Technical Pre-Sales Architect

 

Recruiter:

HR Genie

Job Ref:

Solutions

Date posted:

Monday, July 19, 2021

Location:

South Africa, South Africa

Salary:

Market related


SUMMARY:
As a Technical Pre-Sales Solutions Architect, you will support the DotModus Sales team in providing

POSITION INFO:

Abstract

As a Technical Pre-Sales Solutions Architect, you will support the DotModus Sales team in providing by providing a cross solution level technical understanding and expertise across multiple platforms, hybrid cloud, database and public cloud in order to develop designs, solutions, architectures, documentation and associated backlogs as an input to the sales process from start to the conclusion of a sales deal.

 

Responsibilities

  • Performs sales activities with the field-based Account Manager/Business Development Manager.

  • Attendance of all internal and external sales related meetings and forums where required

  • Preparing cost estimates for licensing and product sales as well as professional services (deployment, migration, implementation, workshops, etc.)

  • Developing overall solutions including high-level design, statements of work, service design and bills of materials.

  • Contributing to sales engineering effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives.

  • Analyzing and gathering business requirement from large and complex client environment and performing required research and investigation to identify and create thorough, accurate technical solution proposals based on client requirements

  • Establish trusted advisor relationships with decision makers and senior buyers.

  • Confer with customers, prospects and salespeople to collect requirements.

  • Prepare sales presentations with service offerings, case studies and proof points.

  • Develop proposals and pricing models for innovative solutions.

  • Develop solution briefs.

  • Assess outputs from delivery teams to assure deliverables satisfy quality standards.

  • Collaborate with internal subject matter experts and technical architects to devise client solutions.

  • Penetrate and expand accounts through sales and operational strategic account solution plans.

  • Involve in quarterly account plan table-top reviews.

  • Execute solutions’ presentations, demos and handle scenario sessions with prospects.

  • Determine problem domain and record in design solution documents.

  • Determine technical risk and issues and suggest mitigation options.

  • Coordinate with Sales Director, Business Development Managers and Account Managers to pursue sales cycles.

  • Provide weekly detailed reporting on a all presales activities

  • Manage your time, and related communication, such that attendance to client meetings, internal meetings and delivery of client related outcomes can be met and accommodated

  • Present proposed architecture, backlog and timelines presented to the Architecture Review Board (ARB) as part of the conclusion of the sales process

  • Assist in the handover of the agreed design and backlog to operations and execution team.

  • Maintenance and management of the DotModus Artifact Repository


Skills Required

  • Prefered Experience

    • Solutions Architect (2+ years)

    • Technical Lead (5+ years)

  • Prefered Cloud Certifications

    • Google Cloud Architect

    • AWS Architect Professional

    • Azure Architect

  • Ability to design and document solutions and proposal

    • Experience in designing architecture for deployment in the public cloud

    • Experience developing high-level architecture design documents, multi-phase program roadmaps, solution design, and estimate

    • Ability to understand and translate business requirements into use cases and solution design

  • Ability to present solutions and proposals back to clients in a professional manner

    • Excellent client engagement, communication and presentation skills in English



 

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