Purpose: Provide technical expertise in gathering and analyzing customer requirements, recommending fit-for-purpose solutions, and assisting Sales, Service Delivery, OEM and Partnerships, and other Presales consultants with the development of customer proposals writeups for RFPs and RFIs, quotations and presentations.
Key Objective: Accountable for technical validation of solutions proposed to current and proposed customers, including liaising with Sales, Service Delivery, and OEMs and Partnership teams.
Within the solution development lifecycle, this role will be responsible for solution evaluation and selection, buy vs. build decisions, all cost-elements of the solution, early-phase project estimates which contribute to the business case, and high-level designs (HLD).
Assist the internal teams by performing HLD and Statement of Work (SoW) activities, including best practice recommendations on technologies and vendors.
Work with the wider team to assist on opportunities which fall outside primary responsibilities where required.
Technical responsibilities include product selection and sizing, complex solution design and multi-vendor integration, and to facilitate product demonstrations and customer proof on concept engagements.
Responsible for the collection of all pricing elements to build the solution proposal and the inclusion and leading teams during the Solution Review process.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in IT (preferably 10+), preferably customer facing, including architecture design / implementation experience.
Tertiary: Grade 12 or equivalent NQF level 4 qualification.
Professional: Management qualifications or equivalent.
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All applicants are thanked in advance for showing interest; however, correspondences will only be entered into with the shortlisted candidates.