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Networking Technical Architect Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at NTT DATA, Inc.
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As a Networking Technical Architect, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, transforming business requirements into comprehensive network solutions. Drawing from your extensive expertise, you will design network architectures from the communications layer to networking protocols, covering all elements such as network gear, interconnects, hardware, and cloud services for hybrid solutions.
This role specifies and designs solutions based on your technical expertise within the technology/domain focus area, including the physical domain from the communications layer to networking protocols, network gear, interconnects, hardware for all services (Connectivity, Voice (SIP), Co‑location, and Carrier) and all cloud services for hybrid solutions.
You will analyse, develop, and recommend long‑term strategic plans to ensure network capacity meets current and future requirements. Collaborating with internal stakeholders, you will create technical specifications and develop detailed design documents that align with business objectives and compliance standards.
Your day will include providing pre‑sales technical support and helping to transition projects from presales to delivery. You will be integral in developing and managing proofs of concept (POCs), involving setting up, delivering, and ensuring their successful completion.
You will work closely with sales teams to influence and guide them, ensuring they are well‑equipped to close deals. From scope determination to product pricing and rFP/rFI responses, your involvement is pivotal to ensuring the technical solutions meet client objectives.
On assigned engagements, you will own the proposed solutions, transitioning the build and implementation to delivery teams. Responsibilities also include preparing executive summaries, documenting proposed technology solutions, and assisting in final client presentations, ensuring all deliverables meet the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze, develop, and recommend long‑term strategic plans to ensure network technology and capacity meet current and future network requirements.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to the client.
- Design solutions, support business development, and transition projects from presales to delivery and sales support.
- Provide pre‑sales technical support and expertise in analyzing client requirements.
- Ensure technical solutions achieve the client’s objectives.
- Produce technical specifications for custom development and systems integration requirements.
- Develop or produce the technical design document matching the solution design specifications.
- Participate or lead scope of work determination, product pricing, and rFP/rFI responses.
- Assist in determining outsourcing, product pricing, and collaborate with others to develop an implementation solution.
- Influence and guide members of the sales team, ensuring they are equipped to close deals and maintain visibility of forecasting and sales pipeline.
- Manage client proof‑of‑concept (POC) initiatives, including setting up and delivery.
- Own proposed solutions on all assigned engagements and transition build/implementation to the delivery team.
- Evaluate opportunities for alignment with organizational capabilities and business policy, prepare executive summaries, document proposed technology solutions, and manage proof‑of‑concepts.
- Drive innovation by automating internal processes and enhancing products and services.
Knowledge and Attributes
- Solid client engagement skills and strong technical consulting aptitude.
- Effective collaboration and communication skills.
- Broad product knowledge integrated with technology understanding.
- Comprehensive understanding of network protocols, topologies, security, routing, switching, wireless networks, and IP addressing.
- Knowledge of Internet of Things, big DATA, network management, quality…
Title: Networking Technical Architect
Company: NTT DATA, Inc.
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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