Consulting Solutions Architect (Networking/Automation) - West Region

Why WWT? Fueled by creativity and ideation, World Wide Technology strives to accelerate our growth and nurture future innovation. From our world class culture, to our generous benefits, to developing cutting edge technology solutions, WWT constantly works towards its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is a great place to work. We encourage our employees to embrace collaboration, get creative and think outside the box when it comes to delivering some of the most advanced technology solutions for our customers. At a glance, WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ over 6,000 individuals and closed nearly $12 Billion in revenue. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the ninth consecutive year! Want to work with highly motivated individuals that come together to form high performance team? Come join WWT today! We are looking for a Consulting Solutions Architect to join our Global Enterprise Sales team. Why should you join Global Enterprise Sales? As a Consulting Solutions Architect (CSA), you will be partnering with Client Managers to provide the technical Pre-Sales work focused on Networking and Automation for our Enterprise customers across the West Region. No two days will be the same as our broad offerings include Infrastructure Modernization, Multicloud Architecture, Security Transformation and Digital Strategy among others. Our Advanced Technology Center (https://www.wwt.com/atc) changes the game for us in many ways. It enriches and transforms the way we interact with our customers in forms of ideation sessions, demos, POCs, workshops, training, briefings and more. In addition, the ATC is a world class environment which enables self-education as well as career growth. What will you be doing? In this role, you will be responsible for providing Networking and Automation technical solutions to our customers and internal organizations. The CSA acts as a key resource for engaging with strategic customer relationships while also collaborating with our customer's teams and internal teams to reach successful outcomes for our client's business objectives. The role will also collaborate with marketing and other teams to drive market data for the relevant technologies with the goal of understanding industry trends and the overall impact to WWT and our customer's business. Responsibilities:

• Continually develop and expand personal knowledge of the validated Networking and Automation reference architectures
• Translating key business requirements into Networking solutions
• Design and propose next generation Networking solutions that meet the needs and functional requirements of the customer.
• Integrating Networking solutions into the network design, and implementation.
• Present complex technical concepts in a manner that can be easily understood by non-technical or semi-technical audiences
• Act as a consultant to the customers, striving to gain a trusted advisor status through honest but humble interactions.
• Perform technology demonstrations utilizing the WWT Advanced Technology Center, Partner and Vendor Labs or customer provided equipment.
• Contribute to the WWT technology body of knowledge through the creation of written documentation, white papers, internal blogs, WWT communities or knowledge base articles.
• Join and be an active participant in one or more WWT Virtual Teams representing a technology of relevance to you and the region.
• Develops and fosters relationships with strategic original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and key partners who are local to your region.
• Support the account team through identification, development and ongoing support of new opportunities.
• Join account teams in key customer meetings to represent WWT's solutions and capabilities.
• Take a leadership position in proposal responses within your domain of expertise.
• Works with clients and WWT Sales team to obtain technical priorities, challenges, and initiatives that can be translated into WWT opportunities.
• Ensure effective coordination and support between account teams and supporting post sale technical resources.
• Use knowledgeof technology, products and services tobuild new solutions and business outcomes for the customer.

• Must be located in/near San Francisco, Denver or Seattle
• 5+ years of technical enterprise pre-sales experience with a focus on solution sales.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills required.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g. Business Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Management, Program Management, etc.) or equivalent industry experience preferred.
• Travel requirement 50%

• Health and Wellbeing: Heath, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program