Presidio
Sr. Solutions Architect-Data Center, Cloud (Chicago)
Presidio, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Overview
Sr. Solutions Architect-Data Center, Cloud (Chicago) role at Presidio. The Sr. Solutions Architect-Data Center, Cloud (Chicago) is a pre-sales resource who leads the consultative discovery of customers' business objectives and translates them into effective datacenter solutions. The role supports the Central region (IL, WI and MN) and involves selling and architecting compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud solutions from primary vendors including Dell/EMC, Pure, Cisco, VMware, Nutanix, AWS, and Azure. The position may require up to 25-30% travel and is based in Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; or Milwaukee, WI. Notes:
This description preserves original information about responsibilities and required experiences, vendor focus, and travel expectations.
Responsibilities Position yourself as a trusted advisor with customers and partner to understand requirements and business needs.
Provide recommendations to customers for solutions and strategies.
Partner with vendor-partners to build trusted relationships and topic expertise in technology areas.
Create functional designs and reference architectures; assist with other project deliverables.
Design state-of-the-art technical solutions addressing availability, scalability, security, and performance.
Create and deliver technical artifacts (drawings/diagrams) to clients.
Conduct customer-facing demonstrations of products/solutions to enhance experience and sales outcomes.
Collaborate with project teams on technical solutions to contribute to Presidio’s intellectual property.
Stay current on technical developments related to datacenter business and partners.
Interact with sales in a trusted, collaborative way to build robust solutions for customers.
Perform customer assessments to support design, implementation, and ongoing support as required.
Required Skills and Professional Experience Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience.
7+ years designing and implementing complex datacenter solutions.
3+ years of experience with mid-market and enterprise environments across multiple verticals.
Strong experience in Cisco UCS, Dell, and Pure (other storage vendors a plus).
Basic knowledge of core networking, IP, subnetting, routing, VPN, DirectConnect, etc.
Strong experience with virtualization (VMware vSphere, Nutanix).
Working knowledge of operating systems (Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, etc.).
Core understanding of storage fundamentals (RAID, snapshots, deduplication, encryption, SAN/NAS, NFS, iSCSI, etc.).
Strong verbal and written communication; ability to work across internal and external groups.
Strong presentation and whiteboarding skills.
Preferred Skills and Professional Experience Presales experience and/or experience with a systems integrator.
AWS and/or Azure experience for hybrid cloud conversations.
Basic knowledge of automation tools (Puppet, Ansible, vRealize, Terraform, etc.).
Basic knowledge of container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
Basic understanding of observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.).
Data protection experience with Commvault, Rubrik, or Cohesity.
Travel
In this role you will be expected to travel up to 25-30%.
About Presidio
Presidio is a global technology solutions provider focused on AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure. The company emphasizes speed, quality, and innovation to enable businesses to stay ahead in a changing digital world.
EEO and Notices
Presidio is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer / VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for this position regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, veteran status, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
For more information, visit www.presidio.com.
Job Details Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
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Sr. Solutions Architect-Data Center, Cloud (Chicago) role at Presidio. The Sr. Solutions Architect-Data Center, Cloud (Chicago) is a pre-sales resource who leads the consultative discovery of customers' business objectives and translates them into effective datacenter solutions. The role supports the Central region (IL, WI and MN) and involves selling and architecting compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud solutions from primary vendors including Dell/EMC, Pure, Cisco, VMware, Nutanix, AWS, and Azure. The position may require up to 25-30% travel and is based in Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; or Milwaukee, WI. Notes:
This description preserves original information about responsibilities and required experiences, vendor focus, and travel expectations.
Responsibilities Position yourself as a trusted advisor with customers and partner to understand requirements and business needs.
Provide recommendations to customers for solutions and strategies.
Partner with vendor-partners to build trusted relationships and topic expertise in technology areas.
Create functional designs and reference architectures; assist with other project deliverables.
Design state-of-the-art technical solutions addressing availability, scalability, security, and performance.
Create and deliver technical artifacts (drawings/diagrams) to clients.
Conduct customer-facing demonstrations of products/solutions to enhance experience and sales outcomes.
Collaborate with project teams on technical solutions to contribute to Presidio’s intellectual property.
Stay current on technical developments related to datacenter business and partners.
Interact with sales in a trusted, collaborative way to build robust solutions for customers.
Perform customer assessments to support design, implementation, and ongoing support as required.
Required Skills and Professional Experience Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience.
7+ years designing and implementing complex datacenter solutions.
3+ years of experience with mid-market and enterprise environments across multiple verticals.
Strong experience in Cisco UCS, Dell, and Pure (other storage vendors a plus).
Basic knowledge of core networking, IP, subnetting, routing, VPN, DirectConnect, etc.
Strong experience with virtualization (VMware vSphere, Nutanix).
Working knowledge of operating systems (Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, etc.).
Core understanding of storage fundamentals (RAID, snapshots, deduplication, encryption, SAN/NAS, NFS, iSCSI, etc.).
Strong verbal and written communication; ability to work across internal and external groups.
Strong presentation and whiteboarding skills.
Preferred Skills and Professional Experience Presales experience and/or experience with a systems integrator.
AWS and/or Azure experience for hybrid cloud conversations.
Basic knowledge of automation tools (Puppet, Ansible, vRealize, Terraform, etc.).
Basic knowledge of container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
Basic understanding of observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.).
Data protection experience with Commvault, Rubrik, or Cohesity.
Travel
In this role you will be expected to travel up to 25-30%.
About Presidio
Presidio is a global technology solutions provider focused on AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure. The company emphasizes speed, quality, and innovation to enable businesses to stay ahead in a changing digital world.
EEO and Notices
Presidio is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer / VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for this position regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, veteran status, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
For more information, visit www.presidio.com.
Job Details Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
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