Solutions Architect at MainOne Cable Nigeria

MainOne Cable is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses and Government institutions across West Africa.

MainOne Cable's success is built on having talented and highly proficient people within their respective fields as the driving force behind our business. A job in MainOne is different from any other you have had. With joining MainOne you'll be challenged, inspired and proud as you become a part of something big.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Technical

Responsibilities

• The Solutions Architect will develop and articulate solutions based on a customer's strategic business or technical requirements ascertained from working with multiple business units across the customer's organization
• Contribute proactively to new service/product development
• Ensure quality, up-to-date documentation exists for all service arrangements
• Provide technical and business consultative leadership throughout the technical life cycle of technical solutions
• Manage and develop strategic partnerships with third-party suppliers and other internal stakeholders for Service providers, Cloud Aggregators or Managed Service Providers
• Coordinate with the sales team in formulating and building up proposal knowledge, including making technical demos and presentations to Main One customers
• Demonstrate ability, determination, and tenacity to move major initiatives forward and drive focus while consistently thinking of the bottom-line impact of the efforts
• Will be involved from pre-sales solution formulation through system deployment; including bid preparation and customer interface resulting in solutions architecture proposals
• Assist in the translation of customer needs/technical requirements to appropriate solutions by liaising with customers to understand, anticipate and meet their specific needs
• Design service solutions for Enterprise customers in line with ITIL and/or industry best practices
• Proven business development experience and familiarity with cloud services markets
• Manage multi-faceted projects with diverse stakeholders across different continents. A track record of successful project management is important
• Familiarity with international, regional, and local provider markets.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Information Management or related Engineering field is preferred
• Minimum years of Experience: 3
• Cisco and project management certifications are preferable
• Creative and innovative approach
• Experience in telecom architecture
• Proactive with a positive 'can do' approach
• Experience with Cisco equipment is essential
• Team player/ability to work independently
• Sound commercial business understanding and risk-aware
• Background in Telecom and Managed Services Environment
• Contract negotiation and influencing skills
• Relationship Management and Analytical Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to speak French is an added advantage

Demands of the Job:

• Problem-solving
• Ability to set up and maintain best practice library of company proposals and architectural designs proposed to customers with success and conversion rate indicators
• Prioritising workload of self and others.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.