Senior Solutions Architect

C1 Company Overview

C1: 1 Contact, 1 Connection, 1 Choice

C1 is the foremost, single-source provider of advanced communications and data technology for business. That means if it's digital, we connect our customers to it -- from phone systems and hardware to computer networks, application development, managed solutions and more. And we're 100% passionate with designing, implementing, managing and supporting our customers' every need from end to end, so that they can focus on what they do best.

So, when it comes to joining a team of IT and communications technology pros who are empowered to do what they do best, your best choice -- your #1 choice -- is C1.

Overview

Summary

The Senior Solutions Architect is a highly motivated, skilled resource who embraces an entrepreneur approach with a strong work ethic.  This position primarily focuses on consulting with C1’s Enterprise Customers to develop solid strategies with Outcome Based solutions that deliver measurable results thru ROI and TCO models. The position is responsible for assessing customer needs and tailoring customized architectures that have strategic value and are complex in nature to fit business needs.  The Senior Solutions Architect is well versed in all market offerings in their area of expertise and works closely with the account team to ensure full accuracy of the architecture and the value proposition. Additionally, this position is able to explain, position and justify costs related to C1’s solutions.   

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Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Serves as a technical subject matter expert for Data Center infrastructure, with primary focus on compute, storage, virtualization, data center networking, backup, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud, converged infrastructure, and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions.
• Acts as a trusted technical advisor throughout the pre-sales lifecycle, including discovery, qualification, solution positioning, architecture development, customer presentations, and RFI/RFP support across commercial and public sector opportunities.
• Leads customer discovery sessions to understand business goals, technical requirements, current-state environments, operational challenges, and desired outcomes.
• Designs and positions data center architectures aligned to customer requirements, C1 capabilities, manufacturer technologies, and industry best practices.
• Provides pre-sales technical consulting for data center modernization, compute refresh, virtualization, storage transformation, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud, and infrastructure lifecycle planning opportunities.
• Develops solution architectures, diagrams, bills of material, technical recommendations, assumptions, risks, dependencies, and migration considerations.
• Collaborates with specialists across enterprise networking, security, cloud, collaboration, customer experience, managed services, and professional services to develop complete customer solutions.
• Supports solution assurance, delivery readiness, and services handoff activities to help ensure proposed architectures can be implemented successfully.
• Maintains technical competency in data center and related infrastructure technologies.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience designing, architecting, implementing, consulting on, or supporting data center infrastructure solutions.
• Meaningful experience with compute, storage, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, data center networking, workload availability, infrastructure resiliency, or hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Experience with data center technologies such as Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus, Cisco ACI, VMware, Dell Technologies, HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage, Nutanix, Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, Commvault, or similar platforms.
• Ability to assess current-state environments and translate findings into practical future-state architectures.
• Experience developing or contributing to solution designs, diagrams, bills of material, migration strategies, RFI/RFP responses, proposals, and SOW-related content.
• Experience in pre-sales engineering, solution architecture, consulting, or customer-facing technical roles within a VAR, systems integrator, MSP, consulting organization, or enterprise IT environment.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure dependencies across compute, storage, virtualization, networking, security, cloud, backup, disaster recovery, managed services, and business applications.
• Strong customer-facing, presentation, facilitation, whiteboarding, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple opportunities, priorities, and deliverables.
• Certifications or equivalent experience in data center, compute, storage, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, infrastructure, or adjacent architecture domains preferred.

Fit Statement: This role has a primary focus on Data Center infrastructure architecture. Adjacent experience in networking, security, cloud, backup, disaster recovery, managed services, or hybrid infrastructure is valuable.

Additional Information

C1 BENEFITS* 401(k) Plan (35% employer match per dollar up to 10% employee contribution)

* Medical Coverage (3 platforms: UnitedHealthcare, Reference Based Pricing includes member advocacy; and Kaiser)

* RX Home Delivery

* HSA with Employer Contribution* In-vitro Fertility (treatment coverage)* Dental* Vision (2 plans: 12-month and 24-month frames allowance)* FSA Plans (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose)* Pre-tax Commuter Plans* Employer-paid Life Insurance* Employer-paid Short + Term Disability* Long Term Disability (2 plans: Employer-paid or optional Self-paid)

* Paid Parental Leave (4 weeks at 100%)* Employee Assistance Plan* Voluntary Life Insurance for team member, spouse and child

* Voluntary Accidental Death for team member and spouse* Legal/ID Theft Plans* TeleHealth * Wellness via Omada Health (healthy living solution)* Travel Assistance* Business Travel Accident Coverage

* Medical for foreign travel coverage

* Employer-paid Pet Telehealth* Accident Insurance* Critical Illness Insurance* Hospital Indemnity Insurance* Volunteer Time Off

* 10 Holidays

* Summer Sizzle

* On Demand Pay (Daily Pay)

Work EnvironmentAbility to handle multiple priorities and demands in a fast-paced environment. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.Physical EnvironmentPhysical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.Other Duties/ChangesThis job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all duties, responsibilities or activities that are required of a team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. At any point in time, the essential functions and primary duties associated with this position will be the principal, major or most important duties, responsibilities and activities that the employee is expected to perform as determined and directed by C1.

EEO StatementC1 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and all team members will be treated with respect to their employment, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. For further details, please view the EEO Policy Statement (EEO Policy Statement) and/or the current version of the workplace poster (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf; https://www.eeoc.gov/poster)

Pay Range

$105,000 - $180,000

Base pay ranges are estimated. Actual base pay will be based on education, experience, location, certifications, skill set, and any other relevant factors. Incentive/variable pay opportunities are in addition to base pay.

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