Senior Solutions Architect – Networking

• Advise customers on secure, future-ready network architectures across campus, data center, and WAN environments
• Develop new business opportunities in collaboration with sales teams
• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor for NTT DATA solutions and services
• Analyze business and IT requirements and develop secure network concepts
• Develop solutions for networking, data center, WAN, cloud, and wireless LAN requirements with integrated network security
• Contribute to account strategy for selected customers
• Create designs, concepts, and business cases
• Calculate project costs and prepare proposals
• Present the network performance portfolio and technology thought leadership to decision-makers
• Conduct solution and customer workshops as well as customer demonstrations
• Position the product and solution portfolio and consulting services
• Build trusted relationships with key customers
• Work closely with vendors and customers

• Degree in a technical or business-related field, or equivalent training
• At least 3–5 years of project and consulting experience in presales, consulting, or technical sales
• Extensive presales experience in strategic projects involving leading network technology vendors
• Experience with Cisco systems, particularly Catalyst, Nexus, Catalyst Center, ACI, SDA, and Catalyst SD-WAN, or with HPE Aruba, including Aruba Central and EdgeConnect, as well as HPE Juniper
• Knowledge of DDI environments involving Infoblox and BlueCat is an advantage
• Experience with other network vendors, such as Arista Networks, is desirable
• Knowledge of the latest IT technologies and trends, as well as market and competitive intelligence
• Ability to identify and understand business and IT requirements and derive and communicate solution approaches and their benefits
• Experience estimating complex service projects
• Strong presentation skills and a confident professional presence
• Resilience, a structured and independent working style, and the ability to work in a team
• Strong customer focus and communication skills
• Innovative mindset and a strong sense of responsibility
• Willingness to travel
• Hands-on mentality and a strong sales orientation
• Fluent German, at least C1 level
• Good to very good English language skills

• Highly attractive commission model
• Self-configured company car through a leasing program
• Professional development through NTT DATA University, with numerous internal and external training opportunities
• Company pension plan subsidized by NTT Germany
• Attractive technology programs
• Anniversary bonuses
• Bitkom employee discounts
• Additional paid leave days
• Structured onboarding with an introductory onboarding event
• Informal, first-name culture, short communication channels, open-door policy, and helpful, committed colleagues