Cloud Pre-sales Engineer Job at Descasio Nigeria, 17th May, 2019

⏲ May 17, 2019, 10:19 AM
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Descasio is the leading cloud computing solutions provider in the sub region. We are the bridge between cloud based solutions and legacy On-Premise solutions. We harness cloud-computing technologies by helping organizations of all sizes dramatically improve employee productivity and focus on key business operations by removing the need for expertise and cost of expensive IT Infrastructure and personnel. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Cloud Pre-sales Engineer Location: Nigeria Responsibilities

Analysing costs and sales
Preparing reports for head office
Meeting regular sales targets
Recording and maintaining client contact data
Co-ordinating sales projects
Supporting marketing by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
Making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product will meet client needs
Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
Liaising with other members of the sales team and other technical experts
Solving client problems
Helping in the design of custom-made products
Providing training and producing support material for the sales team
Establishing new, and maintaining existing, relationships with customers (P-Seller Program)
Managing and interpreting customer requirements
Persuading clients that a product or service will best satisfy their needs
Calculating client quotations
Negotiating tender and contract terms
Negotiating and closing sales by agreeing terms and conditions
Offering after-sales support services
Administering client accounts

Requirements In depth understanding of Microsoft Azure & AWS IaaS, specifically:

Knowledge of migrating applications to Cloud using Tools like AppZero, ASR etc will be nice to have.
Fundamental knowledge of AWS is also required and understanding on how Azure IaaS v/s AWS IaaS compares to each other and conceptual knowledge of AWS RDS is desired.
Fundamental knowledge of GCP (Google Cloud Platform) is also required and understanding on how GCP IaaS v/s AWS and Azure IaaS compares to each other.
Soft Skills such as writing Proposals and Presenting up to C-Levels is a must
Preferably from Developer background (.net, Java)
Microsoft Azure certifications desirable
Extensive client facing skills and the ability to work independently
App Services, Azure SQL Database, SQL Server IaaS implementation, Availability sets, Azure Networking concepts, Express Route, DNS, Load Balancing, Storage
Understanding about the challenges and considerations to be catered for while migrating applications from on-premise to Azure.
Define solution architecture which meet availability, disaster recovery and availability requirements as specified by customer