Your day at NTT DATA<\/p>\n
\tAs 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.
\n\tThis 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.
\n\tYou 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.
\n\tYour 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.
\n\tYou 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.
\n\tOn 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.<\/p>\n
To thrive in this role, you need to have:<\/p>\n
\tA deep understanding of network protocols, topologies, security, routing, switching, wireless networks, and IP addressing.
\n\tBroad product knowledge with an integrated understanding of technology.
\n\tFamiliarity with the Internet of Things, big DATA, network management, quality of service, cloud computing, and virtualization.
\n\tExtensive experience in professional technical roles, including software development, systems design and deployment, or networking and infrastructure within large-scale, multinational technology services environments.
\n\tProficiency in project management methodologies.
\n\tStrong client engagement skills and solid technical consulting aptitude.
\n\tEffective collaboration and communication skills, contributing to team success.<\/p>\n
Key Responsibilities:<\/p>\n
\tAnalyzes, develops and recommends long-term strategic plans to ensure network technology and capacity meets current and future network requirements.
\n\tViewed as a trusted technical advisor to the client.
\n\tResponsible for solution design, business development, and transition of projects from presales to delivery and sales support.
\n\tProvides pre-sales technical support and expertise in analyzing client requirements, in conjunction with the client\u2019s current network and system capabilities.
\n\tEnsures technical solutions will accomplish the client’s objectives.
\n\tWorks with internal stakeholders to produce a technical specification for the custom development and systems integration requirements for the solution.
\n\tDevelops or produces the technical design document to match the solution design specifications.
\n\tWorking with the relevant internal stakeholders, participate or lead in scope of work determination, product pricing and rFP\/rFI responses.
\n\tAssists with the determination of outsourcing, product pricing and collaborates with others to develop an implementation solution.
\n\tResponsible for influencing and guiding members of the Sales team and to ensure that they are equipped to close deals and maintain visibility of forecasting and sales pipeline in order to influence potential deals.
\n\tManages client proof of concept (POC) initiatives, which will require the involvement of the appropriate resources, and setup and delivery of the POC.
\n\tOn all assigned engagements, owns the proposed solution and transitions the build \/ implementation to the delivery team.
\n\tSpecifically relating to opportunity pursuit this role will evaluate each opportunity for alignment with organizational capabilities and business policy, prepare the executive summary that outlines all of the information gathered from the client in regard to their needs, as understood, document the proposed technology solution, document the statement of work along with all labor requirements, work with the relevant internal stakeholders to prepare the pricing format that will be supplied to the customer, perform the actual solution design and prepare a parts list outlining equipment to be provided, develop and manage a proof-of-concept as such may be required, engage all technical resources required for an accurate solution design, prepare a network diagram outlining the proposed solution, document all deliverables and what constitutes a successful completion, review the final parts list as supplied and submit all information to the applicable bid team for final assembly, verify the proposal\u2019s accuracy and sign off on the final documents to be presented to the client, assist during the final presentation to the client as appropriate.
\n\tDrives innovation by looking at automating internal process as well as products and services.<\/p>\n
Knowledge and Attributes:<\/p>\n
\tSolid client engagement skills coupled solid technical consulting aptitude.
\n\tAbility to collaborate and communicate effectively with team members, contributing to their success.
\n\tBroad product knowledge integrated with technology understanding.
\n\tUnderstanding network protocols, topologies and security.
\n\tUnderstanding of routing and switching, wireless networks and IP addressing.
\n\tUnderstanding of internet of things, big DATA, network management, quality of service, virtualisation, cloud computing and AI.
\n\tBasic understanding of key vendor subscription models such as Cisco.<\/p>\n
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:<\/p>\n
\tRelevant technical qualifications and certifications
\n\tCertification of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL, COBIT), advantageous.
\n\tVendor product, sales, and technology certifications, advantageous.
\n\tProficiency in software and programming languages such as C++
\n\tSAFe \u00a0Scaled Agile, advantageous<\/p>\n
Required experience:<\/p>\n
\tSeasoned professional technical experience related to software development, systems design and deployment, or networking and infrastructure within a large scale (preferably multi-national) technology services environment.
\n\tSeasoned experience in a professional technical role.
\n\tSeasoned network management experience, including fault and performance management systems.
\n\tSeasoned experience in project management methodologies.<\/p>\n
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