Customer Solutions Architect - Network Security Division/Kortrijk

T4S Solutions are exclusively partnering a multi million pound European player for consultancy and high-tech solutions. We are actively searching for their next champion within their Customer Solutions team. This is a long term freelance mission lasting up to a year. Base location is Kortrijk.

Recognized in the industry, they lead leading large and very large projects such as:

- The design of new WAN, MAN and wireless networks
- Sites with high reliability and availability
- Public and private Cloud
- Workplace management for 100,000 users for their laptops and mobile phones
- Migrations and setting up DRP sites
- Radio network, Unified Communications

The customer environment includes the following equipment:

Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Routers, Cisco Wireless LAN controllers, Cisco ISE, Riverbed, Zscaler, Fortigate, and HPNA

A successful Customer Solution Architect is able to carry out the following tasks:

During the pre-sales phase, you create a design and an estimate of the workload at a high level.
As soon as the project is sold, you will design a detailed solution.
Based on the design and explanation of the pre-sales team, you set up a plan in close cooperation with the project manager.
You make further agreements with the customer and the operational teams about the requirements, supported by the Service Delivery Manager.
In order to build an end-to-end solution, you go into consultation with the technology experts
You prepare the technical document that contains the building blocks of the solution (diagrams and text).
You submit this solution to the customer for approval. You will work together with the Project Manager for this.
During the execution, you solve any problems together with the Engineers and the Project Manager: new requirements, components that do not work as expected, changing requirements, etc.
You win the trust of the customer through the months in which you work together and you can formulate technical advice and recommendations to the customer.

Profile

You have sufficient knowledge of IT networks.
You have either a broad knowledge of multiple domains in the ICT world (networks, security, systems, Cloud, Unified Communications) or a thorough knowledge in one of these domains.
You have already made technical designs for large projects.
You have at least 7 years of experience in the ICT world.
You have excellent communication skills and you are customer-oriented
You work with your colleagues and quickly get the information you need from the technology experts.
You are able to work independently
You read and speak Dutch and English