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Microsoft Presales Architect  

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  
About the Organization For over 41 years, Advizex has helped businesses navigate the changing landscape of information technology (IT) to find the right solutions to achieve their business objectives. To create true business value our innovative solutions are designed to meet customers individual business needs. Our people bring deep technical expertise and real-world experience to develop lasting business relationships. Through our deep heritage built from Applications to Infrastructure are essential elements of our approach driving adoption of new innovative solutions. Today, it is the further integration of Applications and Infrastructure that unleashes the power of Software Designed IT Modernization and Cloud Computing with Security requirements as the under pinning of these focused solutions.  
Description

Presales is a critical part of the AdvizeX team. We work closely with our sales team as their technical partners in all the phases of the sales process - from evangelizing and demonstrating the technology to prospects, to answering any technical questions around our solutions and how they solve business problems. The presales team plays a vital role not only regarding revenue generation, but also with AdvizeX reputation in the marketplace. We are the frontline evangelists, the direct line to our customers.

This job is for you if…

  • You are interested in a meaningful job at a growing technology company where you will work with a variety of technology solutions and be appreciated for doing your job well.
  • When you see things that need improved you get working on a solution.
  • You enjoy collaborating with highly skilled professionals with a passion for technology.
  • You want to join a culture that embraces dynamic individuals with a focus on innovation.
  • You have a strong desire for customer service, and to see customers achieve success.

A day in the life…

• Align with account executives to construct and represent Advizex solutions
• Use knowledge of technology, products, processes, industry expertise and consultative sales skills to assess and educate customers on value of Advizex solutions
• High level knowledge and understanding of Advizex OEM partners, such as Microsoft, VMware, Amazon, Dell EMC, and HPE, along with other relevant technologies to credibly and persuasively articulate the features and benefits of their services and products to the customer
• Build in-depth knowledge of clients' technical and business priorities, challenges and initiatives that can be translated into Advizex solution opportunities
• Act as the technical lead on complex proposals; conduct final review, edit proposals and approve technical content
• Determine how industry trends, OEM roadmaps, and advances in technology may impact the customer
• Develop successful relationships with the Advizex sales team, partners and customers.
• Deliver quality documentation to support pre-sales efforts, including solution Bill of Materials, Configurations, and Proposals
• Develop and propose technology solutions that meet customers' needs and functional requirements and are in alignment with Advizex customer strategy, delivery capabilities, and OEM partner relationships
• Be available for some travel, typically 20% of time or less, and typically limited to short-duration trips for customer appointments and longer trips for training and/or conferences

 
Position Requirements

What we are looking for…

Required

  • Strong interpersonal skills with excellent preparation and presentation skills
  • Experience in the construction of proposals and end state conceptual cloud architecture
  • 5+ years’ experience in architecting and designing Microsoft focused hybrid cloud solutions, ideally with emphasis on the following:
    • Microsoft Identity solutions, M365, Teams, Power Platform, Azure, Azure Stack and Security focused solutions
    • Understanding of how a large number of Microsoft solutions and their editions are packaged and priced
    • Tooling required for a seamless and easy cost analysis and move to cloud services such as Quest Migration Tools, ADMT, Azure Migrate, PowerShell, CloudPhysics, LiveOptics, etc.
    • Understanding of core infrastructure services and how they relate to Microsoft’s modern portfolio, PKI, DNS, DHCP, IAM, etc.
  • Other desired capabilities include experienced use of the following platforms:
    • PKI, AWS, PowerShell, Kubernetes,
  • Ability to aid in the scoping of multi-workstream professional services efforts
  • Ability to articulate the value of technology and professional services to Advizex customers
  • Considered a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or many technologies for the team to leverage
  • Deep and broad enterprise architecture experience; able to articulate design decisions
  • Willingness to dive deep on technologies quickly and accurately and present available options to customers

Preferred

  • Some data center expertise including but not limited to networking, security, compute & storage
  • Experience with and/or pre-sales knowledge of AWS, Google Cloud Platforms, Rancher, Morpheus, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Kubernetes
  • Microsoft and/or AWS related certifications
  • Expertise in Azure & AWS Well-Architected Frameworks
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or another technology related program

Core Competencies

  • Sees the “big picture” of an organization—how the key drivers of their business relate to each other and work together
  • Ability to build in-depth knowledge of clients' technical and business priorities, challenges, and initiatives
  • Believes that the outcomes are the most important part of any client engagement
  • Has belief in one’s own ideas and capability to be successful
  • Prepares for group meetings by identifying the key issues, goals, and stakeholder expectations
  • Self-motivated to learn new technologies with limited amount of time

What you’ll get…

  • A career with a company where you will be challenged, respected, and valued.
  • A career with a company that is invested in your personal development, will offer a solid compensation package, and provides a great team environment
  • The people here do their jobs well, care about one another, care about our customers and exercise good ethics and judgement
  • Our team members health and wellness are our priorities as well as rewarding them for their hard work.

 
Location Columbus  
Req Number INF-23-00020  

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