23 Cloud Solutions jobs in South Africa

Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Master’s Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Network Engineering. Must have a least 8+ years of experience in infrastructure or cloud architecture in complex, high-availability environments. Must have experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery. Must have strong experience across compute, storage, virtualisation, cloud network architecture, and disaster recovery. Must have experience with compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR. Must have experience in designing scalable and resilient infrastructure for high-traffic platforms. Must have experience with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), platform engineering, service mesh, and secure enclave deployments. Must be proficient with hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and private cloud. Must have strong knowledge of infrastructure automation (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure observability. Must have knowledge of layered security, identity federation, and Zero Trust Architecture. If you don't hear back from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Our Client, a Global Tech firm, is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to join their team in Sandton on a contract basis. They offer stability, growth, attractive rates, and a great working environment.

The primary responsibility of the Cloud Solutions Architect is to consult with the client and work with internal teams to create strategies, transformational designs, and the architectural vision for complex solutions that address the clients’ needs. They provide multi-technology consulting services on all aspects of application software, infrastructure, and related technology components.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and regularly maintain a future-state Domain and/or ICT vision in line with the organisation's Business and IT Strategies.
• Govern the development and ongoing review and update of the organisation's Domain Principles.
• Govern the Architecture Review Board to ensure Solution Architecture alignment with ICT Principles, ICT Standards, and Future State Vision.
• Participate in the Architecture Review Board to ensure Solution Architecture alignment with Domain Principles, Standards, and Future State Vision.
• Governance of Innovation Ideation and the promotion of innovation ideas to Proof of Concept and Pilot Projects.
• Work with operational teams to determine opportunities for improvement and define business requirements.
• Ensure continuous alignment between architectural delivery and the operational implementation and integrity of IT systems.
• Provide leadership and vision for the optimisation and rationalisation of ICT infrastructure aimed at increasing capability and/or IT cost savings and/or IT Service Levels.
• Provide an Enterprise Architecture Centre of Excellence capability to the organisation.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to all Architecture teams within the organisation.
• Develop and regularly review and recommend updates to the organisation's Domain standards and IT Strategy.
• Facilitate the organisation's knowledge and understanding of current and emerging technology for maximum business benefit.
• Calculate the organisation's Domain Technical Debt and ensure regular communication to the Head of Architecture.
• Proactively recommend changes to Domain implementations to introduce new functionality or improve levels of Service.
• Calculate Business Cases and Impact Assessments for emerging technology deployments.
• Facilitate regular Innovation Days and Innovation Workshops for understanding of emerging technology capability.
• Assist in the development of Cloud Solution Architectures requiring Domain technologies.
• Identify the risk of proposed change impact and develop mitigating actions.
• Monitor emerging cloud trends and evaluate their potential impact on the organisation.
• Lead the achievement of Cloud Architecture Solutions across multiple disciplines and domains.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems through agile thinking.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Solid knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s, and infrastructure designs.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Knowledgeable on how specific infrastructures and application software are deployed in line with relevant methodologies and frameworks.
• Ability to develop and leverage knowledge of reference architectures.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and development in technology domains.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Qualification in Information Technology or Information Systems.
• Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
• SAFe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.

Skills Summary: Functional Requirements, Software Development, Solution Architecture.

Cloud Solutions Architect, Safe Agile, AWS, Azure, TOGAF, Zachman, ITIL, COBIT.

Join us as a Billing Support Consultant and thrive in a multicultural, multilingual environment while working remotely from South Africa. This role offers the opportunity to master new skills and achieve challenging goals within a People First management approach.

1. Respond to customer inquiries and support billing and order-to-cash processes
2. Design email templates as needed
3. Conduct research and analysis on products
4. Develop training programs and assessments for consultants
5. Prepare and deliver regular reports
6. Follow team training and policies

• Excellent English skills (C1 level or higher in spoken and written)
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
• Strong networking knowledge
• Proficiency in Accounts Receivable, billing, and order-to-cash processes
• Customer support experience with SaaS products
• Proficiency in Salesforce
• Sales-savvy with administrative experience and strong communication skills
• Service-driven attitude ensuring high-quality customer service
• Personal laptop (minimum 8GB RAM) and stable internet (at least 50 Mbps download, 40 Mbps upload)

• Salesforce certifications or accounting knowledge

• Flexible schedule and fully remote work
• International, inclusive environment
• Payment in USD
• Bonuses for referrals
• Paid training and probation period
• Work-life balance and growth opportunities

SupportYourApp is a Support-as-a-Service company providing technical, customer, and CX support worldwide. Since 2010, we've grown to 8 hubs globally, serving clients in over 30 countries and speaking 60+ languages. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Send your CV in English highlighting your skills!

