EMEA Telco Account Solution Architect

Job Summary: We are looking for an Account Solution Architect to join our Telco Tech Sales team in the UK. In this role, you will be a leading part of the local Telco sales teams to develop and promote opportunities and business within key Tier-1 Telco accounts based in the UK and in the Nordics. You will help your customers invest in an infrastructure that gives them maximum flexibility and enables them to deliver IT and telecommunications services faster and more reliably. You will engage with, meet, and demonstrate to telco accounts that Red Hat solutions meet their needs and expectations. You will collaborate with the Business Development team, account managers, and solutions/domain architects to define plans, tactics, and strategies to support customers in applying Red Hat technical solutions to Telcos. This position is open to candidates located in the UK, the Netherlands, or Sweden. What You Will Do Evangelize the value of Red Hat Solutions. Work with Account Executives and collaborate with the extended team to focus on the best manner to address your customer needs Define, document, present, and demonstrate how the Red Hat product portfolio can enable next-generation IT and network architectures for telecommunications providers Work with the ecosystem to position Red Hat as a key strategic vendor for Telco and IT infrastructures, e.g., ISVs, NEPs, telecommunications, cloud providers, integrators, and hardware vendors Deliver expert-level presentations and demonstrations for Red Hat products and solutions in the context of Telco IT operations teams and networks Design value-driven architectures and present their application and return on investment (ROI) Actively contribute to account plans and strategy sessions. Develop technical account plans Maintain and develop new relationships within the assigned accounts, positioning Red Hat at all levels within the customer organization, including C-level executives Willingness to travel up to 50% What You Will Bring Extensive Telco industry knowledge and market insights, with a good understanding of current, new, and future technologies and business directions Solid technical skills in IT technologies used in telcos, such as Virtualization, Cloud, Container Platforms, and Microservices Understanding of the existing and new technologies used by the telecommunications industries is required;  such as 5G, RAN, IoT, SDN, NFV, OSS/BSS Excellent presentation skills to both business and technical audiences Ability to learn new concepts and new technology quickly Reliable, committed, and organized, with the ability to handle change easily Ability to demonstrate creativity and innovative thinking Motivated and result-oriented with the ability to perform within a fast-paced environment Fluent English speaking and written communication skills #LI-AM4 About Red Hat Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40 countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact. Inclusion at Red Hat Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and ... (truncated, view full listing at source)