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NTT America Solutions, Inc. Senior Cloud Solution Architect in Johannesburg, South Africa

NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In today’s ‘iNTTerconnected’ world, connections matter more now than ever. By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the world’s most significant technological, business and societal challenges.

With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.

Want to be a part of our team?

Provides primarily pre-sales technical support for the development and implementation of complex products/applications/solutions. Uses in-depth product knowledge to provide technical expertise to sales staff and the customer through sales presentations and product demonstrations. Assists the sales staff in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs and may prepare detailed product specifications for the development and implementation of customer products/applications/solutions. May create detailed design and implementation specifications for complex products/applications/solutions. May build a mini-application based on customer requirements to demonstrate feasibility of the application, often requiring rapid prototyping and/or product demo for client. May provide consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation.

Working at NTT

  • Primarily involved in thetechnical pre-sales processworking alongside NTT ClientExecutives & Sales Specialists toassess clients’ business needsand narrow down thepotential technical solutions and platforms that would be thebest fit for client businessgoals​

  • Demonstrate knowledge and value of technologies, platforms, private clouds, and publicclouds (AWS, Azure, and Google), and the migration to theseplatforms​

  • Leverage subject matter experts in the overall solution design byworking with crossfunctional technical teams– CSD Group Architects, Enterprise Architect, Advisory, ServiceDelivery &Operations.​

  • Articulate value proposition, present solution, andbuild value throughout the sales processwith all departments of the clientorganization​

  • Perform necessary research of third-party technologies, tools, and applications that areintroduced during the pre-salesprocess​

  • Support the definition of a Managed Services solution that meets the agreedrequirements​

  • Contribute to sales process improvement, includingdeveloping knowledge bases,sharingpracticeswith other SolutionArchitects​

  • Maintainrelevant cloud and technology certifications, be aware of NTT cloud offerings andbe asubject matter expert for multiple sections within the NTT portfolio

What will make you a good fit for the role?

  • Prior experience of at least 7 years inmanaged service / cloud service provider​

  • Applied Azure and/or GCP and/or AWSinfrastructure architect and presales skills.Desired certifications (any one or more):​

  • Azure associate certs min, AZ-304:Microsoft Azure Architect Designcertification preferred​

  • AWS: AWS Cloud Practitioner​

  • VMWare: VTSP or VTSP for AWS/Azure​

  • ITIL: Version 3 or Later​

  • Expert level understanding of virtualization,hybrid computing environments, storagetechnology and cloud native technologies​

  • Excellent Communication and Presentationskills​

  • Ability to Facilitate workshops with clients andNTT teams to discover requirements, presentsolutions and obtain client buy-in

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, veteran status, or other protected category

Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

A career at NTT means:

  • Being part of a global pioneer – where you gain exposure to our Fortune 500 clients and world-leading global technology partners and work with a network of over 40,000 smart and diverse colleagues across 57 countries, delivering services in over 200 countries.

  • Being at the forefront of cutting-edge technology – backed with a 150-year heritage of using technology for good. With 40% of the world’s internet traffic running on our network and where Emoji were first invented, you can be proud of the group’s many new ‘firsts’.

  • Making a difference – by doing meaningful work that helps to shape the future for our clients, and across industries and communities around the world.

  • Being your best self – in a progressive ‘Connected Working’ environment that promotes flexibility, connection and wellbeing. Where diversity and different perspectives are embraced to ensure equal opportunities for all.

  • Having ongoing opportunities to own and develop your career – with a personal and professional development plan and access to the broadest learning offerings in the industry.

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