Solutions Architect

Kranite Nigeria Limited commits itself to becoming an international company and a major Supplier and Designer Architectural Hardwares in Nigeria. The company is best sourced for wide range of activities related to Stainless Steel Railings; Aluminum Railings; Burglary Proof; Stone Coated Roof; Office Partitions; Shower Cubicles; Furniture & Fittings.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Solutions Architect
Job Location: Lagos
Main Responsibilities

• Provide technical and business consultative leadership throughout the technical life cycle of technical solutions.
• Coordinate with the sales team in formulating and building up proposal knowledge, including making technical demos and presentations to Main One customers.
• Will be involved from pre-sales solution formulation through system deployment; including bid preparation and customer interface resulting in solutions architecture proposals.
• The Solutions Architect will develop and articulate solutions based on a customer's strategic business or technical requirements ascertained from working with multiple business units across the customer's organization.
• Contribute proactively to new service development.
• Manage and develop strategic partnerships with third party suppliers and other internal stakeholders for Managed Network Services.
• Ensure quality, up-to-date documentation exists for all service arrangements
• Assist in the translation of customer needs/technical requirements to appropriate solutions by liaising with customers to understand, anticipate and meet their specific needs.
• Design service solutions for Manages Network Service customers in line with ITIL and/or industry best practice
• Proven business development experience and familiarity with SME markets
• Demonstrate ability, determination and tenacity to move major initiatives forward and drive focus while consistently thinking of the bottom-line impact of the efforts

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Communication Technology or E Engineering
• Cisco CCNA/CCDA/CCIP/CCNP/CCDP/CWNA
• Certifications in Cloud Technologies is considered a plus for this position.
• At least two (3) years of experience in proposal development, designing architecture, and implementing enterprise applications and systems.
• Contract negotiation and influencing skills.
• Relationship Management and Analytical Skills
• At least five (5) years industry experience
• Strong background in solution design with focus on IP/MPLS/WLAN/IPLC/VOIP/Metro Ethernet/Data Centre Collocation/Cloud technologies
• Background in Telecom and/or satellite industry.
• Problem solving
• Prioritising workload of self and others
• Written and verbal communications