Staff Architect - NSX

Service Engineering - focuses on the components of the service offering and the delivery/implementation assets The Staff Architect, PS Engineering will be responsible for the definition, development, rollout, and enablement of Professional Services (PS) offers for VMware Network and Security technologies. You will work closely with various business units, engineering, marketing, professional services, sales, alliances, and partner engineering organizations in designing, validating, and building sales, technical, and service delivery collaterals. You will also work with VMware and partner sales teams to provide Go-To-Market enablement and sales support for joint solution and service selling activities. Responsibilities As the hands-on technical subject matter expert, the Technical Solutions Architect will be responsible for: solutions and services engineering activities like proof-of-concepts, pilots, use case development, solution validation, workshops, and enablement developing and releasing sales, technical, and service delivery collaterals including deployment guides, best practices, sizing whitepapers and solution reference architectures collaborating with GTPS team worldwide, business units, engineering, marketing, professional services, sales, alliances, and partner engineering organizations to develop, validate, and release sales, technical, and service delivery collateral maintaining deep technical and business knowledge of VMware solution areas and develop new technology integrations and solution capabilities providing expert technical architectural support and guidance for solution opportunities that involve virtualization, cloud infrastructure, management and security, including integration with certain select 3rd party products maintaining technical credibility within the industry and the field through demonstration of thought leadership. This includes participating in delivering technical enablement web conferences and training sessions at VMware and other industry conferences and events Role Scope VMware Network and Security Technologies All geographies Measures of Success Services are defined, created and available in a timely manner Services are well-understood by VMware delivery teams and teams are appropriately enabled in their use Standardized Services are used as the basis for at least 50% of all Consulting activity Feedback from stakeholders is consistently excellent Awareness, enablement, usage and feedback is uniform across all geographies and regions There is consistently excellent and frictionless alignment with other PSE and PS-ERD functions Attributes and Experience Minimum of 8 years experience in professional services/alliances/solutionengineering/consulting/technical sales with expertise in architecting and deploying management and security solutions, virtualization solutions, and rolling out new technology and solution initiatives. Minimum of 8 years of infrastructure architecture experience with significant depth around designing, implementing, and managing critical cross-functional integration projects in enterprise datacenters. Strong architecture, design and implementation experience with mobile technologies Strong architecture, design and implementation experience with security solutions, products, and industry trends. Prior experience in addressing business and technical stakeholder requirements and translating these to appropriate solution architectures a must. Prior experience in developing sales, technical or service delivery collateral a must. Prior experience working with cloud solutions a must. Working-level knowledge of VMware's SDDC product stack is strongly preferred. Managing relations with both internal and external business and technical teams. Experience with product, solutions or service development process. Excellent communications and interpersonal skills Self-starter, detail oriented with good organizational skills. Ability to travel up to 50% globally. Category : Client Support Subcategory: Customer Support Experience: Business Leadership Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time Work From Home: No Posted Date: 2020-04-07 VMware Company Overview: At VMware, we believe that software has the power to unlock new opportunities for people and our planet. We look beyond the barriers of compromise to engineer new ways to make technologies work together seamlessly. Our cloud, mobility, and security software form a flexible, consistent digital foundation for securely delivering the apps, services and experiences that are transforming business innovation around the globe. At the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and community. Shape what's possible today at Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work