With over 2600 employees in 28 subsidiaries across the EMEA region, ASBIS is a pre-eminent global value add distributor, OEM, and solutions provider. We are distinguished by our in-depth industry insight and 32+ years of experience as a reliable global partner for clients and suppliers.

We are proud of being one of the certified companies by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, as we believe that our true asset is people. ASBIS invests a lot to create a workplace where every employee has consistently positive experience, professional growth, and appropriate support to unlock their potential and build a future with the company.

Whatever your area of expertise and specialization, you will find a range of career opportunities!

About the position:

The purpose of this role is to create a centralised technical pre-sales support of central BDMs and local VAD teams in architecting server, storage and networking solutions across Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and CIS countries. Successful candidate will work closely with central BDMs, local VAD teams and key customers to provide technical pre-sales support and expertise on different products from ASBIS portfolio.

Responsibilities:

· Identify customer needs, qualify opportunities, provide technical consultancy, deliver on-site and web-based presentations for ASBIS staff and key customers;

· Prepare solution designs, RFP responses, competitive comparisons and technical documentation for various needs;

· Leading role in building of complex technical solutions which can include different servers, data storage systems and network equipment, virtualization and cloud solutions, backup, monitoring and security systems;

· Lead a team of Support and Field Engineers that will be responsible for supporting the installation base of Pure Storage systems sold in different counties (case handling, trainings, certification, compliance with vendor requirements).

· Quickly resolving all complex service situations, be able to involve all necessary ASBIS and Pure Storage departments to quickly resolve any non-standard cases.

· Regularly present ASBIS storage solutions (Pure Storage as priority) for partners and end-users;

· Build, demonstrate and troubleshoot Proof of Concept systems and complex solutions;

· Educate ASBIS staff and key customers in terms of new products and solutions, provided by vendors;

Required skills and experience:

· 5+ years of work experience with either distributor, vendor or system integrator;

· Deep understanding of modern IT technologies and trends (servers, storage, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, cloud, HPC, SDS/HCI, operating systems, databases, networking and security);

· Deep knowledge of a product line and hands-on experience with servers and storage systems of at least one of the A-brands (Dell EMC, HPE, Cisco, IBM, Hitachi Vantara, Supermicro etc);

· Knowledge of leading virtualization technologies (VMware, Microsoft, Citrix), vendor certifications are a strong plus;

· Experience with Windows, Linux or Unix server operating systems;

· Good technical presentation skills, oral and written communication skills;

· Willingness to work in a team, ability to solve complex tasks independently;

· Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly;

· Experience working in international environment is a strong plus;

· Fluent English, Russian is a plus;

· Ability to multitask and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Desirable skills and experience:

· Experience with any enterprise backup software (Commvault, Veeam, EMC Networker, Veritas NetBackup, IBM TSM, HPE Data Protector, etc.), databases (Oracle, MySQL, etc.), monitoring systems, software-defined infrastructure;

· Professional skills in networks, strong understanding of network architecture principles (CCNA level or equal);

· Technical certifications from leading brands are welcomed (Dell EMC, HDS, IBM, Cisco, HPE, Microsoft, Linux etc.);

We offer:

• Opportunity to work for a financially strong, fast-growing multinational company
• Constant interaction with global teams of professionals
• International career opportunities
• Access to continuous professional development: training, certification programs, events, and team buildings
• Health insurance
• Competitive salary package and motivation scheme
• Life events’ gifts, corporate presents and awards, years of service bonuses
• Special prices for the Company products

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