Solutions Architect

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Your day at NTT DATA

As a Networking Technical Architect at NTT DATA, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, transforming business requirements into comprehensive network solutions. drawing from your extensive expertise, you will design network architectures from the communications layer to networking protocols, covering all elements such as network gear, interconnects, hardware, and cloud services for hybrid solutions.

This role specifies and designs solutions based on their technical expertise within the technology / domain focus area. This will include the ability to design the physical domain from the communications layer to networking protocols, network gear, interconnects, hardware for all services (Connectivity, Voice (SIP), Co-location and Carrier) and all cloud services for hybrid solutions.

You will analyse, develop, and recommend long-term strategic plans to ensure network capacity meets current and future requirements. Collaborating with internal stakeholders, you will create technical specifications and develop detailed design documents that align with business objectives and compliance standards.

Your day will include providing pre-sales technical support and helping to transition projects from presales to delivery. You will be integral in developing and managing proofs of concept (POCs), which involve setting up, delivering, and ensuring the successful completion of these initiatives.

You will work closely with sales teams to influence and guide them, ensuring they are well-equipped to close deals. From scope determination to product pricing and rFP/rFI responses, your involvement is pivotal to ensuring the technical solutions meet client objectives.

On assigned engagements, you will own the proposed solutions, transitioning the build and implementation to delivery teams. Your Responsibilities also include preparing executive summaries, documenting proposed technology solutions, and assisting in final client presentations, ensuring all deliverables meet the highest standards.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• A deep understanding of network protocols, topologies, security, routing, switching, wireless networks, and IP addressing.

• Broad product knowledge with an integrated understanding of technology.

• Familiarity with the Internet of Things, big DATA, network management, quality of service, cloud computing, and virtualization.

• Extensive experience in professional technical roles, including software development, systems design and deployment, or networking and infrastructure within large-scale, multinational technology services environments.

• Proficiency in project management methodologies.

• Strong client engagement skills and solid technical consulting aptitude.

• Effective collaboration and communication skills, contributing to team success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, develops and recommends long-term strategic plans to ensure network technology and capacity meets current and future network requirements.

• Viewed as a trusted technical advisor to the client.

• Responsible for solution design, business development, and transition of projects from presales to delivery and sales support.

• Provides pre-sales technical support and expertise in analyzing client requirements, in conjunction with the client’s current network and system capabilities.

• Ensures technical solutions will accomplish the client's objectives.

• Works with internal stakeholders to produce a…