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The Senior Cloud Services Architect is an advanced 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 Managed Services solutions across the Cloud technology domain.

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

The Senior Cloud Services 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 Senior Cloud Services Architect will remain engaged during and post the implementation of services designed and may be required to participate in renewals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides a virtual team of domain experts to orchestrate the development of secure, multiple year, services solutions.
• Designs complex managed service solutions to meet client requirements by integrating technology and service design the cloud domain.
• Works across multiple teams in the design of the Managed Service offering.
• Tests and validates new designs features and delivery models or recommend improving existing service offers that is being taken to market.
• Responsible for the service design deliverables of the solution and interfacing with multiple teams and partners to ensure supportability.
• Directs the validation processes by obtaining sign-off from technical, service and costing stakeholders.
• Leads the service design of solutions for the client that will be commercially competitive whilst mitigating risk.
• Maps the client's requirements against proposed set of service elements and architectures and leads the end-to-end solution development (Cloud Services, Technology Architectures, SIAM, SLA, ITSM leading practices).
• Develops and executes a consulting approach that results in a consolidated statement of requirements, scope, transition documents and costing based need for change, 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).
• Supports 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.
• Provides coaching and mentoring and acts as advisor and decision maker in service design situations.
• Support the sales teams to have a commercial model discussion with the client.
• Identifies all service costs and populating cost models accurately to ensure a full visibility of costs related to the delivery of the service over the contract term.
• Creates and gets sign-off from relevant stakeholders on the solution design that will form part of the commercial model.
• Responsible for vendor management depending on the service offers and ensures that the transition to service delivery teams are well coordinated to ensure a smooth transition.
  
  

• Advanced understanding of cloud technologies, networking, security, and system administration
• Advanced demonstratable knowledge and value of multi cloud technologies especially cloud native application workflows, understanding of architecture transformation, observability and legacy to cloud migrations.
• Applied Azure and/or GCP and/or AWS infrastructure architect and presales skills.
• Advanced understanding of virtualization, hybrid computing environments, storage technology and cloud native technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of Managed Services service and delivery models, including cloud, global, and distributed delivery models.
• Ability to work with costing models in partnership with sales and finance stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate potential improvements and value of our solutions to all levels of stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to discover requirements, present solutions and obtain client buy-in.
• Ability to work within a team, contributing to the success of the team while making a personal contribution, especially in a matrixed organization.
• Up to date knowledge on emerging trends in Cloud technology, Managed Services Integration, etc.
• Analytical abilities to discover and analyze all input and DATA.
• Passion for staying abreast of related industry trends and best practices.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information technology/systems or a related field.
• Certification and working knowledge of ITIL, Service Management and Integration, Automation Artificial Intelligence and Analytics preferred.
• Scaled Agile certification or equivalent is desirable.
• Additional technology / vendor certifications are desirable, such as
• (any one or more) - Azure AZ900 – Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, VMWare: VTSP or VTSP for AWS/Azure.
  
  

• Advanced prior experience in managed service provider, or cloud services provider.
• Track record of designing cloud infrastructure managed services solutions to medium/large enterprise accounts.
• Proof of structuring medium/large, multi-year profitable contracts.
• Solution planning and deal shaping technical specialist, with the ability to create compelling value propositions as part of the solution design.
• Advanced experience working in an environment with global delivery and in multiple geographies and industries
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

The Senior Cloud Services Architect is an advanced 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 Managed Services solutions across the Cloud technology domain.

