Sr Inside Sol Architect

Connection•Concord, NH

10h•Remote

About The Position

Connection Services has a fantastic opportunity for a Sr Inside Solutions Architect, working remotely. Excellent opportunity to work for a top VAR offering excellent benefits including 3 weeks paid PTO, tuition reimbursement, excellent benefits, etc.; opportunity for growth. Working under general supervision of the Manager, Inside Solution Architects, relying on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals, the Senior Inside Solution Architect (ISA) effectively penetrates and drives solutions within targeted accounts and expands penetration in existing accounts. The Senior ISA develops and works on problems/projects of deep, diverse complexity and scope, exercising independent judgment within generally defined policies and practices to identify and select a technology solution. The Senior ISA acts as a project leader providing direction, facilitating information, and validating decision processes. The Senior ISA requires an acute understanding of both the technology and business objectives of the account to enable the delivery of solutions that will in turn contribute to the success of existing accounts and the acceleration of new customer volume. The Senior ISA speaks from experience and offers insight on successes and failures relative to the customer’s industry and/or objectives, and provide solutions based on the TSG solution portfolio. The Senior ISA demonstrates advanced competencies in multiple technology areas including Compute, Storage, Networking and Virtualization technology concepts and how they relate to the next generation of Data Center solutions and Cloud offerings.

Requirements

Advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Cisco WebEx and relevant internal business systems.
High aptitude to stay current and train on related technology areas
Account planning skills with experience in up-sell and cross-sell strategies.
Articulate with ability to clearly demonstrate the value proposition to the customer.
Action oriented with strong executional skills
Self-motivated and results-driven
Excellent time management skills
Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and negotiation skills
Multi-tasker, with high energy, and excels in a fast-paced, dynamic call center environment.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working for a manufacturer or vendor is a plus
Professional level Aruba certification preferred

Responsibilities

Utilizing business systems analysis, conducts assessments to understand client challenges and business objectives. Designs and presents technical solution configurations based on client needs and solution pricing, recommending applicable services as part of the overall client solution.
Collaborates with partners to design technical solutions as needed.
Advises on pricing programs and deal registration.
Serves as subject matter expert to Account Managers on technology solution
Partners with Account Managers and Sales Managers to identify IT solutions opportunities and target these accounts with proactive engagement.
Leverages Company tools to identify strategic prospects for advanced technology solutions.
Engages in customer calls to discover and qualify advanced technology opportunities within these accounts.
Increases knowledge of technology in respective practice area, keeps abreast of changes, and maintains or achieves certifications for professional developments
Attends applicable industry and manufacturer training sessions to increase knowledge in respective practice area.
Achieves vendor certifications through online or onsite training.
Works with sales teams, sales managers, and account managers to ensure that sales teams are fully enabled on the advanced technology solutions and are fully aware of the TSG portfolio. Regularly attends and contributes to sales team calls, provides targeted enablement trainings internally to sales teams on current, new, or emerging solution sets, and supports events such as Tech Showcase, Tech Summit, and vendor conferences in a sales-support and enablement function.
Executes strategic initiatives toward organizational, solution, and business development. Converts work direction from Manager, Inside Solution Architects (MISA) into concrete high-quality deliverables:
Participates in a contributing or Team Lead role on one or more Solution Development teams and maintains good attendance, on-time, high-quality work product
Works with peers including Field Solution Architects (FSAs) and Practice Engineers on internal tactical development initiatives, such as building new solutions and services for the TSG advanced technology portfolio
Assists with the building of internal organizational processes and go-to-market initiatives