Lead Cloud Engineering Consultant

Lead Cloud Engineering Consultant
Location: Remote working with twice a month travel to Hants area
Eligible for SC Clearance is needed
Salary:- up to £85k (dep on exp) + £6k Car Allowance + Bens
Environment: On Prem to Cloud, Managed Services, Microsoft Azure, Some AWS, VMware, Virtualisation, Linux, Datacentre, Customer Facing, Lead Customer Engineer, HLD, LLD, Root Cause, Incidents, Faults, Implementation, Last line Support, Monitoring Systems, HPE, Netapp, Storage.
Our client, a leading provider of technology services is looking for a Lead Cloud Engineering Consultant to join their team.
The role is to fully manage a current on prem solution with the view to convert over to a full off prem cloud solution.
The role of the Lead Cloud Engineering Consultant within is to be the most senior technical resource to resolve highly complex technical design or service issues that cannot be resolved through the normal operations and maintenance procedures and provide leadership for root cause analysis.

To work closely with the Technical Design Authority and other technical resources.

To act as a mentor for their chosen field.

The Lead Cloud Engineer will also support the Sales and Presales teams to provide the technical expertise required to close sales opportunities.

This will typically involve technical presentations, solution demonstrations, solution design/configuration, proposal and bid response documentation.
Day to Day duties include:-
, To act as a technical lead within the customer account for both internal and external requirements.


, To act as an internal technical escalation point and to be able to mentor/coach internal resources to achieve a higher level of service.


, To act as the last line technical lead to resolves technical problems, either design or support related problems.

To take a lead where required in root cause analysis to drive issue resolution and limit impact to the customer.
, To review and report on specific customer incidents and to manage customer expectations.

To add value and highlight trends within the call data.

Ensuring escalation and feedback drives a high level of performance
, To assist in the build and design of Proof-of-Concept scenarios, Type Approval activities in the labs.

To help in the creation of test type documentation and test scenarios.
, Assist and/or lead in the pre-staging of equipment to be installed on customer sites as part of projects or installs.
, To attend, as required, the following customer facing meetings, support reviews, project based, monthly service reviews, weekly incident reviews.
, Produce and Peer Review Low Level Designs
, Produce and Peer Review High Level Designs
, To assist principal engineers in the development and demonstrations of new solutions both internally and externally.
, Be an expert in the required Technology for your section.

Create and deliver technical presentations, solution demonstrations, solution design/configuration, and proposal development.
Key skills required:-
, Experience working with customers on all aspects of cloud engineering.
, Hands-on experience with Windows, Linux, VMware, Data Centre and virtualization.
, Azure and AWS Cloud platform and infrastructure experience
, Experience in developing monitoring systems, especially vROPs, Elastic Stack and SolarWinds
, Experience in HPE infrastructure hardware
, Experience in requirements gathering, solution definition and estimating for both internal projects and supporting sales activities.
, Excellent verbal and written communications
, Leadership qualities
, Presentation skills
, Technical skills
, Problem solving skills

, Ability to work independently or as an integral part of a team
, Hands-on experience with Windows, Linux, VMware, Data Centre and virtualization.
, Windows Server 2012+ Certified MCSA /MCSE or equivalent
, VMware VCAP-DCV or equivalent
, Technically leading from the front.
, Excellent work ethic and a strong sense of pride and ownership
, Remain hands-on with relevant technology
, Builds trust and a collaborative working relationship with stakeholders across the organisation and colleagues within the engineering team
, Knowledge sharing
, Strives for continuous improvement, delivers and supports new processes and directions
, Excellent customer facing and presentation skills
, Demonstration of positive and supportive attitude
, Certifications or training to be linked to business objectives and aligned with job role.
, Overtime and expenses are completed and submitted accurately and timely.


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