
Sr. Solutions Architect at SHI International Corp.. Location Information: USA. This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more.. Role Description. The Sr. Solutions Architect - SDDC will assist SHI's customers in the post-sales implementation of data center infrastructure automation initiatives (Software-Defined Data Center) as clients move towards modern data center solutions and private clouds. This delivery role involves low-level design and the hands-on deployment of enterprise infrastructure and platforms, providing upgrade and migration services, and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. Additionally, the Sr. Solutions Architect – SDDC serves as a mentor to other consultants within the team.. Performs low-level design and implementation work that may include architecture analysis and design, system migration, and systems engineering . Responsible for the design and implementation of: . VMware VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation), both Brownfield and Greenfield . VMware VCF (Aria) Automation . Automation and IaC technologies such as SaltStack, Terraform, or Ansible . Proficiency in PowerShell, PowerCLI, and Javascript . Server virtualization & operations vSAN, Storage, & SAN . Disaster recovery . VMware NSX and general virtual networking . Backup & ransomware resiliency solutions . Hyperconverged solutions . Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert on projects and workshops, overseeing the work of others and being accountable for the outcome of the project . Collaborate with sales and presales teams in identifying and closing professional services opportunities through customer discovery and scoping meetings . Configuration and upgrade services within our customers’ environments . Serve as a mentor and provide guidance to other architects and consultants within the team . Participate in pre-sales conversations, design, planning of services engagements . Stay up to date and on top of top industry trends and offerings . Provide technical leadership and mentorship in a pre-sales and post-sales capacity to support successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of offerings . Demonstrate long-term thinking as it relates to our Infrastructure practice and customer engagements . Qualifications. Completed Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience . 7+ years of experience in solutions architecture or working with infrastructure (blade chassis, and servers, hypervisors, storage and storage fabrics, backup solutions) . 10+ years of experience with VMware and associate product range in enterprise environments . 8 - 10+ years of technical experience with increasing responsibility . Willingness to travel occasionally . Thorough understanding of virtualization technologies & software-defined datacenter . Requirements. Proficiency in overseeing and directing projects to completion, ensuring goals are met, resources are utilized efficiently, and stakeholders are satisfied - Expert . Ability to systematically identify, document, and manage the technical needs and specifications of a project by engaging with stakeholders and analyzing business objectives to ensure successful project outcomes - Expert . Ability to define, design, build, and maintain robust systems and solutions by leveraging systems and infrastructure effectively - Expert . Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in various scripting and programming languages to automate tasks and develop software solutions - Expert . Ability to understand and manage various infrastructure components (firewalls, load balancers, hypervisors, storage, monitoring, security) and use orchestration tools to develop comprehensive technical solutions - Expert . Ability to develop detailed Statements of Work (SOWs) and drive revenue growth through professional services engagements - Expert . Extensive experience working on large scale IT projects related to design, deployment and configuration - Expert . Benefits. Medical, vision, dental . 401K . Flexible spending