Senior Technical Consultant

Job Description

Storage / Data Protection Senior Technical Consultant

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

As a Storage / Data Protection Senior Technical Consultant, you will utilize your extensive knowledge and experience to design, develop and deploy solutions utilizing Data Center technologies. You will work with a collaborative team leading, mentoring and ensuring development efforts are well documented and delivered with quality. You will work with customer service owners, process owners and various service delivery groups and participate in demos and meetings in a professional and courteous manner. The Storage / Data Protection Senior Technical Consultant is a highly experienced subject matter expert on Data Center technologies with strong experience designing, developing and deploying integrations with external third party tools. There is an expectation of at least 25% travel.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform File and Object Data analysis and Data Migration
- Perform Block Data Migration from Storage and Server platforms
- Participate on project teams to deploy solutions on Dell EMC, Rubrik, Cohesity, Commvault, Nutanix, & NetApp
- Lead a team of technical delivery resources
- Lead development and testing activities on PowerMax, XtremIO, Unity, Isilon, DataDomain, Avamar, Vxrail, VxFlex, VxBlock, & HyperFlex
- Lead in the architecture and design of complex solutions
- Lead the creation of written deliverables
- Lead client demos and working sessions
- Lead integration design sessions and deployment
- Participate as technical expert in client workshops
- Influence direct team members and external customers regarding policies, best practices and procedures
- Mentor junior staff and support project leadership
- Obtain and maintain certifications with associated qualifications

Qualifications

- Subject Matter Expert in File and Object Data analysis and Data Migration
- Subject Matter Expert in Block Data Migration from Storage and Server platforms
- Subject Matter Expert in use of data migration tooling, including Data Dobi, Komprise, and Cirrus Data Solutions
- Subject matter expert with PowerMax, XtremIO, Unity, Isilon, DataDomain, Avamar, Vxrail, VxFlex, VxBlock, & HyperFlex
- Expert level implementation / architect skills with Storage / Data Protection related technologies
- Mastery in at least one Storage / Data Protection related technology
- Strong skills integrating with third party tools
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong project and situational awareness
- Strong communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Self-starter
- Able to travel of at least 25%

Role Expectations

- Recognized subject matter expert in professional discipline
- Depth of knowledge and experience enables contribution in a more complex/critical environment
- Provide measurable input into new products, processes, standards, and / or plans
- Coordinate cross-practice and contribute to cross-practice deliverables to defined standards
- Demonstrate deep expertise across at least one technology
- Able to architect and lead deployment of moderately complex solution
- Communicate with external customers, which may include senior management, on matters that require explanation, interpretation, and / or advising
- Participate in presales activities including scoping and positioning
- Identify new client opportunities inside of the practice and engages pre-sales to begin new campaigns within the practice
- Able to communicate beyond tactics and technology and can help customers management set strategic direction
- A reliable resource for marketing on thought leadership pieces for their practice
- Begin speaking at industry conferences
- Contribute to more complex workshops and understand how their area of expertise fits into our stitching message
- Drive scoping, planning, and methodology for critical projects
- Work on complex issues
- Contribute to development of innovative and high impact solutions for complex client programs
- Provide measurable input into new products, processes, standards, and / or plans
- Work to influence direct team members, broader internal team, and external customers, possibly including senior management, to agree and accept new concepts, practices, and approaches

Why AHEAD

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

USA Employment Benefits include

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid company holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Plus more See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.

The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidates relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

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