Network Solutioning Support

General competencies:
- English proficiency
- Customer focus
- Presentation skills
- Ability to meet strict deadlines
- Deliver quality results
- Leadership
- Positive attitude
- Business awareness

Technical competencies:
- Professional level networking knowledge (TCP/IP)
- Building L2, L3 redundant network design
- Good general knowledge on network security; good knowledge of stateful firewall operation
Technical experience required:
- TCP/IP networking proven experience (three years)
- Experience dealing with enterprise network solutions (two years)
- Experience working with customers on large projects and network solution design (two years)
Nice to have:
- Application Load Balancers knowledge is a plus
- A professional level certification is a plus (e.g. CCNP or similar)
- Active Directory and DNS solutions integration is a plus
- Network service provider experience is a plus
- Middleware products knowledge or administration is a plus: MS AD, DNS, LDAP, HTTP etc.
- Experience with IBM Cloud solutions (SoftLayer) and competitors (AWS, Azure, Google) would be a plus

Solution network design:
- gather customer requirements, translate them and develop solution design ("solutioning"task)
- design and present LAN and WAN connectivity options
- draw and present solution diagrams (Visio)
- complete boarding documents
- provide guidance to delivery teams based on boarding documentation
Presentation of Network solutions with English proficiency:
- present network solution options and procedures to IBM teams and customer
- present, argue and agree with the customer on network solutions
- explaining technical aspects to non-technical audience
Lead the solutioning effort:
- engage account teams and drive the solutioning effort
- participate in customer meetings
- provide summary of agreed points
- engage lead network architects for architecture decision
- organize meetings with internal teams
- follow up on open points
Activity reporting:
- report the project status to senior management
- participate in daily solutioning team status meeting
Availability to work and join calls on US time zone, when needed