Solutions Architect - Data Center Solutions

DataVox is seeking a Solutions Architect for Data Center Solution to join the Sales team!

Before learning more about the position, let us tell you a bit more about who we are! DataVox has been serving the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth area for over 35 years with our advanced technology solutions. We specialize in Data Center & Network Technologies, Cloud Services, Cyber Security Solutions, IT Support Services & Collaboration Solutions, Audio Visual, Physical Security & Building Technology Solutions including IoT & Network Cabling. We are committed to be the best technology partner and ensure the highest level of expertise and quality service by having people like you on our team.

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Employees at DataVox are offered the following:

• An amazing atmosphere to challenge yourself and grow career!
• Comprehensive health, vision and dental insurance for you and your dependents
• Company paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) and Roth retirement plan with company match
• Professional development reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid company holidays
• Annual Health and Wellness Fairs
• Virtual and in-person team & company events – Ice Cream Social, Employee Appreciation Day, Halloween contests, Thanksgiving potluck, Holiday parties, “Support our team” days, Texans, Astros, and Dinamo watch parties, and more!
• Mileage and phone reimbursement
• Opportunity to make decisions that positively impact the environment through sustainable business practices.
• New Employee Buddy/CHAMPION Program

What You’ll Do:

We are looking for a Solutions Architect specializing in Data centers solutions to support our team by providing consulting and design support to enhance our Information Technology (IT) and Information Security (IS) practices. This individual will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assist in technical education and discovery sessions with our current and prospective clients, architect and design solutions to solve the clients business objectives, deliver presentations and demonstrations to showcase the business and technical value and craft custom scopes of work to define our client engagements.

• Provide presales support in Data Center opportunities. Data center opportunities include servers, storage, data protection, cloud and disaster recovery.
• Create and deliver advanced Data Center designs, that are tailored to customer’s needs and ensure high adoption rates
• Develop technical product presentations, demonstrations, proofs-of-concept and bill of materials
• Bridge the gap between business and IT and align technology investment to business objectives
• Provide advice regarding architectural questions, product prerequisites, product features, etc.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key vendors/partners and clients
• Utilize technical proficiency in a customer facing environment
• Ability to work successfully with prospects, customers, and cross functional teams to meet sales goals
• Contributes to DataVox’s Offering Development and Management strategy by actively participating in all regularly scheduled meetings, sprint activities, summits, and offering standard collateral generation.
• Establishes deep relationships with DataVox’s operations engineers, sales, business units and leadership teams to develop confidence in DataVox’s product sales and promote DataVox’s services capabilities.
• Provide expertise during customer conversations on relevant trends as seen in the industry (e.g., competitive landscape, regulatory & market environment),
• Maintain and update necessary technical certification as required
• Will travel to DataVox offices in Texas and prospective customer sites as necessary

Successful Candidates will Possess:

• A strong foundation and experience supporting Data Center Solutions
• A key focus on Data Center Solutions including compute, consumption-based, data protection, hybrid cloud, hyper-converged, storage, and virtual desktop (VDI)
• Expert understanding of multiple Storage architectures including but not limited to NAS, SAN, Cloud (Private & Public), Object Stores, Hybrid. Knowledge of CIFS/SMB, NFS, iSCSI, FCP, S3, etc.
• Broad knowledge of industry Storage Solutions like NetApp, Dell, HPE, AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
• Strong understanding of Data Center operations and infrastructure implementation methodologies
• Has subject-matter expert level understanding of DataVox’s full stack of solutions including supporting products, methods, processes and solution integration to client environment.
• Experience with Server Operating Systems, Database / Information Management, Networks, Security, Desktop Technology, Virtualization (Server, Desktop, and Application), Infrastructure and Device Monitoring, Mobility Solutions and Application Platforms / Application Integration.
• Ability to talk about technical subjects and deliver technical presentations to a wide array of audiences
• Proven experience working with client stakeholders to evaluate solution requirements
• Leadership capabilities to assist in managing additional technical resources for meeting the account needs
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to interface with all levels of internal and customer project teams.
• Strong organizational and time management skills in a dynamic fast-paced environment
• Ability to lead demos and proof-of-value engagements for clients
• Ability to develop high-level designs and architectures to ensure smooth transition from design to delivery
• Ability to assist clients and account team with understanding and architecting appropriate solutions
• HPE, Dell, VMware and other vendor certifications are a plus
• 5 Years of experience designing and implementing Data Center solutions required.
• Experience in writing and maintaining technical documentation is a plus

Are you excited and ready to join the team? Scroll down and apply!

Physical Demands:

Work involves standing, talking, hearing, using hands and fingers, handle, feel or operate objects like laptop, cell phone, or controls and reaching with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, balance, stand, and drive. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will need the ability to uphold stress of daily travel. Regular, predictable attendance is required, including hours as business demands dictate. Light to moderate lifting is required.

DataVox, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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