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

The Senior Cloud Services 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 Senior Cloud Services Architect will remain engaged during and post the implementation of services designed and may be required to participate in renewals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides a virtual team of domain experts to orchestrate the development of secure, multiple year, services solutions.
• Designs complex managed service solutions to meet client requirements by integrating technology and service design the cloud domain.
• Works across multiple teams in the design of the Managed Service offering.
• Tests and validates new designs features and delivery models or recommend improving existing service offers that is being taken to market.
• Responsible for the service design deliverables of the solution and interfacing with multiple teams and partners to ensure supportability.
• Directs the validation processes by obtaining sign-off from technical, service and costing stakeholders.
• Leads the service design of solutions for the client that will be commercially competitive whilst mitigating risk.
• Maps the client's requirements against proposed set of service elements and architectures and leads the end-to-end solution development (Cloud Services, Technology Architectures, SIAM, SLA, ITSM leading practices).
• Develops and executes a consulting approach that results in a consolidated statement of requirements, scope, transition documents and costing based need for change, 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).
• Supports 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.
• Provides coaching and mentoring and acts as advisor and decision maker in service design situations.
• Support the sales teams to have a commercial model discussion with the client.
• Identifies all service costs and populating cost models accurately to ensure a full visibility of costs related to the delivery of the service over the contract term.
• Creates and gets sign-off from relevant stakeholders on the solution design that will form part of the commercial model.
• Responsible for vendor management depending on the service offers and ensures that the transition to service delivery teams are well coordinated to ensure a smooth transition.
  
  

• Advanced understanding of cloud technologies, networking, security, and system administration
• Advanced demonstratable knowledge and value of multi cloud technologies especially cloud native application workflows, understanding of architecture transformation, observability and legacy to cloud migrations.
• Applied Azure and/or GCP and/or AWS infrastructure architect and presales skills.
• Advanced understanding of virtualization, hybrid computing environments, storage technology and cloud native technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of Managed Services service and delivery models, including cloud, global, and distributed delivery models.
• Ability to work with costing models in partnership with sales and finance stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate potential improvements and value of our solutions to all levels of stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to discover requirements, present solutions and obtain client buy-in.
• Ability to work within a team, contributing to the success of the team while making a personal contribution, especially in a matrixed organization.
• Up to date knowledge on emerging trends in Cloud technology, Managed Services Integration, etc.
• Analytical abilities to discover and analyze all input and DATA.
• Passion for staying abreast of related industry trends and best practices.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information technology/systems or a related field.
• Certification and working knowledge of ITIL, Service Management and Integration, Automation Artificial Intelligence and Analytics preferred.
• Scaled Agile certification or equivalent is desirable.
• Additional technology / vendor certifications are desirable, such as
• (any one or more) - Azure AZ900 – Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, VMWare: VTSP or VTSP for AWS/Azure.
  
  

• Advanced prior experience in managed service provider, or cloud services provider.
• Track record of designing cloud infrastructure managed services solutions to medium/large enterprise accounts.
• Proof of structuring medium/large, multi-year profitable contracts.
• Solution planning and deal shaping technical specialist, with the ability to create compelling value propositions as part of the solution design.
• Advanced experience working in an environment with global delivery and in multiple geographies and industries
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

The Senior Cloud Services Architect is an advanced 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 Managed Services solutions across the Cloud technology domain.

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

The Senior Cloud Services 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 Senior Cloud Services Architect will remain engaged during and post the implementation of services designed and may be required to participate in renewals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides a virtual team of domain experts to orchestrate the development of secure, multiple year, services solutions.
• Designs complex managed service solutions to meet client requirements by integrating technology and service design the cloud domain.
• Works across multiple teams in the design of the Managed Service offering.
• Tests and validates new designs features and delivery models or recommend improving existing service offers that is being taken to market.
• Responsible for the service design deliverables of the solution and interfacing with multiple teams and partners to ensure supportability.
• Directs the validation processes by obtaining sign-off from technical, service and costing stakeholders.
• Leads the service design of solutions for the client that will be commercially competitive whilst mitigating risk.
• Maps the client's requirements against proposed set of service elements and architectures and leads the end-to-end solution development (Cloud Services, Technology Architectures, SIAM, SLA, ITSM leading practices).
• Develops and executes a consulting approach that results in a consolidated statement of requirements, scope, transition documents and costing based need for change, 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).
• Supports 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.
• Provides coaching and mentoring and acts as advisor and decision maker in service design situations.
• Support the sales teams to have a commercial model discussion with the client.
• Identifies all service costs and populating cost models accurately to ensure a full visibility of costs related to the delivery of the service over the contract term.
• Creates and gets sign-off from relevant stakeholders on the solution design that will form part of the commercial model.
• Responsible for vendor management depending on the service offers and ensures that the transition to service delivery teams are well coordinated to ensure a smooth transition.
  
