Solutions Architect (SA)

Silex, is looking for an aggressive, goal driven, technical individual to fill a Solutions Architect role. This individual should be extremely motivated and want to constantly learn and apply new technologies. This position focuses on designing solutions for a wide variety of technology solutions as well as professional services. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic professional with a well-rounded technical skillset as well as a strong business acumen. At Silex we strive to be the best at what we do and over-deliver for our customers daily.  

 POSITION OVERVIEW:

• The SA collaborates with the sales teams, manufacturer partners and customers to ensure proposed deals include technical solutions that accurately address customer needs, and are appropriately supported by key customer technical decision-makers.
• Secures customer commitment needed to ensure a deal’s “technical close.”
• Provides coaching and professional development to the sales team members in order to enhance their product knowledge, technical acumen, and technical sales skills.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

• Candidate will be expected to have a detailed working knowledge of IT Systems and Applications (infrastructure, security, micro-segmentation, analytics, DevOps, etc.)
• College degree or equivalent of 10 years of IT Experience or 5 years OEM/VAR Pre-Sales Engineering Experience
• Capable of developing and maintaining key relationships with customers and business partners
• Established track record of overachieving and exceeding goals
• Experience in developing technology solutions to address business challenges
• Self-disciplined and motivated to drive business with minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills