CommVault Systems, Vienna, Austria, € 70.000+

Solutions Architect

Tracking Code
306253-636
Job Description
We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Solutions Architect based in Austria.  The Solutions Architect is a highly technical specialist responsible for driving software revenue providing pre-sales and post-sales technical/functional support in creating/verifying High-End designs and architecture for current and prospective customers as well as leading enterprise proof of concepts.  This is an individual contributor role, yet requires technical leadership as well as mentoring of systems engineers.

Position Responsibilities include:

  • Mentor/assist systems engineers with complex solution design and architecture
  • Serve as a Product Specialist  for the entire Simpana solution
  • Conduct, manage, and lead customer software pilots or “proof-of-concepts”.
  • Work with corporate, when required, to give input on product direction, assist with the development of pre-sales tools, and to provide competitive technical information for company-wide distribution (whitepapers, solutions documents, etc.)
  • Send technically relevant lessons learned to training for inclusion in the company-wide knowledgebase
  • Provide pre- and post-sales support for complex planning and design, site reviews, or disaster recovery
  • Architect creative and innovative CommVault Simpana solutions aimed at solving business, operational, and financial issues
  • Propose and demonstrate the CommVault Simpana suite of products through the use of demos, white board, presentations, etc.
  • Assist with RFP/RFI responses
  • Keep abreast of industry trends, best practices, and competing/complimentary products.  Leverage the knowledge obtained in sales cycles
  • Work with internal departments (sales, support, marketing, development), as appropriate, to ensure success during sales campaigns and/or to ensure the customer experience is extremely positive.
  • Ability to identify and deliver customer requirements, including the ability to provide meaningful field input to the product teams,  to enhance our overall platform/value proposition
  • Travel 50%+ of the time within EMEA

Position Requirements include:

  • Expert knowledge of one or more storage devices (EMC, HP, NetApp, HDS,…)
  • Superior knowledge of tape drives, libraries,  storage networking, networking protocols, and general connectivity in multi-platform enterprise environments
  • Strong background of working in the software or storage industry
  • Proven experience of working in a Consulting role
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  • Prior experience selling, installing, and architecting data management solutions (backup and recovery, data migration, replication, compliance, SRM, etc.)
  • Hands-on system administration background
  • Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure designs
  • Enterprise application exposure and knowledge of (Oracle, Exchange, Informix, SharePoint, etc.).
  • Superb project planning and time management skills
  • Strong work ethic
Job Location
Vienna, Austria
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular