Solutions Architect

**It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing**

**Job Description**:
Ingram Micro is an integral part of the technology and commerce ecosystems, helping our partners grow and thrive through the creation and delivery of Information Technology, Lifecycle Management, eCommerce Logistics, and Cloud solutions. With $49 billion in revenue and the ability to reach 90% of the global population, we have become the world’s largest technology distributor with operations in 59 countries and more than 35,000+ associates.

Ingram Micro helps businesses Realize the Promise of Technology. It delivers a full spectrum of global technology and supply chain services to businesses around the world. Deep expertise in technology solutions, mobility, cloud, and supply chain solutions enables its business partners to operate efficiently and successfully in the markets they serve. Unrivalled agility, deep market insights and the trust and dependability that come from decades of proven relationships, set Ingram Micro apart and ahead.

**Role Overview**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Customer Engagement**:Engage with prospective clients to understand their business requirements, technical needs, and project goals.
- **Solution Design**:Design and architect AWS solutions tailored to meet customer requirements, including compute, storage, database, networking, and security components.
- **Technical Presentations**:Deliver engaging and informative presentations, demos, and proof-of-concepts (POCs) to showcase AWS solutions and capabilities.
- **Collaboration**:Work closely with sales teams, product managers, and engineering teams to ensure alignment of solutions with customer needs and business objectives.
- **Documentation**:Develop detailed technical documentation, including solution designs, architecture diagrams, and implementation plans.
- **Proposal Support**:Assist in the preparation of proposals, RFP responses, and technical evaluations to support the sales process.
- **Industry Trends**:Stay current with AWS service updates, industry trends, and best practices to provide up-to-date guidance and recommendations.
- **Customer Relationships**:Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, providing technical expertise and support throughout the sales cycle.

**Required Qualifications**:

- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant certifications are a plus.
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in a pre-sales or technical consulting role with a focus on AWS technologies.
- Technical Skills: Strong understanding of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation. Experience with AWS architectural best practices.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to design solutions that address customer needs and challenges.
- Presentation: Proven experience in delivering technical presentations and demonstrations to a variety of audiences.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or other relevant certifications.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in [specific industry, if applicable] or with [specific technologies or tools relevant to your business].
- Additional Skills: Familiarity with cloud migration strategies, DevOps practices, and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

**What is in it for you?**

You will get a wonderful opportunity to work with a team who believes in learning new skills, sharing ideas & driving results collaboratively. We will support you in your professional and personal development, by providing you with access to LinkedIn Learning, Franklin Covey and many high-quality training courses to increase your technical knowledge and expertise.We care for you and assure a psychologically safer environment, by giving greater value to overall wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Program. You bring the talent; we provide the opportunity to begin a long-term career with an unlimited growth and advancement with a stable and an international organization like Ingram Micro.

Ingram Micro is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity. employer. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where all associates are valued, respected, and supported. We are highly driven by our tenets of success: Results, Integrity, Imagination, Responsibility, Courage, and Talent