Solution Architect – Network

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.
Role:
Solution Architect - Network & Security
Location:
North West / North East
(SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary Package:
£65,000 - £95,000
plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year
Hours:
9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday – Friday
Interview Process:
2-stage process
Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company

Role Purpose
Qualified specialists, recognised for their expertise, serving as pivotal contributors in various domains. These specialists play a vital role in influencing d shaping new business strategies, policies, practices, and content, catering to both external and internal customers. Their responsibilities may encompass problem-solving and the development and execution of purpose-driven solutions, often of a complex nature, to meet the specific needs of both external and internal customers

Key Responsibilities

• To be the Pre-Sales subject matter expert for Networking and Network Security, as part of the team, within SCC Enterprise and Networking. At all times this must include a professional and credible approach to meeting the customers' needs, within the capabilities and services defined by SCC.
• Supporting customers in all aspects of solution design, from the initial 'art of the possible' conversations, through to requirements capture and service scoping. Ultimately supporting the engagement until a service is purchased and can move into technical delivery, and finally operational service.
• To be responsible for the creation of all technical or service elements of customer proposals or offer documentation. Including technical ownership of RFI/P documents and customer tenders. Key elements such as accurate scoping of customer needs and costs are vital. Managed within a quality-controlled environment. Working with provided documentation, presenting back within SCC the accurate costs of sale, and typical deal value.
• Supporting colleagues within Sales, Projects, Technical, Operations, and Product Management to ensure SCC services remain relevant and effective at meeting customers' needs. For example:
• Ensure a high quality of technical and service content – accurate scoping, and a clear cost model.
• Knowledge transfer when a customer moves from sales to technical delivery, and on into service operation.
• Listen to the market and our customers - Feedback to Product Management relating to new or evolving customer requirements that are not part of the current service model.
• Act as a single point of contact for technical presales engagements
• Advise customers on technology choices and options
• Work closely with colleagues in the delivery teams to ensure presales opportunities are handed over appropriately and with clarity in relation to the proposed solution, implementation approach, and customer engagement
• Participate in peer review of documentation for presales colleagues across SCC
• Provide regular updates to maintain accurate opportunity pipeline reporting information
• Required to participate in technical delivery, providing solution ownership through the lifecycle of projects sold to customers

Skills And Experience

• At least five years' experience of working in a professional services technology role with at least two years focus on presales
• Experience in preparing proposals, statements of work and cost models
• Competent with networking vendor pricing tools such as CCW and Iris
• Experience of presenting technical solutions to both technology focused and non-technology focused personnel up to and including board level
• Knowledge of a broad range of networking technologies across the following:
• Campus LAN switching and wireless solutions
• Datacentre switching
• Access LAN and edge security (MX / zscaler / )
• Large scale enterprise network refresh
• RAS and next generation firewall
• Cloud security and SASE
• Successful track record of driving pipeline and service development initiatives
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to think strategically and lead strategic discussion
• Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies and technology trends

• Knowledge and experience of:-

• Networking vendors Cisco, Juniper, HPe Aruba, Fortinet

• Zero-Trust, NAC, segmentation, SDA
• Security products – Umbrella, AMP, Email Security, StealthWatch, Talos, Tetration
• Fortinet security technologies
• Automation and Dev Opps – Ansible, Terraform, Python

• Other relevant technologies:-

• Palo Alto technologies

• F5 load balancing and security technologies
• Datacentre and cloud technologies such as HCI, public cloud, O365

About Us
SCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

We are an equal opportunities employer
SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.
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