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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must live in the Houston, TX metro.
• 8+ years in solutions architecture, systems engineering, or consulting roles supporting large enterprise environments.
• Proven history designing complex multi-domain architectures including DC core, cloud, storage, networking, security, and AI/HPC components.
• Strong experience in pre-sales, including discovery, whiteboarding, proposal development, and presenting to executive stakeholders.

Technical Expertise

• Broad knowledge across multiple domains including:
• Data Center: compute, virtualization, HCI, SAN/NAS/Object storage, backup, replication, DR/BC
• Cyber Resilience: immutable backups, air-gapped storage, ransomware response, rapid recovery
• Networking: EVPN/VXLAN, leaf-spine, DCI, high-speed fabrics
• Hybrid Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP connectivity, landing-zone concepts, workload placement
• HPA/HPC: GPUs, DPUs, parallel file systems, schedulers, distributed compute
• AI/ML Infrastructure: data pipelines, training/inference patterns, hyperscaler ML services
• Platform Engineering: Kubernetes, containerization, CI/CD, GitOps, automation
• Consultative & Business Skills
• Strong business acumen; can tie technology investment to financial outcomes (TCO/ROI).
• Excellent presentation, whiteboarding, and storytelling skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to lead by influence, manage expectations, and drive multi-stakeholder alignment.
• Adept at simplifying complex concepts and guiding customers toward strategic, future-proof solutions.

Interpersonal & Professional Skills

• Exceptional communication, documentation, and follow-through.
• Naturally curious, creative problem-solver with a consultative mindset.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Industry certifications (Cisco, VMware, Dell, Red Hat, NVIDIA, AWS/Azure/GCP, etc.) preferred.

Additional Skills – OT & Edge

• Industrial networking
• ICS/SCADA
• Edge compute
• Secure OT/IT
• Manufacturing/Energy edge deployments

Travel

• Ability to travel up to ~25–40% across the TOLA region.

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The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $175,000. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base salary.

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Why WWT?

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today

What is the Consulting Solutions Architect Team?

The Consulting Solutions Architecture Team is a Pre-Sales overlay team with various Domain Experts who work with the Core WWT Account Teams to provide Domain Expertise & Technical Alignment across our largest customers within the Heartland Area. Come join WWT today We are looking for a Consulting Solutions Architect to join our Consulting Solutions Architecture Team.

Why should you join the Consulting Solution Architecture Team & What will you be doing?

As a Consulting Solutions Architect (CSA), you will lead the technical vision and pre-sales strategy for Fortune-500-scale customers across the TOLA region. This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer who thrives on designing big-picture, multi-domain solutions, guiding customers through data center modernization, hybrid cloud adoption, AI/HPC platform evolution, and resilient DR/BC architectures.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders—equally comfortable in deep technical design sessions, business strategy discussions, or early-stage opportunity qualification. One day you may architect an HPA/HPC compute cluster or hybrid cloud design; the next, you could be leading executive conversations on AI readiness, ransomware recovery, or digital transformation priorities.

You'll partner with WWT Client Executives, OEM partners, and cross-functional engineering teams to develop solutions that are technically sound, financially aligned, and value-driven. Leveraging WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) for demos, workshops, and proofs-of-concept, you will accelerate customer decision-making and deliver exceptional outcomes.

This is a senior pre-sales + architectural leadership role for someone who loves solving complex problems, influencing at all levels, and connecting technology architecture to business strategy.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Architecture & Solution Leadership

• Lead the technical sales and solutioning strategy for assigned accounts across TOLA.

• Design end-to-end architectures spanning core data center, hybrid cloud, AI/HPC, storage, network fabric, and cyber-resilient DR/BC capabilities.

• Produce reference architectures, high-level designs, migration strategies, bills of materials, and solution roadmaps.

• Build integrated hybrid cloud and AI platform patterns across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem environments.

• Translate customer requirements into custom technical designs that address business, operational, and financial goals.

• Data Center Transformation & Core Infrastructure Leadership

• Lead modernization of compute, virtualization, HCI, storage (SAN/NAS/Object), and DC networking (Leaf-Spine, EVPN/VXLAN).

• Architect DR/BC strategies including RTO/RPO alignment, multi-site failover, ransomware-resistant backups, immutable storage, and rapid recovery patterns.

• Guide customers through SPC (space/power/cooling) planning, high-density rack strategies, liquid cooling readiness, and sustainability goals.

HPA/HPC & AI Readiness

• Design GPU/accelerator topologies and HPC clusters for AI/ML, simulation, and high-performance workloads.

• Architect HPC stacks including Slurm/LSF/PBS, parallel file systems (Lustre, BeeGFS, GPFS), containerized HPC, and high-speed fabrics (InfiniBand, RoCEv2).

• Align hyperscaler AI services (Azure ML, SageMaker, Vertex AI) with on-prem clusters and data pipelines.

• Lead executive AI readiness conversations, identifying use cases, data pathways, and infrastructure requirements.

Business Strategy, Consulting, & Executive Engagement

• Drive high-level business discussions around modernization, resilience, AI adoption, cost optimization, and operating models.

• Partner with sales to identify, qualify, and shape early-stage opportunities—including value mapping, capability assessments, and solution framing.

• Understand client financial requirements and create cost-effective, future-proof solutions aligned to business KPIs and transformation goals.

• Communicate with clarity and confidence, leading conversations and setting expectations with precision.

Customer & Partner Relationship Leadership

• Build, grow, and manage trusted relationships with customers, becoming their go-to technical advisor.

• Collaborate closely with OEM partners to craft unified, multi-vendor solutions.

• Represent WWT's value proposition clearly, demonstrating how our expertise, ATC capabilities, and services accelerate customer outcomes.

• Use of WWT ATC & Internal Collaboration

• Leverage the ATC for live demos, hands-on workshops, PoCs, and solution validation.

• Collaborate across sales, engineering, delivery, partner teams, and other CSAs to ensure cohesive, quality solutions.

• Contribute thought leadership—sharing insights, trends, and best practices internally and externally.

Continuous Learning & Leadership

• Stay ahead of emerging technologies across hybrid cloud, AI, HPC, DC networking, security, and digital workplace.

• Own your professional development with guidance from leadership.

• Model WWT's culture of innovation, teamwork, curiosity, and customer-first service.