business units across the customer’s organization.
• Develop and propose solutions.
• Prepare technical solutions architectural and implementation design documents.
• Work closely with the Project Manager to define project deliverables and schedules and help to identify and leverage resources to satisfy the technical needs and objectives of the implementation.
• Where required, especially for complex or novel solutions, the solutions architect may need to step into a project management role to manage delivery

• Assess solutions for their commercial merits and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Maintain awareness of existing or potential customer software/hardware situations and proactively alert the project management, engineering, and customer-facing groups of potential problems based upon a strong working knowledge of cloud solutions including software/hardware compatibility within the customer’s environment.
• The Cloud Solutions Architect will stay current on technical specifications for cloud hardware/software requirements of industrial products through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars.
• As required, the Cloud Solutions Architect may be called upon to support network and data center operations to meet customer requirements & business objectives.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Communication Technology or Engineering
• At least five (5) years of industry experience
• At least two (3) years experience in a Cloud Solutions Architect role

Demands of the Job

• Strong background in solution design with a focus on Cloud technologies.
• Problem-solving
• Prioritizing workload of self and others
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Contract negotiation and influencing skills
• Relationship Management and Analytical Skills