Ericsson Africa Job Vacancy for Solution Architect

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Ericsson is a multinational company with businesses in mobile and fixed networks, multimedia solutions and telecom services. Ericson is currently recruiting for the following position:

Job Title: Solution Architect PS Core and SACC - LTA
Job ID: 00034506 
Job:  Specialist Sales
Primary Location:  NG-Lagos-Lagos
Other Locations:  ZA-GT-Johannesburg
Schedule:  Full-time
Job Type:  Standard
Number of Openings:  1

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. This is a highly visible and pro-active role requiring inter-personal skills. It will demand constant interaction with Account Teams and the end customer, in order to understand the operator's business issues, and to be able to find opportunities for evolving our solutions, thereby creating new business. It also demands good networking capabilities. This role is likely to be suited to experienced technical persons with end-to-end Technical knowledge, with demonstrable Communication and Consultative skills.

Accountability:
•   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

Education and 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: 
•   System Integration Portfolio
•   Ericsson Packet Core and SACC Solution Portfolio
•   Strong customer orientation, flexibility and ability to translate this into competence needs and opportunities, strongly people oriented
•   Excellent social skills, communication/presentation and written skills Dedication, commitment and ownership

How to Apply:
•   Visit this link: Ericsson - Search Job Openings
•   Use the 'Job Number' quoted above to search for the position.
•   Click on the job title for more information and application link.

Deadline: 21 September, 2011.

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