Solution Architect - Azure

Company: SHI GmbH
Location: Carson City
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

**Job Summary**The Solution Architect works with sales reps and architects to qualify prospective enterprise clients for Stratascale products and services. In this exciting role, you will become an expert explaining the advantages of Stratascale solutions across Cloud, Automation, DevOps, Containerization, Modernization, FinOps, APM, and custom-built software. You will dive deep into enterprise client use cases, client pain points, and business objectives while getting them excited about Stratascale solutions.This role sits at the intersection between field sales, product management, development, and our public cloud Architects. The right candidate will be someone who understands the role that each of these personas play in an enterprise pre-sales engagement. She/he has worked as a DevOps Engineer, Developer, Solutions Architect, or similar role. Those with a combination of technical hands-on work and pre-sales solutioning will be best equipped for success.If you'd like to help Stratascale clients realize the value of our solutions, we'd like to talk to you!This position is a remote position however may be required to travel as required for business needs as determined by Stratascale management.**About Us**Stratascale, an SHI company, brings together the benefits of 31 years' experience delivering the very best technologies with a fresh consultative approach to designing, delivering and supporting the technology our customers need to transform their business. We call it Digital Agility.To learn more about Stratascale visit our website: https://stratascale.com/**Responsibilities**_Includes but not limited to:_+ Lead technical discussions with clients regarding cloud and development solutions, and provide expertise during the sales cycle+ Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure a cohesive sales cycle with the clients and field sales teams+ The ability to communicate (written & verbal) technical scenarios and situations to a variety of technical & non-technical audiences+ Maintain knowledge of current and future cloud technologies through engagement with industry trade groups, technical publications, and interpersonal relationships+ Assist in developing professional services and/or product IP offerings in areas of expertise+ Provide education and guidance to the sales teams who identify and drive sales activities+ Conduct presentations for clients, sales teams, management, and other departments to drive Stratascale brand+ Participate and engage with Request for Proposal (RFP) responses+ Create, submit, and review Statements of Work (SOW) for engineering services**Qualifications**+ Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience+ 3+ years of DevOps, Development, or Solutions Architect experience+ 3+ years of experience with Azure public cloud+ 2+ years of pre-sales experience+ Working knowledge and understanding of public cloud architectures+ Experience related to Azure technologies such as configuration, architecting, migration planning, and execution, etc.+ Experience working within Agile or DevOps frameworks**Required Skills**+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills+ Excellent presentation skills+ Ability to present and lead technical discussions with prospective clients+ Ability to collaborate with other internal departments and sales teams+ Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment+ Excellent organizational and time management skills+ Ability to adapt to changing technology environment+ Ability to understand client's environments and recommend appropriate technology**Preferred Qualifications/Skills**+ Experience with cloud deployments, application modernization, DevOps, SRE or cloud migrations at Fortune 500 enterprises+ Experience with automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet+ Experience with Cloud Networking+ Experience with DevOps, SDLC, and CI/CD tools like CircleCI, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins**Certifications Required**_If one of the mandatory certifications is not currently held the successful candidate will be required to obtain at least one within 90 days of commencing the role:_+ Azure Administrator Associate**Preferred**+ Azure Solutions Architect - Expert+ Additional related cloud associate, professional or specialization certifications**Unique Requirements**+ Position requires frequent travel to attend conferences & visit client sites (20%)**Additional Information**+ The estimated annual pay range for this position is $160,000 - $225,000 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.+ Equal Employment Opportunity - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran StatusRefer a friend to this job (https://careers-shi.icims.com/jobs/13803/solution-architect---azure/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-336032949)**Need help finding the right job?**We can recommend jobs specifically for you!**Job Locations** _US-NJ-Somerset - US-Remote_**Requisition ID** _2023-13803_**Approved Min (Total Target Comp)** _USD $160,000.00/Yr._**Approved Max (Total Target Comp)** _USD $225,000.00/Yr._**Compensation Structure** _Base Plus Bonus_**Category** _Technical Presales/Post Sales_

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