  

• Advanced understanding of cloud technologies, networking, security, and system administration
• Advanced demonstratable knowledge and value of multi cloud technologies especially cloud native application workflows, understanding of architecture transformation, observability and legacy to cloud migrations.
• Applied Azure and/or GCP and/or AWS infrastructure architect and presales skills.
• Advanced understanding of virtualization, hybrid computing environments, storage technology and cloud native technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of Managed Services service and delivery models, including cloud, global, and distributed delivery models.
• Ability to work with costing models in partnership with sales and finance stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate potential improvements and value of our solutions to all levels of stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to discover requirements, present solutions and obtain client buy-in.
• Ability to work within a team, contributing to the success of the team while making a personal contribution, especially in a matrixed organization.
• Up to date knowledge on emerging trends in Cloud technology, Managed Services Integration, etc.
• Analytical abilities to discover and analyze all input and DATA.
• Passion for staying abreast of related industry trends and best practices.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information technology/systems or a related field.
• Certification and working knowledge of ITIL, Service Management and Integration, Automation Artificial Intelligence and Analytics preferred.
• Scaled Agile certification or equivalent is desirable.
• Additional technology / vendor certifications are desirable, such as
• (any one or more) - Azure AZ900 – Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, VMWare: VTSP or VTSP for AWS/Azure.
  
  

• Advanced prior experience in managed service provider, or cloud services provider.
• Track record of designing cloud infrastructure managed services solutions to medium/large enterprise accounts.
• Proof of structuring medium/large, multi-year profitable contracts.
• Solution planning and deal shaping technical specialist, with the ability to create compelling value propositions as part of the solution design.
• Advanced experience working in an environment with global delivery and in multiple geographies and industries
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

The Senior Cloud Services Architect is an advanced 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 Managed Services solutions across the Cloud technology domain.

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

The Senior Cloud Services 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 Senior Cloud Services Architect will remain engaged during and post the implementation of services designed and may be required to participate in renewals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides a virtual team of domain experts to orchestrate the development of secure, multiple year, services solutions.
• Designs complex managed service solutions to meet client requirements by integrating technology and service design the cloud domain.
• Works across multiple teams in the design of the Managed Service offering.
• Tests and validates new designs features and delivery models or recommend improving existing service offers that is being taken to market.
• Responsible for the service design deliverables of the solution and interfacing with multiple teams and partners to ensure supportability.
• Directs the validation processes by obtaining sign-off from technical, service and costing stakeholders.
• Leads the service design of solutions for the client that will be commercially competitive whilst mitigating risk.
• Maps the client's requirements against proposed set of service elements and architectures and leads the end-to-end solution development (Cloud Services, Technology Architectures, SIAM, SLA, ITSM leading practices).
• Develops and executes a consulting approach that results in a consolidated statement of requirements, scope, transition documents and costing based need for change, 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).
• Supports 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.
• Provides coaching and mentoring and acts as advisor and decision maker in service design situations.
• Support the sales teams to have a commercial model discussion with the client.
• Identifies all service costs and populating cost models accurately to ensure a full visibility of costs related to the delivery of the service over the contract term.
• Creates and gets sign-off from relevant stakeholders on the solution design that will form part of the commercial model.
• Responsible for vendor management depending on the service offers and ensures that the transition to service delivery teams are well coordinated to ensure a smooth transition.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Advanced understanding of cloud technologies, networking, security, and system administration
• Advanced demonstratable knowledge and value of multi cloud technologies especially cloud native application workflows, understanding of architecture transformation, observability and legacy to cloud migrations.
• Applied Azure and/or GCP and/or AWS infrastructure architect and presales skills.
• Advanced understanding of virtualization, hybrid computing environments, storage technology and cloud native technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of Managed Services service and delivery models, including cloud, global, and distributed delivery models.
• Ability to work with costing models in partnership with sales and finance stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate potential improvements and value of our solutions to all levels of stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to discover requirements, present solutions and obtain client buy-in.
• Ability to work within a team, contributing to the success of the team while making a personal contribution, especially in a matrixed organization.
• Up to date knowledge on emerging trends in Cloud technology, Managed Services Integration, etc.
• Analytical abilities to discover and analyze all input and DATA.
• Passion for staying abreast of related industry trends and best practices.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information technology/systems or a related field.
• Certification and working knowledge of ITIL, Service Management and Integration, Automation Artificial Intelligence and Analytics preferred.
• Scaled Agile certification or equivalent is desirable.
• Additional technology / vendor certifications are desirable, such as
• (any one or more) - Azure AZ900 – Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, VMWare: VTSP or VTSP for AWS/Azure.

