Distinguished Solutions Architect

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As a Distinguished Architect for Public Sector (SLED), you'll be responsible for driving sales opportunities forward as a technical advisor to a core solution area and able to influence decision makers. The ideal candidate should have solid experience in presales, customer interaction, technical knowledge, architectural design and be able to perform in large organization. Ideally the candidate will have experience with the end-to-end Solution Design and Delivery thereby understanding the lifecycle of a deal and able to connect with customers at many levels in the business.

• Serve a segment solution & strategy specialist (CTO for SLED)

• Identifying, proposing, deploying, and supporting strategies and solutions

• Driving partner strategy

• Project & program solution lead for the SLED segment

• Serving as a subject matter expert, teaching and training internal teams

• Providing guidance on RFI/RFP/RFQ responses

• Managing solution lifecycle and field support, from pilot to commercial adoption

• Executive Presentation Skills & Presence

• Broad understanding of technology and solutions

• Capability to have business conversations and link them to a customer's objectives

• Possesses strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concerns within a team setting

• Effectively adjusts communication style to suit diverse audiences, including senior management

Presales

• Comfortable assisting with multiple complex customer engagements at the same time

• Influential sales conversations - provide Customer outcomes perspective

• Executive IT long term strategy identification and able to align Verizon value

• Able to influence product teams to resolve technology gaps to help win an opportunity

• Act as final arbiter of solution elements, and technical editor of proposal narratives.

Customer Interaction

• Possesses strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concerns within a team setting

• Demonstrates technical writing proficiency to support the creation of technical documentation

• Effectively adjusts communication style to suit diverse audiences, including senior management

• Documents issues and concerns comprehensively and in a timely manner to drive customer satisfaction

• Perceived as industry influencer and can connect with many personality types

• Comfortable speaking to C-level, middle management and line technologist as well as regularly presents at conferences/EBC/workshops to promote Verizon's value;

• Experience architecting across multiple verticals and comfortable ideating common customer challenges in those verticals and synergies between verticals

Technical Skills & Certifications

• Extensive experience in Solution Design and Delivery of Telecommunications solution across various technology solutions and domains

• Avid learner of technology in multiple disciplines with deep focus in networking and voice while having strong skills in multiple technology disciplines such as security, cloud, development, virtualization, and data center design

• Motivated to learn all aspects of a technology with hands-on learning, reading technical documents and strong contribution to industry community sites

• Good Generalist of non-core-competency technology and some programming experience e.g. programming + database design + virtual infrastructures

Architecture Skills

• Creates complex architectures/designs that require a subject matter expert in individual area of technical expertise

• Leads design and architectural discussions with client and peer technologists

• Mentors, authors and approves highly complex Statements of Work and Business Value Models

• Provides expert level technology specific architecture combining technical drawings, engagement definitions, operational instruction, and interoperability with other components

• Discover, initiate and lead developing new concepts and incubating new products as partner with product marketing.

The SLED Dist. Architect fills the role of trusted technical adviser for Public Sector Solution Architecture Sr Director, SLED clients and opportunities. A technical lead on complex sales involving solution design elements and act as the design authority for internal and external stakeholders by putting together multi-tower solutions and creating supporting design artifacts.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Willingness to travel.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree.

• A degree in IT, information systems, or engineering.

• Experience in complex multi-tower solutions delivery. Ideally, involving IoT, M2M, cloud, security, professional services, or SaaS.

• Financial management skills needed for forecasting, pricing, and margin analysis.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.