Solutions Architect (Server/Data Center background)

Virginia  ‐ Onsite
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Our Dallas Client is seeking a Solutions Architect (Server/Data Center). 6 months Contract to hire position.

As a solutions architect, your daily work would require combining design skills and business knowledge with strong technical expertise.

Your responsibilities might include the following:

  • Work closely with business management to determine business process and productivity needs and an appropriate technology strategy to support business goals.
    Analyze tech needs, requirements, & state of the networks infrastructure design, integration, & operations.
  • Work with tech mgmt to architect networks that effectively reflect business needs, service-level and availability requirements, and other technology parameters.
  • Create design principles, models, plans, internal standards, budgets, & processes using best practices.
  • Establish governing principles for technology solutions design and deployment.
  • Participate in selection of System, Database, Storage, Telecommunications, and networking technologies, vendors, and products for implementation
  • Lead teams of other network designers and engineers in developing detailed designs and quality-control mechanisms during implementation.
  • Communicate the role and value of the network to the organization and present the business case for technology investments.
  • Continually update understanding of business and technology status and objectives and respond to strategic design requests as the business evolves.
  • Support sales endeavors, including acting as SME for sales engineering and interact with customer on pre-sales engagements.

Technical Knowledge:

  • Load Balancing including hardware appliances and software load balancing such as NLB and SLB
  • Understanding of collocation requirements, wiring needs, cooling, and power distribution
  • Cloud services and High availability design knowledge and skills
  • Understand corporate and service provider security directives and goals
  • Understand the differences between a service provider and an enterprise based architecture
  • Experience with tier one vendors like: Cisco, Juniper, HP, Dell, Acme packet, F5, Microsoft, RedHat, etc
  • Consulting Background - Candidates must haveService Provider (MSP) experience in a large scale consulting environment, NOT Enterprise IT, LAN/WAN environment.
  • Business Acumen Creating efficiencies. Experience supporting the Business, Sales & Engineering.Vendor Management/Relations
  • Strong documentation and written communication skills

REQUIRED:
Solutions Architecture
Service Provider (MSP) experience, NOT Enterprise IT, LAN/WAN environmentServer & Data Center Experience
OS Linux & Windows
Virtualization - VMWare
Integration
Blades
Scripting
DC Power & Cooling Design

PREFERRED:
Security
Voice Networks
Distributed Architecture
Active Directory

Required Education/Experience
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Certifications:
Preferred

Application Requirements
  • Client will not accept subcontractors
Required Qualifications:
  • Integration
Benefits/Perks
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • and Life Insurance for Full-time W2 Consultants.
  • Supplemental Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Dependent Care Assistance. 401(k) with Roth feature.
  • Free E-learning Courses
Start date
n.a
Duration
6 months
From
MATRIX Resources, Inc.
Published at
08.02.2012
Project ID:
312436
Contract type
Freelance
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