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We are hiring for a position located in the United States for NetApp's Azure Cloud Solutions Architect (CSA) team to operate in a technical pre-sales capacity in the Manufacturing sector, working to identify candidate workloads, design and architect appropriate solutions, run proofs-of-concept, and move customers into active consumption of NetApp's Azure-based products. Much of the customer engagement will be done collaboratively with the Microsoft Sales and Technical teams, where we are providing the technical expertise on Cloud services offered by NetApp and Azure. The qualified candidate must be capable of articulating how our technology enables customer innovation in Azure. This is a highly technical role with a heavy focus on customer and partner (Microsoft) interaction, education, and collaboration, and you will find yourself in the heart of our customers' digital transformation efforts. Covering Manufacturing Sector with a focus on Automotive. Locations preferably in the Midwest/Central US (Minneapolis/Detroit/Chicago are ideal).
Job Responsibility
Qualifying customer opportunities and requirements, and the potential solution fit for NetApp's offerings in Azure
Designing solutions that may include one or more software, Cloud, and professional services, running technical workshops to demonstrate those solutions
Presenting (Solution Selling) at customer and partner briefings, Microsoft and NetApp sales meetings, corporate events, etc.
Designing and running proofs-of-concept to illustrate solution fit within the customer's environment
A new handover of customer wins to Professional Services and/or Customer Success
Participating in/hosting industry meetups and user groups
Publishing reference architectures, significant wins, best practices, etc., both internally and externally
Maintain a broader view of the industry through constant learning and a growth mindset
Maintaining customer Opportunity status in Salesforce
Self-study/learning time: Staying abreast of the latest developments in public cloud services
Acquiring/maintaining technical expertise
Developing or enhancing processes and techniques utilized by our Sales and Technical teams
Requirements
Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of related field experience
Strong technical knowledge of Cloud concepts and technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification preferred
A passion for solving customer business challenges with Cloud technology solutions
Personal initiative
Experience in working with customers within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem
Ability to prioritize and address multiple projects concurrently
Appetite to learn and adapt to changing requirements and technology
Experience running proofs-of-concept for software, hardware, or Cloud-based solutions in a pre-sale's role
Knowledge of Network Attached Storage (preferably NetApp) and how application workloads such as SAP, Oracle, SQL, VMware, HPC, Virtual Desktops, and others utilize NAS storage in a Cloud environment
Familiarity with Container orchestration runtime concepts and solutions is a plus (preferably Kubernetes)
On-premises infrastructure and workload experience and data migration methodologies are a plus
Willingness to travel within the assigned geography to customer locations, and occasionally further
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong English language skills (other languages are a plus)
NetApp ONTAP experience is a plus
Microsoft Azure Cloud certifications are a plus, most importantly: Microsoft Azure Administrator, Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, Azure Network Engineer
Nice to have
Familiarity with Container orchestration runtime concepts and solutions (preferably Kubernetes)
On-premises infrastructure and workload experience and data migration methodologies
Other languages
NetApp ONTAP experience
Microsoft Azure Cloud certifications (Microsoft Azure Administrator, Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, Azure Network Engineer)