We are currently lookingfor a Solutions Architect to be based in Cape Town to fulfil an infrastructure architectural rolewithin the Technical Services arm with identified Customers and VendorsResponsibiities

Interface with customers onarchitectural layer to be in a position to craft customer specific solutions
Utilise Vendorconfiguration and pricing tools to configure final workable solutions (HPE, DELL/EMC, Veeam andothers)
Prepare solution documentation, proposals and presentations to final state
Interact and collaborate with delivery teams to plan and assist with implementation of craftedsolutions
Stay abreast with relevant industry trends and technology
Solutionscrafting and architecture             
Planning andoperational assistance         
Industry analysis trends andtechnology    

Skillsand Knwledge 

Any or a combination of the below

HPEServer, Storage and/or networking architectural skills and qualifications
Cisco networkingarchitectural skills and qualifications
Dell/EMC architectural skills andqualifications



Minimum 4 years Datacentre Enterprise experience andexposure
Strong architecture integration capability over infrastructure stacks i.e.Storage, Server, Networking and security
The ability to utilise architecture skills incrafting and contributing toward Managed Services proposal generation
The ability tocontribute towards commercial decisions
Experience of leading technical teams in complexdatacentre implementation platforms
At least in depth experience and certification into onetechnology area i.e. Server, Storage, Networking, Security or data protection
Experienceand knowledge of Hybrid cloud and cloud  technologies will be beneficial