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Solutions Architect - Collaboration (MD/VA)

Employer
Presidio
Location
Fulton, MD
Closing date
Sep 25, 2020

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A successful Solutions Architect should be able to present and explain various on premise, cloud based and hybrid voice, video, instant message & presence, and contact center technologies to customers, guide them through requirements gathering, and formulate a solution consisting of hardware, software, licensing, and engineering services. SAs are responsible for creating scopes of work and task lists for various types of projects in support of these solutions. Specific tasks include creation of bills of material for voice, video, instant message & presence, and contact center solutions from vendors to include Cisco and Microsoft as well as a suite of ecosystem, Cisco SolutionsPlus and Microsoft UC partners. The SA should have the ability to develop consulting opportunities and engagements, including pricing of engineering services and development of statements of work. Candidates will need to demonstrate a high level of design experience, with various solutions, products, and technologies listed above. The SA should be highly motivated, excited about learning new products and technologies, and able to effectively communicate ensuring superior customer service and maintaining a strong customer relationship. (regional travel)Essential Functions:The essential responsibilities of the Collaboration Solutions Architect are to work directly with customers and account managers in pre-sales situations, and to work effectively across functions with other Presidio employees in Sales, Marketing, Proposals, and Project Management areas. Specific responsibilities include:Meet with customers and collect customer requirements for infrastructure requirementsWork with Account Manager/Sales Team to develop customer relationships and solutionsCreate high-level solution designs/architectures and present to customersCreate customer facing presentationsCreate bills of material and solution configurationsBuild scopes of services and professional services pricingWrite statements of workTechnical Requirements:7+ years of demonstrable Unified Communications and Collaboration design experience. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and/or military experienceExperience in deployment, administration, configuration, or integration of multi vendor solutions is an advantage. Experience working as a consultant and with a Cisco, Microsoft, or Polycom partner is desirable.CCNA, CCNP highly preferred CCIE PreferredCandidates should have a strong knowledge of various UC/Collaboration technologies and products including a combination of the following skills:Cisco Collaboration System ReleaseCisco FinesseCisco Contact Center ExpressCalabrio Customer Experience SolutionsZoom Call RecordingCisco TelePresenceCisco WebEx/SparkMicrosoft S4B/LyncDesired Technical Skills:Cisco Collaboration/Microsoft S4B or Lync configuration and deployment in an enterprise environmentCisco TelePresence implementation design, configuration, and deployment in an enterprise environmentMicrosoft Active Directory/Exchange implementation design, configuration and deployment in an enterprise environmentUnderstanding of cloud based Collaboration offerings and requirementsUnderstanding of API integrations, Single Sign On methodologies and SIPKnowledgeable in IP Networking, enterprise voice solutions, VoIP technology, IPSec, TDM Voice, VoIP CPE, soft Switches, Session Border Controllers, Routers, and FirewallsPresidio is a leading North American IT solutions provider focused on Digital Infrastructure, Cloud and Security solutions to create agile, secure infrastructure platforms for its customers. We deliver this technology expertise through a full life cycle model of professional, managed, and support services including strategy, consulting, implementation and design. By taking the time to deeply understand how our clients define success, we help them harness technology advances, simplify IT complexity and optimize their environments today while enabling future applications, user experiences, and revenue models. As of June 30, 2019, we serve approximately 7,900 middle-market, large, and government organizations across a diverse range of industries. Approximately 2,900 Presidio professionals, including more than 1,600 technical engineers, are based in 60+ offices across the United States in a unique, local delivery model combined with the national scale of a $3.0 billion dollar industry leader. We are passionate about driving results for our clients and delivering the highest quality of service in the industry. For more information visit: www.presidio.com.Digital Infrastructure:Our Digital Infrastructure solutions help make existing IT infrastructure more efficient, while equipping our clients for a cloud-flexible, mobile-ready, highly secured, insight-driven future. Given the millions of potential configurations across these technologies, our clients rely on our expertise to simplify a highly complex IT landscape, helping to identify and deploy the solutions most appropriate for their business needs. Our Digital Infrastructure solutions scale from workgroup to the largest enterprise requirements.Cloud: We help our clients take cloud strategy and adoption to the next level. Through our advanced cloud solutions practice, combined with Presidio's IT infrastructure expertise, we provide private, hybrid, and multi cloud solutions. By closely aligning our services and solutions with our strategic partners Microsoft Azure (TM) , Amazon Web Services (TM) , Intel(R) and VMware (TM) Presidio offers cloud strategy, architecture and implementation services along with application rationalization and migration across the hybrid and multi-cloud data center environment. In addition, our new and innovative Presidio Cloud Concierge solution provides a foundation for Automation and Self-Services across Clouds to improve productivity and drive increased levels of governance and security.Rather than a "one size fits all" approach, or having to choose between public or private, Presidio tailors a hybrid cloud strategy to meet your unique business requirements. We help our clients accelerate and simplify cloud adoption across the entire IT lifecycle. Presidio is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer / VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for this position regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, veteran status, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local statutes, regulations and ordinances.To read more about discrimination protections under Federal Law, please visit: https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf (Get Acrobat Reader)If you have any difficulty using our online system and need an accommodation in the job application process due to a disability, please send an email to recruitment@presidio.com for assistance.Presidio is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referrals of protected veterans for its openings. State Employment Services, please provide priority referrals to recruitment@presidio.com.RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Agencies Please Note: Agencies may not submit any unsolicited candidate information to any employee of Presidio. Any candidate information received by any employee of Presidio will be considered property of Presidio, unless the submitting agency is an Authorized Vendor who has received a written request to perform recruiting services from a member of Presidio's Talent Acquisition staff. No other Presidio staff member shall be authorized to engage an agency to perform recruiting services. Authorized Vendors have entered into written contracts with Presidio that have been reviewed and executed by the Vice President of Talent Acquisition. Payments will not be made to any agency who is not an Authorized Vendor (nor will they be made to any agency for performing unauthorized services).#LI- JM3Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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