Skill Level Requirements** + Proficiency in overseeing and directing projects to completion, ensuring goals are met, resources are utilized efficiently, and stakeholders are satisfied - Expert + Ability to systematically identify, document, and manage the technical needs and specifications of a project by engaging with stakeholders and analyzing business objectives to ensure successful project outcomes - Expert + Ability to define, design, build, and maintain robust systems and solutions by leveraging systems and infrastructure effectively - Expert + Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in various scripting and programming languages to automate tasks and develop software solutions - Expert + Ability to understand and manage various infrastructure components (firewalls, load balancers, hypervisors, storage, monitoring, security) and use orchestration tools to develop comprehensive technical solutions - Expert + Ability to develop detailed Statements of Work (SOWs) and drive revenue growth through professional services engagements - Expert + Extensive experience working on large scale IT projects related to design, deployment and configuration - Expert **Additional Requirements** + Ability to define, design, build, and maintain systems and solutions leveraging systems and infrastructure + Strong troubleshooting skills + Strong written and verbal communication skills + Excellent organizational and project management skills + Strong analytical and research skills + Ability to guide other consultants within the team + Strong project time management and communication skills + Consultative approach to deploying enterprise architecture + Certification in one or more of the following: VCIX, VCAP, VCP, VCDX, CCIE, VMCE + Certification in one or more of the following: NVIDIA, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google GCP **Other Requirements** + Completed Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience + 7+ years of experience in solutions architecture or working with infrascture (blade chassis, and servers, hypervisors, storage and storage fabrics, backup solutions) + 10+ years of experience with VMWare and associate product range in enterprise environments + 8 - 10+ years of technical experience with increasing responsibility + Willingness to travel occasionally + Thorough understanding of virtualization technologies & software-defined datacenter The base salary for this position is $150,000 - $200,000. Solutions Architect - SDDC will assist SHI's customers in the post-sales implementation of data center infrastructure automation initiatives (Software-Defined Data Center) as clients move towards modern data center solutions and private clouds.