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Liquid Intelligent Technologies is a leading connectivity, innovation and intelligent technology company across 13 countries, primarily in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, that is building a digital future for Africa. Put simply, we connect people. We started out by questioning the way things are done and being single-minded in our determination to i...
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Description
Responsible for the scoping, development, implementation and pricing of technical solutions in terms of Electrical, Mechanical capacity and the White Space layout for customer requests that are deemed complex or require customisation to meet the customer’s need.
The scoping responsibility entails engaging with the relevant sales representatives and, at times directly with our customers, to develop a sound understanding of their current business and technical challenges as well as the strategies that are currently employed – these are all encapsulated in a problem statement.
The overall objective of the role is to assist the sales team in larger and more complex opportunities from a technical and commercial perspective: understanding the customer requirement, selecting data centres, halls, and allocating white space whilst checking capacity and resources required and managing ADC’s suppliers from a technical and commercial perspective.
Further capabilities of the role pertain to how relevant aspects of customized solutions can be used to enhance existing products/services or develop new ones, thereby
Key Performance Area
- Solution Design Architecture
- Act as a member of an interdepartmental, highly skilled technical team responsible for all aspects of Complex Solutions designs from concept to development, implementation/integration, launch and on-going product management requirements. Directly project manage the responses to complex RFXs.
Provide technical leadership and personnel management for the development and support of Complex Solutions that will support all Sales segments
Operations
- Establish a framework for Complex Solutions proposals and monitor their success and opportunities for enhancements from a technical, commercial perspective
- Improve the quality and success rate for complex and customer-specific solutions and solution responses within defined timeframes.
Fulfilment
In conjunction with Operations, Product and Projects ensure fulfilment of all aspects of complex solution design process with focus on the following:
- Feasibility and accuracy of the fulfilment of customer technical requirements by managing the technical relationship with all partners.
- Part of for the Go/No-Go decisions for complex bids.
- Creation and management of a short business case and feasibility process to address short turnaround time for complex Bids/RFPs/RFIs.
Cross Functional Engagements
- Researches and understands industry specific technology/digital trends including disruptive technologies and industry best practice
- Consult and provide input to the development team on new design projects and remedial work based on customer feedback and customer implementation project experience.
Requirements
Formal Qualifications Required
- 3 or 4-year BSc Engineering, BEng or in a related discipline or equivalent i.e. B-Tech, N6, NFQ 7 equivalent in mechanical or electrical engineering.
Job Related Experience Required
- Minimum 4 years' experience in technical field of which to be operating in the capacity of a specialist: Electrical, Mechanical engineering, Data Centre management, IT, Solution Architecture, Pre-Sales engineering etc
- Minimum 3 years solutions technical experience (UPS, Generators, Cooling, Racking, Data Centres, Containment, Modular Data Centres, etc.)
- Minimum 3 years solution design and architecture experience.
Job Related Knowledge Required
- Knowledge and experience in designing,supporting and optimisation of cooling technologies including air flow management, chilled water and DX systems
- Knowledge of power systems including UPS,Switchgear, transfer switches, power distribution,efficiency, wiring, ect.
- Understanding diverse customer business requirements over all segments of business sectors and the ability to translate these requirements to define and architect specified solutions across technologies and products and services.
- Knowledge of complex and customer specific solutions architecture, design and development for e.g. fixed mobile convergence, triple or quad play services, unified communications and Telephony, cloud services, Data centre services, SDWAN, NFV, Connectivity, Networking, Security etc
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