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Job Title: Solution Architect — IP & Broadband-00044389
Description
Solution Architect - IP & Broadband
The main responsibility is to ensure that all deliveries to customers, which also include documents, solution proposals, offers etc, are made in a professional way from a solution point of view, all in order to get satisfied customers and secure profitability for Ericsson.
The responsibilities are described as:
* Supporting the market and sales organization as an expert in the solution portfolio.
* Together with the CPM identify scope and cost estimation
* Take a technical lead in the execution phase of customer projects;
* Define, manage and verify solutions in customer projects, including handling and management of third party products and suppliers.
* Identify new and add-on business opportunities
Some typical activities for Solution Architects are listed below, for specific activities related to different product areas refer to the Functional skills and processes.
Sales & Pre-sales support
* Play a key role in supporting Engagement Practices and Customer Units with pre-sales work: (Microwave and optical design, traffic design, synchronization design, DCN design, and BoQ)
* Participate in Risk analysis
* Write and review Statement of Compliance documents
* Provide input to responsibility matrix and resource and competence requirements
* Participate in Customer presentations and negotiations
Analyze customer Situation
* Analyze customer business process and requirements
* Propose solution scenarios with identified components
Design Customer Solutions
* Create acceptance documents
* Perform dimensioning analysis or implementation analysis
* Estimate costs for customer adaptations, implementations teams and/or operations
* Collect and document customer functional, features and delivery requirements, perform technical gap analysis
* Prepare and write solution and/or implementation descriptions
* Handle 3rd Party Products to be used in the solution
Deliver Customer Solution
* Secure the functionality and technical quality of deliverables
* Prepare for solution Life Cycle Management
* Handle change requests and the consequences of such for the delivered offers and/or ordered deliveries from a Solution point of view
* Handle escalations and liaise with PDU.
* At least five years in the telecommunications industry working with IP and Broadband domain
* Proven pre-sales and post sales experience within Ericsson, with good references.
* Knowledge of Ericsson IP and Broadband solutions portfolio
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work in virtual teams
Qualifications
Masters degree in electrical engineering or related field
Primary Location: KE-110-Nairobi
Other Locations: Zambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda
Schedule: Full-time
Job Posting: 19-Sep-11
Closing Date: 03-Oct-11
Job Type: Standard
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