Ericsson Nigeria Jobs: Solutions Architect (Consumer & business Applications)

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Ericsson is currently recruiting for the following position(s) in Nigeria:

Job Title: Solutions Architect (Consumer & business Applications)
Job Number: 00036667 
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Overall purpose:
•   In the role of Solution Architect you will be responsible for the development of solutions in the sales process and take responsibility in the delivery phase.
•   You will act as the technical lead for all solutions, with a high level of Customer interaction and co-ordination with Product Units, Systems Integration Competence Centers and the Customer Technical and Marketing Teams.
•   As technical lead you will be responsible to secure that the deliveries of solutions to customers, including Solution Description, Solutions Analysis, Dimensioning, High and Low Level Design, documentation, proposals, etc are made in a professional way. Our Customer base is Global, however primarily concentrated in EMEA.
•   As such willingness to travel is a pre-requisite for this role.

Responsibilities:
•   Managing customers' requirements and customer expectations from pre-sales through to the implementation stages of the project.
•   Supporting the sales organization as an expert in the solution portfolio, including answering Statement of Compliance documents, developing solution descriptions, writing and reviewing marketing and sales material.
•   Participation in customer workshops, providing solution and technical expertise and make solution presentations. Contribute to solution cost estimates, perform business intelligence and analysis of market trends, competitors etc.
•    You will take full technical responsibility for the solution analysis, solution design, delivery, specifications & customer interface from a solution perspective.
•    Participate in customer projects, including the definition, management and verification of solutions, analyzing the customer's processes and requirements, perform dimensioning, estimate cost for customer adaptations, prepare and write solution descriptions and secure the technical functionality and quality of delivery.

Qualifications & Experience:
•   At least 3 years of experience from IT and Telecom market, operator experience is highly valued.
•   Knowledge of Multimedia portfolio solution is advantageous
•   Proven consultative skills
•   Familiar with telecom standards, e.g. E-TOM, 3GPP, TMF
•   Demonstrable evidence of how the candidate has impacted the development of a customer solution or influenced their systems integration strategy

Skill Requirements:
•   Technical -  System Integration Portfolio.
•   Business -   Strong customer orientation, flexibility and ability to translate this into competence needs and opportunities, strongly people oriented.
•   Human -     Excellent social skills, communication/presentation and written skills Dedication, commitment and ownership.

How to Apply:
•   Visit this link: https://tas-ericsson.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl
•   Use the 'Job Number' quoted above to search for the position.
•   Click on the job title for more information and application link.

Deadline: 04 July 2011.

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