Job Title:
Solutions Architect - Hybrid Cloud
Location:
Dublin, Cork, Limerick, or Belfast
Job Type:
Full Time
Work Type:
Hybrid
Role Type:
Technical / Engineering
Overview of Role
Ergo is seeking a skilled and experienced Solutions Architect to join our Hybrid Cloud team. The role focuses on designing and implementing complex IT infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of Global, Enterprise, Government, and Mid-Market customers. The successful candidate will collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure solutions align with both business objectives and technical requirements. Ergo offers flexible work options, a strong benefits package (pension, health insurance, educational assistance), and generous annual leave.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Develop and design IT infrastructure solutions to support business requirements, applying industry experience and best practices.
* Produce documentation including high-level and low-level design documents based on pre-existing templates.
* Conduct design workshops for Proof of Concept (POC), Pilot, and Deployment services, as well as Pre-Sales solution workshops.
* Support Pre-Sales Solution Architects by establishing solution requirements, delivering technical overviews, demos, POCs, and pilots.
* Contribute to solution proposals aimed at driving Professional Services sales.
* Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams throughout implementation and maintenance phases.
* Collaborate closely with project managers, business units, and stakeholders to ensure customer needs are fully met.
* Engage with external vendors to evaluate and select appropriate solutions for customers.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
* Minimum of 5 years' experience in IT engineering or a similar role.
* Proven expertise in designing and deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
* Strong hands-on experience with VMware NSX, vSAN, and vSphere.
* Intermediate understanding of the VMware Aria suite.
* Excellent customer-facing skills, including presentations, whiteboarding, stakeholder management, live demonstrations, and discovery sessions.
* Strong documentation and communication skills.
Experience:
* Running customer workshops and consulting sessions to identify requirements.
* Presenting proposed solutions to customer groups and stakeholders.
* Providing technical support across pre-sales and deployment engagements.
Education & Certifications:
* VMware Certifications strongly preferred (VCF, NSX, vSAN, vSphere).
* Additional Certifications in Virtualization, Cloud, or Networking technologies (e.g., Nutanix, AWS, Azure) advantageous.
Visa:
* Irish/EU Citizen or Stamp 4 Visa holder.
About Us
As Ireland's largest IT Solutions Provider with a growing global footprint, ergo offers deep expertise across managed IT and hardware services, cloud, applications and software services, IT resourcing, and modern work solutions. Our technology awards demonstrate our commitment to delivering industry-leading IT services and reflect the dedication and expertise of our team.