Our Client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Principle Technical Solution Architect to join their team. They offer stability, growth, competitive salary along with benefits and a great working environment.

Note this role will report into India and work from South Africa, normal South African working times will apply.

Job Description

The Principle Technical Solution Architect is responsible for the design, modification, and integration of vendor's digital Infrastructure features to translate business requirements into technology terms. Specifically, this role identifies, match and reference software features of key vendors technologies, architecture and frameworks for digital infrastructure capabilities according to the required specifications. They take responsibility for the various aspects of the infrastructure lifecycle from applicability, functionality, design, security, and supportability, in the client's infrastructure environment in line with business requirements and specifications.

Additionally, this candidate shall work as a Practice Lead / SME familiar with various enterprise architecture and infrastructure solution, primarily on Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Microsoft, VMWare and/or Palo Alto and fully well-versed with the key vendor's reference architecture, particularly on Cisco.
Candidate needs to be a champion for key vendors validated reference architecture and be able to influence clients on the optimal High-Level Design (HLD).
Candidate shall particulate into new capabilities development and develop user stories and test E2E solutions relating to digital infrastructure technology solution.
The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial with previous experience leading technical transformation engagement, and has analytic horsepower, logical reasoning ability and understanding of key vendors infrastructure solution use cases, particularly on Cisco.
Able to performs product BOM reviews and audits to ensure that the infrastructure solution are in compliance with the business and technical requirements.

Act as a liaison between OEM, OEM support, sales, delivery, and quoting team, in-terms of OEM use cases applicability versus pre-agreed requirement reconciliation.

Perform on-going review and revalidation of existing pre-determined in-scope digital infrastructure solution that will be used as a reference to the wider sales and pre-sales community within the organization.

Designs a complete and complex framework, that includes; technology infrastructure and/or applicable vendor's technology product. Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility. Conceives system interfaces and/or business application prototypes. Identifies, analyzes and resolves digital infrastructure design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (archite