.**Why work for VMware WWPS?**The VMware Worldwide Professional Services Organization (WWPS) drives the success of each VMware implementation. We are dedicated to the satisfaction and success of the customer and their Telco platform strategy such as NFV and containerization. We ensure that VMware customers are successfully implementing their business plans from adoption all the way to a fully functioning NFV/SDDC/K8S solution for Core, Edge and RAN.We are committed to offering a collaborative and supportive working environment with a full enablement plan and the opportunity to develop in your area of interest within Telco platform. We promote an inclusive atmosphere where your voice will be heard, and where you will be part of a fun, dynamic team working in partnership with each other.**The Role**The Worldwide Telco Practice within WWPS is one of the leading innovation groups at VMware working closely both internally with Telco Business Unit and with the customer alongside our account teams to promote, build and manage the most advanced Telco platform using NFV.Do you love collaborating on finding solutions to hard problems?Have you always wanted to work on a dynamic team that is inspiring change across the industry?Are you passionate about acquiring skillsets for leading technologies?Do you like to work in a high-end team with both pre-sales and post-sales hats?Do you enjoy helping and encouraging others to accomplish their goals?If this sounds like you, then we'd love to speak with you about joining our team. As a Telco Consulting Architect, you will acquire an intimate understanding of our customers' business, their strategic goals and the specific requirements of Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Network projects. You will demonstrate the technical abilities of the consulting team and will propose, drive and lead a solution that assists the customer in achieving their business goals and outcomes.You are a solution expert with broad knowledge across the VMware NFV/K8S technology stack and of 3rd party integrated products.**Responsibilities**:- Participate in the pre-sales process and help drive understanding of customer's business and technical objectives inside VMware while helping the Sales team build client relationships.- Leveraging hands on technical skillset and help to quickly build trustworthy relationship with customer in pre-sales stages through technical workshops, RFX responses, PS solution customization, scoping exercises and LOE estimation etc.- Drive professional service solution and sales in your accounts.- Act as lead architect/technical governance in post-sales deliveries together with regional delivery organization.- Carry billable activities such as: technical contribution and guidance in project planning, lead in high level and low-level design, solution validation, impact analysis of change requests, etc.- Maintain a long-term relationship with customer and drive add on sales during delivery
