Solution Architect ( Microsoft Solutions)

• Lead and support local implementation, management and maintenance of our client's Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution offerings including the pre-sales and the actual delivery activities.
• Develops personal rapport and professional respect with field sales and professional services teams.
• Prioritizes his/her time to focus on highly qualified, larger opportunities with target prospects.
• Builds high quality solutions that meet client requirements and can be delivered profitably. Plan and gather information in order to define system objectives.
• Enumerate and articulate TCO and ROI supporting investments in Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution offerings.
• Participates in formal account planning workshops for Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution offerings.
• Attends sales calls with relevant clients to identify and analyze potential opportunities for Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution offerings.
• Delivers high quality, technical expertise in the pre-sales process to help close sales opportunities with the client.
• Engages with clients facilitating workshops to jointly develop understanding of their environment, synthesizes findings, draws and presents conclusions.
• Ensures technical compatibility between the client’s requirements and the products and Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solutions offered by our client

• Develops SOW and estimates and pricing for client proposals for Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution offerings.
• Develops, monitors client relationships and status of ongoing engagements and projects.

• Provides day-to-day guidance and mentoring to new and existing PS staff in Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging Practice.

• Participates in project-specific technical teams.
• Actively participates in industry groups and forums.

• 5 - 8 years in the above mentioned capacity specifically as a solution architect or consultant with a large solutions integration firm
• Experience in hands-on delivery of IP Convergence solutions projects will be preferred
• Proven track record developing Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solutions
• Business Acumen with an understanding of key business processes
• Strong background in the development of technology-based business solutions
• Effective communicator; verbal, written and presentation skills c
• reativity, flexibility and openness to alternative technical and commercial approaches to consulting work
• In-depth capability and understanding of Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution technologies and their application.
• Ability to articulate and develop Solution architectures and roadmaps for clients
• Experience in analyzing Client infrastructure to ensure that the infrastructure is ready for the Solution.
• Experience in designing and deploying Microsoft Operating Environment and Messaging solution technologies.
• Ability to produce high-quality written materials including proposals, business cases and plans which convey complex analysis and arguments in a concise manner
• Understanding and experience in estimating and project costing techniques.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Good tertiary education in software engineering and computer technologies.
• Advanced skills relating to Solutions Architecting will be preferred.
• MVP, MCSE highly preferred.
• ITIL foundation certification preferred.

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Country: Singapore

Employment Type: Full time

Salary: Open