Senior Cloud Advisory Architect, Enterprise Cloud Services, Lake Mary (Lake Mary, FL, US, 32746)

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EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

This is a customer facing role where you will support the sales teams during the entire cycle of a Cloud deal. Following are the key tasks that this role will perform:

• Present in detail the RISE with SAP Private Cloud, S/4 HANA Cloud Extended Edition offering.
• Present the requirements and value proposition for SAP private cloud on hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Conduct assessment workshops with customers to define the future Cloud architecture and plan the migration roadmap together with partners, System Integrators, and or SAP Professional Services.
• Guide customer discussions around Business Continuity, Security & Compliance, Networks etc..
• Work with bid teams to generate pricing and provide ongoing deal support to sales teams.
• Own the technical discussions with the customer and act as the orchestrator of experts to obtain expertise from the SAP delivery organization as required.

 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Fluency in English is a MUST, any other language an asset.
• High proficiency in the SAP product portfolio, offerings, and industry solutions.
• Good understanding of SAP solutions (releases, platform interdependencies etc.)
• Good understanding of operational aspects (Application or Technical) of SAP solutions in a cloud environment.  
• Good understanding of capabilities of at least one Hyperscaler (AWS, MS Azure, or GCP)
• Ability and willingness to be part of a global team of Cloud Architects.
• Willingness to undertake customer related travel on short notice.
• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science, Business Administration required from an accredited university.
• High proficiency in customer communications and presentations is required

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years experience with customer facing SAP Technology Consulting (e.g. Basis Admin, DB Admin, Migrations, Upgrades, Business Continuity, Operations etc.) in large-scale customer environments. 
• 8+ years experience with solution design, enterprise architecture and or SAP implementation.
• Experience in a customer facing pre-sales role is an advantage.
• Understanding of United States Government Cloud System Requirements (NIST, ITAR, FedRAMP, etc)
• Experience working with Aerospace and Defense customers is a plus
• Experience with IaaS Providers (AWS, MS Azure or GCP) and data centers is a big advantage.
• SAP HANA and S/4 HANA skills would be very helpful but not mandatory.

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Requisition ID: 434953  | Work Area: Sales Support  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid

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