Required experience:

• Advanced prior experience in managed service provider, or cloud services provider.
• Track record of designing cloud infrastructure managed services solutions to medium/large enterprise accounts.
• Proof of structuring medium/large, multi-year profitable contracts.
• Solution planning and deal shaping technical specialist, with the ability to create compelling value propositions as part of the solution design.
• Advanced experience working in an environment with global delivery and in multiple geographies and industries

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The Senior Cloud Services Architect is an advanced 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 Managed Services solutions across the Cloud technology domain.

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

The Senior Cloud Services 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 Senior Cloud Services Architect will remain engaged during and post the implementation of services designed and may be required to participate in renewals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides a virtual team of domain experts to orchestrate the development of secure, multiple year, services solutions.
• Designs complex managed service solutions to meet client requirements by integrating technology and service design the cloud domain.
• Works across multiple teams in the design of the Managed Service offering.
• Tests and validates new designs features and delivery models or recommend improving existing service offers that is being taken to market.
• Responsible for the service design deliverables of the solution and interfacing with multiple teams and partners to ensure supportability.
• Directs the validation processes by obtaining sign-off from technical, service and costing stakeholders.
• Leads the service design of solutions for the client that will be commercially competitive whilst mitigating risk.
• Maps the client's requirements against proposed set of service elements and architectures and leads the end-to-end solution development (Cloud Services, Technology Architectures, SIAM, SLA, ITSM leading practices).
• Develops and executes a consulting approach that results in a consolidated statement of requirements, scope, transition documents and costing based need for change, 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).
• Supports 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.
• Provides coaching and mentoring and acts as advisor and decision maker in service design situations.
• Support the sales teams to have a commercial model discussion with the client.
• Identifies all service costs and populating cost models accurately to ensure a full visibility of costs related to the delivery of the service over the contract term.
• Creates and gets sign-off from relevant stakeholders on the solution design that will form part of the commercial model.
• Responsible for vendor management depending on the service offers and ensures that the transition to service delivery teams are well coordinated to ensure a smooth transition.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Advanced understanding of cloud technologies, networking, security, and system administration
• Advanced demonstratable knowledge and value of multi cloud technologies especially cloud native application workflows, understanding of architecture transformation, observability and legacy to cloud migrations.
• Applied Azure and/or GCP and/or AWS infrastructure architect and presales skills.
• Advanced understanding of virtualization, hybrid computing environments, storage technology and cloud native technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of Managed Services service and delivery models, including cloud, global, and distributed delivery models.
• Ability to work with costing models in partnership with sales and finance stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate potential improvements and value of our solutions to all levels of stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams to discover requirements, present solutions and obtain client buy-in.
• Ability to work within a team, contributing to the success of the team while making a personal contribution, especially in a matrixed organization.
• Up to date knowledge on emerging trends in Cloud technology, Managed Services Integration, etc.
• Analytical abilities to discover and analyze all input and DATA.
• Passion for staying abreast of related industry trends and best practices.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information technology/systems or a related field.
• Certification and working knowledge of ITIL, Service Management and Integration, Automation Artificial Intelligence and Analytics preferred.
• Scaled Agile certification or equivalent is desirable.
• Additional technology / vendor certifications are desirable, such as
• (any one or more) - Azure AZ900 – Azure Fundamentals, AWS Cloud Practitioner, VMWare: VTSP or VTSP for AWS/Azure.

Required experience:

• Advanced prior experience in managed service provider, or cloud services provider.
• Track record of designing cloud infrastructure managed services solutions to medium/large enterprise accounts.
• Proof of structuring medium/large, multi-year profitable contracts.
• Solution planning and deal shaping technical specialist, with the ability to create compelling value propositions as part of the solution design.
• Advanced experience working in an environment with global delivery and in multiple geographies and industries

Workplace type:

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. Accelerate your career with us. Apply today