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Job description / Role
Solutions Architect is required by a leading global IT/Telco solutions provider to play a key role within a growing core services team acting as a the main technical advisor for clients and leading all technical project teams.
• You will be covering the MEA region and be required to align / reengineer key business processes within a client, such as intelligence and case management.
• The Solution Architect must then design a solution that meet the process requirements and manage a technical team to deliver it.
• For this position you will be an experienced Architecture professional with a background in enabling business through provision of solutions and systems that provide insight to customers and have driven business value.
• You will have experience gained in a services based role, be string at solutions design and have previously worked within a IT or Telco Vendor, Systems Integrator or a Consultancy.
• The Solution Architect will provide expertise and promote best practice across the organizations solutions footprint, and assist in the evaluation of emerging products and technologies and be services centric.
• You will also provide a framework for the delivery of an integrated solution, articulating the solution using structured processes and methods.
• Provides technical support to pre-sales team.
• Contributes or leads customer technical & business workshops.
• Works under general direction within clear framework of accountability.
• Delivers and presents the technical customer Solution road map to the customer by taking in consideration new product’s features as well as customer requirements.
• Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes.
Requirements
Desired Skills and Experience
• The Solutions Architect will also assist during the sales cycle by participating in workshops and meetings, and providing input to bids and proposals.
• You will also Influence the internal team, specialist peers as well as influencing customers at account and supplier level.
• You will have had some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources on small to medium sized projects within technical area of specialism.
• The Solution Architect will participate in external activities related to own specialism and also makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives.
• For this role you will have experience in delivering IT/Telco solutions in some of the following technical arenas; Hardware, ERP, Software, Data warehouse.
• You must have exposure of working in the ME region and have had previous experience of working with Telecommunications, Banking and Governments, Municipalities, and Public Sector domain, having had proven experience to dealing with and delivering to senior end stakeholders.
• Ideally be based in UAE and should have region exposure.
• Ideally Arabic speaker/ westerner preferred. (French speaking a plus, for Levant based clients).
About the Company
Since 2010, our team has successfully placed some of the world’s finest graduate to mid and C-level talent in organisations across EMEA and APAC, and it all comes down to our niche approach and understanding of the market place, skill sets and trends.
From our offices in Dubai, Riyadh, London and Singapore, we run a sector specific operation. Meaning we specialise in your industry and are able to completely understand your vision, provide market insights and intelligence, and deliver the best talent to fit seamlessly into your operations.