CDW

Principal Solution Architect – Hybrid Infrastructure

CDW

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: AustinTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $145,600 - $211,870 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Develop appropriate assessment and service solutions for CDW customers, including architecture, optimizations, technology health checks, deployment services, and advisory services.
  • Collaborate with customers, delivery teams, and internal sales to offer consultative guidance, plan sales strategy, and author statements of work (SOWs).
  • Analyze technical and competitive considerations, defining actions to meet customer expectations in the sales cycle by uncovering customer long-term goals and requirements and crafting solutions that build towards the desired end goals.
  • Maintain strategic relationships with Customers, Internal Sales & Delivery management, acting as a trusted advisor to drive business growth.
  • Grow influence in your assigned territory by high levels of engagement with vendors/partners/customers/Sales as a strategic advisor and being seen by teammates as an expert in the field.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in multiple families of products and solutions, providing regular contributions to CDW marketing approved online activities, such as LinkedIn, blog posts, online magazine, etc.
  • Drive outreach initiatives, technical enablement projects, coaching, and mentoring for other SAs, Solution Executives, and Field Sellers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of (8) years in technical, pre-sales, or post-sale delivery role.
  • Experience designing and architecting Hybrid Infrastructure tailored to CDW’s client needs.
  • Experience designing and architecting Datacenter and Hybrid solutions.
  • Familiarity with major vendors (Dell, HPE, Lenovo, NetApp) and platforms (VMware, Microsoft Server, Hyper-V/Azure Local, Nutanix, Veeam).
  • Exposure to public cloud (Azure or AWS).
  • Motivated, self-starting, and able to independently perform high quality work with minimal guidance.
  • Understand industry-specific challenges, regulations, and best practices.
Benefits
  • Annual bonus target of 25% subject to terms and conditions of plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Hybrid Infrastructure designDatacenter solutions architectureTechnical assessmentTechnology health checksDeployment servicesConsultative guidanceSales strategy planningSolution craftingTechnical enablementCoaching and mentoring
Soft Skills
CollaborationRelationship managementStrategic advisingInfluenceExpertiseMotivationSelf-startingIndependenceHigh quality workEngagement
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree