Network Solutions Architect

Job Description

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Your day at NTT DATA

The Network Solutions Architect is a seasoned subject matter expert and is also a pre-sales persona working with clients and sales / delivery teams in a value co-creation process resulting in the design of Network Services solutions across multiple network technology domains and services lifecycle.

This role is responsible for the development of competitive, innovative, secure, multi-year, viable Network Services solutions and associated costing inputs to commercial models.

The Network Solutions Architect applies both solution design and sales skills to engage and help close opportunities with decision-makers.

This role has the opportunity to design solutions with some of the most innovative global organizations, technologies, accelerating the digital transformation business objectives and outcomes.

In some instances, the Network Solutions Architect will remain engaged during the implementation of services designed and may be required to participate in renewals.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities :

• Work closely with sales team to participate in and proactively drive the presales process with clients.
• Designs relatively complex network and managed service solutions to meet client requirements by integrating technology and service design across multiple domains.
• Conducts sales presentations, product demonstrations, develops proposal responses, creates network vendor OEM bill of materials.
• Designs the Network Service offering, interfacing with the platform delivery team.
• Conducts network solution and connectivity design reviews to ensure capacity to provide the solution whilst ensuring client requirements are met.
• Responsible for the service design deliverables of the solution, working with internal teams and partners to ensure supportability.
• Supports the validation processes by obtaining sign-off from technical, service, and costing stakeholders.
• Provides service, technical and operational design of solutions for the client that will be commercially competitive whilst mitigating risk.
• Maps the client's requirements against the proposed set of service elements and architectures and coordinate the end-to-end solution development (Network Services, Technology Architectures, SIAM, SLA, ITSM leading practices).
• Executes a consulting approach that results in a consolidated statement of requirements, scope, transition documents, and costing based need for change, the role of IT, definition of the AS-IS versus desired state (Future Mode of operation defined), gap analysis, and roadmap, highlighted impacts, consequences, and benefits of the intended transformation (people, process, technology).
• Assists the sales teams in presenting an architecture solution to clients with a focus on cost savings or uncovering other client growth opportunities using the ability to discover and analyze the client’s current architecture, platforms, and operating models.
• Shares client outcomes and market conditions with other stakeholders so that the global offering leads, and Managed Services community can evolve strategies and develop innovative solutions for the future
• Assists the sales teams to have a commercial model discussion with the client.
• Identifies all service costs and populate cost models accurately to ensure full visibility of costs related to the delivery of the service over the contract term.
• Assist with vendor management depending on the service offers and ensures that the transition to service delivery teams are well coordinated to ensure a smooth transition.
• Performs any other related task as required.

Knowledge and Attributes :

Academic Qualifications and Certifications :

Required Experience :

Minimum 10 years of applicable technical presales experience.

Workplace type : Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA 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, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

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