About the role

  • Solutions Architect delivering pre-sales and consulting services to support customer business needs for Rackspace. Collaborating with internal teams and providing technical leadership on complex solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Provide specialist pre-sales and consulting services to support customers' businesses.
  • Gather business and technical requirements to design solutions addressing customer objectives.
  • Lead the service and solution ownership of complex designs.
  • Partner with internal teams and external partners to deliver solutions on time, specification, and budget.
  • Deliver technical and architecture components of overall solution responses.
  • Inspire, encourage, and develop the next generation of Solutions Architects through mentoring and training.

Requirements

  • High degrees of technical acumen with accompanying certifications
  • Collaborative team player
  • Good communication skills (written and oral) to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Great problem solvers
  • Innovative and passionate about continuous self-improvement and technology
  • Awareness of sales methodologies and proposal management
  • RFx, Proposals, Presentations
  • Passion for problem solving and enthusiasm for positive customer outcomes.
  • Experience working with ModernOps, DevOps CI/CD pipelines and CMPs in a Private Cloud context in either a pre-sales or engineering role with an interest in pre-sales.
  • Experience working with Private Cloud platforms based on VMware, Microsoft, or OpenStack technology.
  • Current certification in at least one Public Cloud is beneficial or experience on AI workloads.
  • Experience in Managed or Professional Services engagements is highly beneficial.
  • Ability to lead customer workshops for requirements gathering solution mapping or proposal playback.
  • Owning a specific technology area and becoming the Subject Matter Expert (SME)
  • Attend Trade Shows, User Group Meetings or Conferences, either physically or virtually and present the “Why Rackspace?” message.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

Job title

Solutions Architect

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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