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Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

Why should you join Global Enterprise Sales?

The Chief Technology Advisor (CTA) is a customer-focused executive with the ability to form trusted advisory relationships with IT and business leadership at our customers. S/he must demonstrate a depth of knowledge, experience and passion for digital transformation. The candidate must possess broad expertise in infrastructure, application and cloud architecture. S/he must have experience managing complex architecture and deployments at Fortune 1000 level organizations. S/he must possess the business acumen to identify business needs and opportunities, and the problem-solving skills to help achieve them through technological and organizational innovation.

What will you be doing?

The Chief Technology Advisor fosters relationships by working closely with our Account Teams and customers. S/he provides leadership and vision, while being a contributing, inspiring member of the team of resources focused on achieving business outcomes. S/he collaborates with technical subject matter experts and application development resources and works jointly with our Management Consulting organization to define account strategy and deliver the right approach for our clients' digital transformation. The CTA will be responsible for 3 primary areas, industry advisory, solution development, and business development.

Key Competencies** **:

The CTA has a broad focus that will ultimately lead to the deployment of modernized systems and transformative solutions across the IT/OT landscape in support of our customers' business strategies. Our CTA are expected to advise CIO/CTO/EA level contacts and their teams as they move their business to cloud and electric grid architectures and/or embark on digital transformation.

+ Lead Executive/Sr. level meetings with customers to gain a detailed understanding of their technical and business needs

+ Help develop transformational solutions that enable our customers to achieve best-in-class performance, reliability, and privacy, while adhering to industry standard architectural principles

+ Conduct architecture and technical workshops that may include enablement sessions, working with WWT experts in network, compute, storage, virtualization, collaboration, security, big data and application development

+ Demonstrate WWTs value proposition and differentiation effectively to technical and business audiences

+ Develop thorough understanding of WWT's Advanced Technology Center, Integration Technology Center and Asynchrony Labs capabilities and effective working relationships with leaders in these areas to represent the full WWT value proposition to customers

+ Work closely with the Management Consulting, implementation and project teams to ensure smooth transitions from sales to delivery

+ Participate in industry, product, sales, and procedural training as needed to maintain the knowledge and certifications necessary to be effective

+ Provide accurate and timely management information such as activity reports, bid reviews and project forecast that adhere to WWT’s quality and business processes.

Responsibilities:

+ Advanced understanding of infrastructure (network, storage, compute, virtualization) and information security

+ Proficient on cloud platform architecture and design including SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.

+ Experience developing and implementing best practices for IT/OT Service Delivery

+ Experience with both OT/IT architectures that are foundational to operation of an electric grid

+ Experience with software-defined networks, software-defined data center infrastructure and understanding of modern cloud capabilities (Private, Hybrid and Public)

+ Understand Automation and Orchestration and its value to help manage the electrical grid vRealize,

+ Understanding and/or familiar with various programming languages (Python/Perl/Java/MySQL/PgSQL) and scripting related to automation, orchestration, Infrastructure as a Service, etc.

+ Familiar with agile development and continuous integration

+ Strong interpersonal, presentation and negotiating skills

+ Excellent communication, analytic and problem solving skills

+ Sound business acumen and executive presence.

+ Proven track record of working with subject matter experts, consultants, professional services, IT, operations, and others over the technology lifecycle to maximize ROI / TCO.

+ Strong ability to think creatively and strategically.

+ Experience mediating and negotiating with individuals and groups internally and externally by keeping colleagues updated on activities and forecasting

+ Proven collaborative approach; openly sharing information and receptive to the ideas of others.

+ Exceptional leadership and team building skills with the ability to direct, motivate and empower teams through a persuasive and credible thought process and presentation skills.

Experience and Qualifications: 

+ Bachelors/Masters' degree in Business or Computer Science/Engineering, and/or equivalent work experience

+ Candidate should have 5 years or more experience working in or with anInvestor OwnedUtility in the areas of IT/OT related to architecting and/or consulting on electric grid solutions used in the areas ofgrid modernization, system resilience, and system reliability.

+ Minimum 10 years of progressive engineering management experience in a highly complex, sophisticated environment

+ 3-5+ years in an enterprise-scale CIO, CTO or EA role

+ Experience and be familiar with the ideas, methods, and processes for Modernizing infrastructure to withstand disruption, building a network to support grid modernization, strengthening data governance and asset intelligence, and detecting and resolving issues before they escalate

+ Experience leading the development of enterprise architectures, cloud/OT/IT environments/ and application frameworks

+ Demonstrated experience working with geographically (and potentially globally) dispersed teams

+ Record of building high trust relationships that create a network of partners across a diversified organization.

+ Proven team building and relationship management skills

Want to learn more about Global Enterprise Sales? Check out the Solutions and Services we provide on the platform: ** **https://wwt.com

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $150,000.00 to $200,000.00 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

+ Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program

+ Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

+ Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement

+ Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].

WWT will consider for employment, without regard to disability, a disabled applicant who satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the job and is capable of performing the essential requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call 1-800-432-7008 and ask for Human Resources.