Post Sales Systems Integration Consultant - (US-TX-Houston - 77299)

Compensation: $90.00 - $120.00 / Hour
Minimum Education: Tech School
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: posthust
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Position: Systems Integration Consultant
Location: Houston, TX.
Reports to: Director of Engineering Services
Travel: up to 25%
Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen
Other: Must be able to lift 50 lbs

Position Description
Responsibilities for this position include:
• Provide implementation services of hardware and software based solutions for our product offerings primarily from Network Appliance, VMware, Sun Microsystems, Symantec Software and other primary vendors
• Gather pre-sales site information and estimate project scope for installation/integration, both in conjunction with sales force members for both systems and service solutions
• Assist pre-sales technical consultants in gathering information to develop solutions
• Attend and acquire, on an ongoing basis, training sessions and manufacturer certifications
• Conduct all Consulting Services related business in an appropriate and customer-focused manner
• Track, organize, and conduct projects and assignments efficiently
• Develop and maintain relationships with customer and vendor technical contacts

Experience Required
• Minimum of 8 years in hardware technology and Windows Server (Unix/Linux a plus) platforms
• Minimum of 4 years in a Consultant, Sales Engineer, or similar position

Skills Required
• Must have strong verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor dialogue to targeted audience
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills, including experience in writing documentation, assisting with SOW development, and written correspondence with customers and vendors
• Must be detail-oriented
• Must have the ability to estimate scope and effort accurately in order to prepare level of effort (LOE) documents
• Strong interpersonal skills are required to for effective communication with internal team members, customers and vendors
• Strong understanding and experience with Network Appliance’s storage products
• Strong working knowledge and experience with VMware, Microsoft, Linux and Solaris operating systems
• Strong knowledge and experience with storage solutions from the major storage vendors (HDS, EMC, IBM, LSI)
• Extensive knowledge of SAN architecture and implementation, iSCSI, and NAS technologies (Brocade)
• Knowledge of Backup and Recovery technologies, including tape and disk products (NetBackup, TSM)
• Technical knowledge and understanding of methodologies for achieving High Availability, including clustering; working knowledge of a UNIX-based clustering product is a plus (VCS, Sun Cluster, HACMP)
• Working knowledge of Enterprise security practices and products

Education & Certification Required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, CIS or MIS, or Electrical Engineering
• Current vendor certifications are a plus