Position - Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Architect

Role description – This is a practice role; candidate will be working on the large DHC projects (RFP/RFI/Proactive) for America region.

Location – USA

Requirement:

• Candidate must have 15+ years of experience in data center and hybrid cloud technologies and core IT infrastructure space, preferably designing manage services solutions for large clients.
• Candidate should have worked on large (50mil +) integrated bids and led solutions end to end. Prior experience supporting American clients will be an advantage.
• Deep exposure on emerging technologies like infra as a code / gen aI / new ways to delivering manage services / observability etc
• Subject Matter expert in key Infrastructure domains like systems, storage, backup, HCI, virtualization technologies, hybrid IT, DR (Disaster Recovery) , public/private cloud operations, data center colo solutions, data center transformation and consolidation etc.
• Experience in the field of virtualization technologies from VMware, Nutanix, Microsoft, Red hat and a good knowledge of Cloud computing concepts and building blocks of creating an end-to-end private and public cloud IaaS and PaaS cloud solutions.
• Must have worked with OEM products solution, sizing, BOM, pricing.
• Drive innovation in the solution through providing depth and breadth of new generation state of the art initiatives like infra-automation, observability, efficient/new ways of working and Gen AI-led services and products. Collaborate with sales and practice teams as required to bring the best in front of the customers.
• Required to engage with Wipro customers at business level, understanding objectives and compliance requirement, translating them to technology solutions, writing scope-of-work and creating/presenting technical solutions to customers and internal stake holders.
• Drive technical discussions on large to very large bids, spread across service- lines covering RFI / RFP (solution creation /technical proposal response /solutioning and sizing / clients orals and presentation / Cxo’s connect / working and aligning with Advisors / lead solution defense / SOW discussions / Commercials / Negotiation / Contracting / Transition and Handover).
• Work Closely with the account team, leads, bid team in the interactions with the customer executives and managing relationship with the customer’s IT team.

Qualifications:

• Transform the pursue process in business value to the customer and drive the deal to the closure.
• Soft skills
• Communication – well spoken and written English language
• Good presentations skills
• Collaboration and working with internal / external teams
• Candidate must be open for travel.

.