POSITION: Technical Solutions Consultant - Durban
TYPE: Permanent
SALARY: R20-25kpm CTC

OVERVIEW:
National Business and IT Solutions company requires a Technical Solutions Consultant to join their business development team in Durban. This role requires someone with technical knowledge and experience in Managed Print Services/Office Automation as well as Enterprise Server, Storage and Network Solutions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Matric
• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology Architecture/Systems Engineering
• The following vendor certifications are advantageous:
o HP Computing Systems Specialist (Servers, Storage, Networking)
o HP Service One Gold Partner.
o HP SMB Storage Gold Partner.
o Cisco Select Partner
o HP Network Specialist.
o Dell Preferred Partner
o MS Sales Certification
• Valid SA ID
• Valid driver’s license and own car

ROLE:
• To assist in ensuring the company has the technical efficiencies to run a profitable business with the fundamental principles of business in place
o Revenue increase
o Retention of quality skills
o Leading vendor partnerships
o Sound and prudent management
o Resilient operator
o Strong technical and execution capability
o Manage Services and Business Applications
o Strategic consulting with customers
o Ensure the Managed Print Services and Enterprise Solutions Divisions have access to the correct Specialised skills and knowledge
• Verticals of solutions
o Datacentre
o Storage
o Security
o Networking
o Mobility
o VOIP
• The division’s solution consultants must be set apart as a strong contender for complex ICT solutions and system integrations.
• The technical skill must be multi-faceted and multi-brand approach. This is to support the company’s strength in diverse, customisable offerings.
• To ensure the business’ technical expertise is sufficient with its execution capability, specialised skills, internal and partner collaboration.
• To ensure the company is able to deliver a comprehensive value offering.
• To ensure the divisions are supported by top-level vendor accreditations with best of breed vendors and skills in the market.
• To align the company’s technical capability to optimise responses to changing market conditions, leverage opportunities in the market and drive efficiencies.
• The Technical Solutions Consultant assists customers in driving their business strategies forward through the provision of integrated technology systems that simplify complex infrastructure solutions.
• This position needs to ensure that the company is technically proficient in the offerings below:
o IT hardware;
o Infrastructure software solutions;
o End user computing;
o Enterprise systems, datacentre, storage, server platforms and networking; and
o Security solutions, supported by the necessary consulting and services capability.

Solutions overview:
o Servers – Blade, Rack and Tower (Dell, HP)
o Storage - (HP, Dell, Equallogic, Compellent)
o Server and Networking Racks
o UPS and Generator Solutions (APC, Eaton, Delta)
o Backup Solutions (HP and Dell LTO tape and disk to disk backup solutions)
o Networking (Dell PowerConnect, HP Proliant, Cisco Catalyst)
o Installations, Maintenance and Support.
o Virtualisation Solutions (Dell VStart and HP Virtual System)
o Vmware and Hyper V virtualisation; licensing and implementation.
o IT rentals
o Hosted Exchange, archiving and backup solutions.