Sr. Solutions Architect - Infrastructure

Job Summary

The Sr. Solutions Architect - Infrastructure will assist SHI' s customers in implementing data center infrastructure initiatives as they move towards modern data center solutions . This role involves designing and deploying enterprise infrastructure and platforms, providing upgrade and migration services, and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems . Additionally, the Sr. Solutions Architec t – Inf rastructure serves as a mentor to other consultants within the team.

This position is a remote position with Home Office setup as determined by SHI management.

About Us

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $14 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.
  
  
  

Responsibilities

Include, but not limited to:   

• Performs design and implementation work that may include architecture analysis and design, system migration and systems engineering
• Responsible for the design and implementation of:
• Converged & hyperconverged solutions
• Storage & SAN
• Disaster recovery
• Server virtualization & operations
• Backup & ransomware resiliency solutions
• Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert on projects and workshops, overseeing the work of others and being accountable for the outcome of the project
• Collaborate with sales team in identifying and closing professional services opportunities through customer discovery and scoping meetings
• Configuration and upgrade services within our customers’ and partners environments
• Serve as a mentor and provide guidance to other architects and consultants within the team
• Participate in pre-sales conversations, design, planning of services engagements
• Stay up to date and on top of top industry trends and offerings
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship in a pre-sales and post-sales capacity to support successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of offerings
• Demonstrate long-term thinking as it relates to our Infrastructure practice and customer engagements
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 8-10 years of technical experience with increasing responsibility
• Minimum 7 years’ experience working with infrastructure ( blade chassis & servers , hypervisors, storage, storage fabrics, backup solutions, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of: virtualization technologies & software defined datacenter
  
  
  

Required Skills

• Ability to design, build and implement equipment from the loading dock to production-ready
• Ability to define, design, build, and maintain systems and solutions leveraging systems and infrastructure
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Ability to guide other consultants within the team
• Strong project time management and communication skills
• Consultative approach to deploying enterprise architecture
• Passion for technology
  
  
  

Certifications Required

• Expert level certifications in one or more infrastructure technology platforms (ex: VCP, VCDX, CCIE, VMCE)
  
  
  

Unique Requirements

• Travel to client sites, up to 20%
• Ability to lift up to 50lb for equipment racking
  
  
  

Additional Information

• The estimated annual pay range for this position is $160,000 - $220,000 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.
• Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status.
  
  
  

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