We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced AWS Technical Consultant to join our AWS services team and play a key role in supporting our continued growth plans. These plans aim to solidify our position as a leading global Services partner with AWS. Technical Consultants are expected to routinely act as the lead on large scale, complex projects and provide mentoring to their fellow technical consultants. Our Technical Consultants provide post-sales technical consultancy, undertake delivery and implementation engagements, as well as providing pre-sales qualification and design to consultancy engagements. A typical AWS Technical Consultant will have had five or more years’ experience in a technical consulting type role, with an excellent understanding and experience of delivering AWS centric solutions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Working in close collaboration with the local (in-country) AWS sales and technical team, along with the local Regional Service Centre, the core responsibilities of the role include, but not limited to, the following :
Project Delivery
- Undertake individual consultancy assignments or work on a project as part of a larger team analysing customer requirements, gathering and analysing data and recommending solutions
- Technically manage the assessment, design, and implementation of solutions
- Ensure consultancy assignments are undertaken consistently and with quality
- Highlight technical risks so that any Ingram Micro exposure to commercial loss can be minimised
- Be familiar, harness, and deliver against key vendor programs including OLA, MAP and WAFR
- Produce and update assignment documentation as required
- Ensure that hand over to relevant support organisation is successfully completed
- Provide technical support as requested, for internal and external customers
- Lead and present at customer opportunities and workshop sessions
Pre-Sales, Scoping, and Services Development
Lead, or be part of, customer scoping calls or workshop sessionsLead and contribute to Statement of WorksBuild and maintain a good awareness of the internal SMEs areas of specialismIdentify other Ingram Micro service and sales opportunitiesSupport the development of the regional AWS services propositions, solutions and GTMWork with thought leaders within Ingram Micro to allow for continued success and to help identify areas of potential growth Lead with qualification of designs and opportunitiesPersonal Skills Development
An active and contributing member of our regional AWS technical communityBuild and maintain a strong relationship with the channel partners internal technical teamKeep up-to-date with current and future technologies, products and strategiesBuild a solid skills foundation in chosen subject matterBuild and enhance relationships with peersContinue development of consultative skillsQualifications and Experience
An AWS Technical Consultant should also have the following qualifications and experience :
Desirable Qualifications
AWS Professional CertificationAWS Speciality CertificationExpected Experience (Design, Deployment and Transformation)
3+ years on AWS complex cloud environmentsAWS Optimisation Licensing and Assessment (OLA)AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR)Monitoring / Observability tools (e.g. CloudWatch, Prometheus, DataDog)CI / CD tools (e.g. CodePipeline / CodeBuild, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)Containers and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)VPCs / NetworkingGen A / I and Machine LearningMigrations from VMware and / or AzureKnowledge, Skills, and Characteristics
Five or more years of experience in a technical consulting type roleExcellent communicator both verbally and written (both local and English)Experienced, mature, influential, assertive and diplomaticAble to operate independently or as part of a larger teamAble to technically manage other people on large scale projectsAble to network with industry peers and customersIndustry leading knowledge of chosen subject matterA flexible approach to work and prepared 'go the extra mile' to exceed customer expectationsApplies knowledge and skills through handling complex problems beyond own area of expertiseJ-18808-Ljbffr