Network Solutions Customer Solution Architect - Shared Services

Network Solutions Customer Solution Architect - Shared Services Canada

We are a software-focused IT solutions and services provider that equips organizations to be agile and innovative, and for their people to be engaged, connected, and creative t means moving them to the cloud, helping them build the workplace of tomorrow, and enabling them to make smarter decisions about their technology. By doing these things we help them create success for their customers and their people.

We areseekinga highly skilled and experienced

Network Customer Solution Architectto  join ourhigh-performance teamthat has a specific focus on Shared Services Canada. In this role, you willbe responsible for designing and developingnetworksolutions tailored to meet

SSCrequirements. You will collaborate with

SSCpersonnelto understand theiroperationalneeds and technical requirements, creating detailed technicalproposalsand solution blueprints. Additionally, you will help to define the services required for architecting and deployingnetworksolutions, providing technical leadership and guidance during the sales cycle including transition of solution design and knowledge of the customer’s needs to the engineering team for implementation.

• Bring a growth mindset and sense of urgency.
• Bring people together by acting as a bridge between our team andSSC. Share up-to-date insights on the latest solutions, formulate creative approaches to address business and technical challenges, present and host workshops withseniorleaders, and translate technical jargon into layman'slanguage and vice versa.
• Challenge conventional thoughtby using your skills, insight, and experience to help
  
  SSCsee what it takes to do the right things versus simply doing things right.
• Confidently challenge their beliefs with well-researched, tailored insights to spotlight your innovative ways of generating solutions that maximize outcomes.
• Your impact will increase our infrastructure revenue and gross profit, with specific emphasis on Cisco products and professional services, provide Cisco program, pricing, product, and promotionexpertisein support of our sales organization.

• Shared Services Canada, along with various partners and internal subject matter experts
• High-performance
  
  SSCteam members, who focus on solutions across the workplace,datacentreand cloud.

• Work in partnership withthe
  
  Account Directorandteam membersto engage with
  
  SSCdirectly, early in the sales cycle, where customers have a need to modernize their infrastructure and approach to connectivity.
• Collaborate withkey governmentpersonnelto understand their mandates,objectives and technical requirements.
• Design and developnetworksolutions tailored to meet
  
  SSC and partner department requirements.
• Create detailed technicalpresentationsand solution blueprints.
• Define the servicesrequiredfor deployingthesesolutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during the pre-implementation phase ensuring that the services delivery team is fully briefed on the expected project outcomes.
• Participate in assessments and audits of existing network infrastructure to ensure solutions you design meet the needs ofSSC.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with industry best practices.
• Stay updated with the latest technologies and industry trends.
• Maintain relevant technical certifications in your focused specialization areas.
• Collaboratewithour partner field sales and solution architecture teams.
• Build andmaintainaccount and market penetration plans on assigned accounts
• Quarterback opportunities from the point of assessing customer needs through closing deals and driving diversification
• Engage pre-sales and internal support to provide outstanding, end-to-end service
• Nurture strategic relationships with key partners and vendors

• 7+year’s experience with Cisco technology in public sector environments
• Extensive experience with Cisco networking, security and or collaboration technologies and solutions.
• Strong understanding of network design, application platform and infrastructure architectures principles and best practices.
• Experience…