Cloud Solutions Architect – Azure, AWS, VMware

Job Title: Cloud Solutions Architect

Location: Manchester

Salary: £55,000 – £80,000

The company

A market leading Cloud and Data Centre Managed Service provider is looking to add to their extremely talented team. This company prides themselves on employee development and rewarding hard work. Customer retention and development is key to this company, with a view that they should never lose a customer due to them delivering a poor level of service. Partnering with some of the Enterprise Technology industry’s key vendors, including Dell/EMC, VMware, Microsoft, our client delivers best in class services to their customer verticals.

About the Cloud Solutions Architect role

The Cloud Solutions Architect specialises in the design and architecture of Hybrid Cloud Services. A strong background in virtualisation and storage solutions with a particular focus on industry-leading VMware, Dell/EMC is beneficial. However, this role will not only continue to develop their traditional Data Centre offering, but support the leadership team with their go to market strategy around cloud services.

This will be an opportunity to work and deliver cutting-edge infrastructure solutions to a variety of companies, whilst having a true evangelist approach to all things hosting.

Skills & experience required for the Cloud Solutions Architect

• Broad knowledge of cloud services (Azure, AWS)
• Virtualisation experience
• VMware experience is essential (VMware vCentre, vCloud)
• Knowledge of one of the following Hyper-converged technologies: VxRail, vSAN or Hyperflex
• Storage expertise in one or more of the following vendors: HP, NetApp, Dell/EMCData Centre design
• Strong technical leadership experience
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders
• Good referencable experience in the Cloud Services area
• Experience in a customer facing design and presales role
• RFP or RFI experience
• Must be eligible to live and work in the EU
• Must be eligible for security clearance