Senior Technology Architect

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• The candidate will provide strategic advice and technical expertise on Data Centre Network infrastructure services in order to facilitate the development of Second Stage Request for Bids (RFB's) for a variety of Data Centre Network technologies and architecture delivered based on the client's service specifications, standards, policies, best practices and cost models.
• This will include the drafting of strategic documents, presentations, and financial models.
• The candidate will lead the posting of these Second stage RFB's working with various Government groups to accomplish a successful RFB outcome and will also develop materials in line with the Government service delivery processes, infrastructure policies, procedures and direction, cost models and established procurement processes.
• The candidate will incorporate I&IT information mandates, strategic plans, I&IT environment and standards into the materials.
• In-depth knowledge of infrastructure and data center.
• Must have experience analyzing and evaluating delivery models for data center networks.
• Experience with Government Procurement directives.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements - Evaluation Breakdown:

• In-depth knowledge of Data Centre Networks (DCN) Infrastructure Technology and Architecture - 30%
• Demonstrated 10+ years' experience working at an Enterprise level in a technical or business capacity with experience in n-Tiered Data Centre Networks and Tier-IV Data Centre environments.
• Experience in developing procurement documentation for DCN related; Request for Bids(RFB's), Request for Deliverables (RFD's); and Request for Information (RFI's) - 20%
• Demonstrated 5+ years preparing/developing and responding to RFB's, RFD's and RFI's related to complex Enterprise Data Centre Networks hosted in a certified Tier-IV Data Centre.

Understanding of DCN service strategies and provider models - 10%:

• Demonstrated 7+ years' experience evaluating, analyzing and developing Data Centre Network strategies and models.
• 4. Experience analyzing and evaluating service delivery models for DCN - 10%.
• Demonstrated 8+ years' conducting business analysis related to Data Centre service delivery and evaluating service delivery models for next generation services such as Hybrid Cloud; on-premise private and off-premise public cloud, IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS.