Solutions Architect

**When you join Verizon**:
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Job Title: Archt-II Solutions Architect

**Role description**:
**NOTE**: This is an opportunity within the Early-in-Career team

The Archt-II Solutions Architect will continuously acquire and grow knowledge in Verizon’s technology offerings by completing trainings, attending corporate partner and vendor presentations, acquiring certifications, and assisting with specialized project requests.

**Key responsibilities and accountabilities**:

- Provides pre-sales customer support, guidance and insight for activities focused on standard product based solutions
- Adhere to a standard model for engagement, consultancy, solution development and execution to help enable a platform for best practice to evolve
- Work as part of a wider pre-sales team, supporting peers and taking ownership as needed.
- Responsible for adherence to Verizon solution design governance in terms of both Deal Lifecycle Management and consistent use of standard design tools
- Working within a standard framework to ensure we have a solid hand-off ‘pre to post-sales’ with our Service and Program Management functions
- Contributor to the creation of customer specific value proposition, linking clients’ business objectives & requirements to our proposed end to end solution
- Build and develop relationships with client stakeholders and participate in on-going governance programs to ensure best practice/effective communication
- Ability to explain complex technical issues in a way that non-technical people can understand
- Take personal pride and invest in your personal brand development, leveraging internal educational and training tools for knowledge / technology certifications as well as seeking external sources for inspiration.
- Maintain technology/industry best practice certifications as appropriate (Cisco, Microsoft, ITIL, TOGAF etc).

**Job Requirements**:
You'll need to have:

- BA / BS or relevant work experience.
- Proficiency in modern office tools such as Google and Microsoft suites.
- Knowledge or experience with Modern IP Data Networking (routing, switching, load balancing, high availability, etc)
- Knowledge or experience with with Voice IP Services (SIP, Skype, UCC, Jabber, Spark)
- Knowledge or experience with Security Technology (firewalls, policies, detection, mitigation)
- Course work, self-study or experience with Software Defined Networking & Virtual Network Services
- Technical expertise with some major technology companies such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Riverbed, Fortinet, etc.

Even better if you have:

- Ability to clearly explain technical concepts to various audiences. We look for communications skills first and then assess your technical and business expertise.
- Professional presentation skills.
- BA or BS in Engineering or Computer Science.
- Experience, including college co-op and part time work in related fields.
- Aptitude and desire to work in complex environments, across diverse Verizon teams and with a variety of global enterprises.

**Where you’ll be working**: In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

**Scheduled Weekly Hours**: 40

**Diversity and Inclusion**:
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