Senior Telco Cloud Architect - Opportunity for Working Remotely
Company: VMware
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: March 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Consulting Architect - Worldwide Telco Practice
Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?
The Worldwide Telco Practice within WWPS is one of the leading
innovation groups at VMware working closely both internally with
the Product/Engineering/Sales teams and with customers to promote,
design, deploy and manage VMware's Telco Cloud Platform in turn
helping our customers in modernizing Telco networks.
Do you love collaborating on finding solutions to hard problems?
Have you always wanted to work on a dynamic team that is inspiring
change across the industry? Are you passionate about acquiring
skillsets for leading technologies? Do you like to work in a
high-end team with both pre-sales and post-sales hats? Do you enjoy
helping and encouraging others to accomplish their goals?
If this sounds like you, then we'd love to speak with you about
joining our team. As a Telco Consulting Architect, you will acquire
an intimate understanding of our customers' business, their
strategic goals and the specific requirements of Network Function
Virtualization and Software Defined Network projects. You will
demonstrate the technical abilities of the consulting team and will
propose, drive and lead a solution that assists the customer in
achieving their business goals and outcomes.
As you join VMware, you will help grow a company that makes
meaningful and significant technology solutions and is committed to
being a "force for good" in technology. Our mission is to become
the trusted foundation for accelerating innovation in an
unpredictable world. VMware software is essential for making the
applications and devices your family and friends use every day a
reality. Which means your work is essential for transforming
everywhere.
Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the
first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?
As a Telco Consulting Architect, you hold responsibility for
gathering and vetting Telco customer requirements to create an
architectural design consisting of virtual infrastructure,
configuration recommendations and planning, and identification of
deployment validation processes and procedures. We will help you
get there by:
Enabling you in the first 30 days by offering the best training in
VMware's Telco Cloud Platform and products and providing resources
to help you train at the right pace for your learning curve.
Within 60 days, you will be able to engage in a customer initiative
where you will start acquiring intimate knowledge of the customers'
business and its strategic goals and use your in-depth knowledge of
VMware Telco Cloud Solutions Design, Infrastructure Deployment,
Management & Administration to work with sales, pre-sales, and
customers on building successful delivery roadmaps.
Within 90 days of employment, you will be able to ensure the
solution being delivered is fit for purpose through referencing the
initial business goals and objectives, demonstrating commercial and
scope awareness, and understanding the wider technical landscape
and how it relates to/integrates with customer environments
Within 120 days of employment, you will be expected to take
ownership of business outcomes, lead technical project teams and
take accountability for all project deliverables further developing
your documentation, technical writing and interpersonal skill
Within 180 days, we expect you be on your journey to becoming the
trusted advisor for our customer. In addition, you would be a great
partner for our Sales teams to help them upsell our products.
At the end of your first year, we expect you to be an expert in
VMware's Telco Cloud solutions such that you can enable a global
team of resources to be more effective in their jobs working with
VMware's Telco Cloud solutions. You will also be helping us grow
the team finding talent similar to you.
The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments,
requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular
basis?
Articulate solution design, integrating both technical and business
concepts, and present a transformational journey to project
stakeholders.
Carry billable activities such as: technical contribution and
guidance in project planning, lead in high level and low-level
design, solution validation, impact analysis of change requests,
etc.
Use your Telco and cloud infrastructure knowledge to engage with
Telco customers and drive use case requirements discussions.
Create high and low-level telco-grade designs while functioning as
a resource for "Best Practices" and driving adoption of VMware
solutions.
Maintain current, high-level technical knowledge of the entire
VMware Telco Cloud product lines and future product direction and
expert level knowledge of the core VMware product line and your
specialist areas.
Use your VMware and Kubernetes professional certification levels to
design and deliver Telco Infrastructure automations, onboard Cloud
Native Network Functions and assist in scripted infrastructure
projects.
Assist in the development of our consulting service offerings as
well as developing white papers and best practices.
Participate in the pre-sales process and help drive understanding
of customer's business and technical objectives inside VMware while
helping the Sales team build client relationships.
Leveraging hands on technical skillset and help to quickly build
trustworthy relationship with customer in pre-sales stages through
technical workshops, RFX responses, PS solution customization,
scoping exercises and LOE estimation etc.
Drive professional service solution and sales in your accounts.
Act as lead architect/technical governance in post-sales deliveries
together with regional delivery organization.
Maintain a long-term relationship with customer and drive add on
sales during delivery.
Drive efficiency in delivery model.
On job enablement to regional delivery organization.
Assist with refinement and optimization of customer lifecycle and
VMware Telco Cloud portfolio.
Work closely with Service Provider & Edge BU to give field feedback
on new product and roadmaps, and be the pioneer of learning,
selling, and delivering new technologies to Telco customers.
Support crafting enablement content when needed.
Above all we drive successful business outcomes for our customers
and provide valuable insight to our product teams.
Required Experience & Skills:
Deep understanding of the telecommunication market and NFV/SDN
context, standards, technology and use cases.
Experience in customer-facing positions as a professional services
architect, consultant or engineer, preferably with a Telco
consulting firm or a network solution, equipment or software
vendor.
Cisco CCNA/CCNP/(optional CCIE) or equivalent
level/certification.
Five years recent experience in architecting and designing Data
Center Automation and Network Function Virtualization Private Cloud
Solutions.
Understanding of cloud native application concepts.
Experience with workflow systems and automation solutions and
portals.
VMware Certified Advanced Professional certifications or VMware
Certified Design Expert certification or TOGAF certified.
Bachelors or Masters degree or equivalent technical training.
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure
and culture of the team like?
The hiring manager for this role is Vasanth Murali, Practice Lead,
Worldwide Telco Practice. Vasanth strongly believes in letting his
Team shine through their contributions to enable the customers' and
VMware's success. He believes that everyone in the Team are in it
together and have the opportunity to take the initiative and lead
with conviction to deliver the best outcomes. He is looking for
passionate, driven individuals who can envision the big picture and
tackle challenges to advance the customer's needs in modernizing
their networks.
Where is this role located?
This role is fully remote, allowing you the flexibility to work
from the location you feel most productive and comfortable, or the
location agreed upon with your hiring manager. You will be expected
to live within a number of time zones from your team as defined by
your business.
What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware?
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and
comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you
can view the complete benefits package by visiting
www.benefits.vmware.com .
Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All
Family Types
Generous Time Off Programs
40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising
children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental
disabilities
Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference
participation, trainings, course work, etc.)
Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes
*For New York City based candidates the hiring range for this
position is typically $154,000-$277,000. The actual offer will be
based on the individual candidate. Bonus, commission, and/or equity
may be eligible for this position. Additional benefits for this
position can be found at https://benefits.vmware.com/ .
This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a
facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.
Category : Services and Consulting
Subcategory: Consultant
Experience: Business Leadership
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time
Posted Date: 2022-11-07
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