Digital Presales Solution Architect (Operational Services) at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, IT ServicesIndustries

Requirements

  • Interact with sales/pursuit team in country and work with them to understand customer requirements and create quotes
  • Identify technological solutions needed to fulfill customer's business objectives and interact with people (customer and internal HPE) at all levels and geographies
  • Work in collaboration with sales to develop pricing quotes and SoW for in-pursuit deals
  • As Solution Architect with country Pursuit Team, develop end-to-end solutions for managed services delivery to exempted customers
  • Identify and contribute to projects to improve services, customer satisfaction, profitability, and team efficiency
  • Technical writing skills to publish required documents
  • Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive the conversation/discussion
  • Strong customer focus with ability to manage escalations, balancing needs of customer and HPE teams (Sales/Pursuit/Delivery)
  • Basic technical skills
  • Intermediate level of subject matter expertise to solve common technical problems
  • Work independently within an established framework with moderate supervision
  • Maintain knowledge of leading edge technologies and industry/market domain knowledge

Responsibilities

  • Provide technology consulting to external customers and internal project teams
  • Provide technical support and/or leadership in creation and delivery of technology solutions to meet customers’ business needs
  • Understand customers’ businesses
  • Act as trusted advisor to create and maintain effective customer relationships for customer satisfaction
  • Actively contribute to company’s solutions portfolio with technical knowledge and methodologies from customer projects
  • Shape technical direction and technical strategies within the organization and for external customers
  • Accountable for consistent and significant chargeability levels (or expense relief for internal project teams)
  • Assist in meeting or exceeding revenue and customer satisfaction goals
  • Contribute to organization’s profitability by generating and cultivating new business opportunities
  • Provide technical support for deal proposal development
  • Acts as an informed team member providing analysis of information and recommendations for appropriate action

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

PresalesSolution ArchitectureTechnology ConsultingCloud ComputingEdge ComputingCustomer Relationship ManagementTechnical Leadership

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this a remote or hybrid role?

This role is designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation to work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

What is the salary or compensation for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What skills are required for the Digital Presales Solution Architect role?

The role requires technology consulting skills, technical leadership in solution creation and delivery, understanding of customers’ businesses, knowledge of leading edge technologies and industry/market domains, and ability to shape technical strategies.

What is the company culture like at HPE?

HPE's culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next, values varied backgrounds, offers flexibility to manage work and personal needs, embraces bold moves together, and supports career growth.

What makes a strong candidate for this role?

A strong candidate has intermediate subject matter expertise to solve technical problems, works independently within an established framework with moderate supervision, and can act as an informed team member providing analysis and recommendations.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Provides enterprise IT solutions and services

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides enterprise IT solutions with a focus on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and edge computing. Their products include HPE Ezmeral for managing containers, HPE GreenLake for cloud services, and HPE Aruba for networking. These solutions help businesses improve their performance and adapt to digital changes. HPE's business model includes selling hardware, software, and services, as well as offering subscription-based services and long-term contracts. What sets HPE apart from competitors is its commitment to open-source projects and its active developer community, which supports collaboration and innovation. The company's goal is to empower organizations to transform digitally and optimize their operations.

Houston, TexasHeadquarters
1939Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Hardware, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Integration challenges with Juniper Networks may delay AI-driven networking benefits.
Competition from startups like Flywheel could impact HPE's AI and cloud services.
HPE's acquisition strategy may strain resources and distract from core operations.

Differentiation

HPE's GreenLake offers a unique hybrid cloud platform for diverse IT environments.
HPE Ezmeral provides advanced container management, enhancing enterprise AI and analytics capabilities.
HPE's Aruba solutions integrate cloud security and networking for seamless, secure connectivity.

Upsides

HPE's acquisition of Juniper Networks boosts AI-driven innovation in networking.
OpsRamp acquisition enhances HPE's IT management with AI-based automation capabilities.
Axis Security integration strengthens HPE's cloud security offerings with SASE solutions.

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