Solutions Architect: Data Center Solutions
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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you’ll do
Role purpose:
The Solutions Architect - Data Center Solutions is responsible for designing and delivering cloud and data centre infrastructure solutions that are scalable, secure, and cost-efficient. The role works closely with customers and internal teams to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
The position supports presales engagements, technical consulting, solution design, implementation, and service activation to ensure delivery within SLA timelines, successful customer UAT sign-off, billing readiness, revenue growth, and an enhanced customer experience.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
•Responsible with leading to capturing and understanding customer requirements and design based on business requirement.
•Responsible with ensuring an always ready environment for customers to host their equipment and solutions in our environments
•Responsible with leading installation of customer equipment and implementation of customer solution by providing a seamless on boarding of support.
•Responsible with ensuring UATs are performed and proper team training is done of the new feature/solution (both customer teams and Vodacom Sales teams).
•Responsible with identifying new, innovative hosting and cloud solutions and help to scope with relevant stakeholders that ensures continued relevance and growth of colocation revenue and customer experience
Who you are
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
Job Knowledge:
•Must possess good organizational skills with strong attention to details
•Excellent communication skills.
• cross functional Skills
•Strong Stakeholder Management skills
•Analytical skills
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
•A degree in Telecom Engineering, Electronic or Computer Science or Computer engineering
•At least 3 years previous experience (strategic planning, project management and reporting, sales or product development.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
What's in it for you
Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
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Together we can.