Principal Engineer, Service Delivery at Dell

Job ID: R90137
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Family: Engineering Professional - Services

Job Summary

• Dell provides the technology that transforms the way we all work and live. But we are more than a technology company - we are a people company. We inspire, challenge and respect every one of our over 100,000 employees.
• We also provide them with unparalleled growth and development opportunities. We can’t wait for you to discover this for yourself as a Deployment Engineer on our Infrastructure Deployment Services team in Lagos.
• Dell creates technology solutions for a changing world. Our IT Architecture team translates our customers’ business requirements into total enterprise-wide solutions. It takes deep technical knowledge to create architectural designs that exceed service requirements.
• We’re skilled in analyzing the customer’s business goals, objectives, needs and general business environment to create technical system solutions. Our expertise includes integrating hardware, processes, methodologies and software into the customer environment.

Key Responsibilities

• To work within the Dell IDS team (Infrastructure Deployment Services) providing hands on skills in the implementation of key infrastructure and supporting technologies on Dell enterprise customer sites.
• This role require hands on deployment of infrastructure,  but also the ability to meet and consult with customer’s to facilitate the deployment  of the solution to meet the customer’s needs.
• This however is not a pure consulting role, and should be viewed as a customer onsite deployment role.
• The following is a list of critical attributes that must be demonstrated by the candidate:
  • Experience of  deploying and configuring Dell  Storage solutions such as: SC Compellent or MD Power Vault
  • Experience of deploying and configuring Dell  hardware such as: Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers or Dell Blade Servers and  M Series Chassis

Required Qualifications

• Dell Certified Professional - SC Series Storage Or Dell EMC Proven Professional exam
• VCP certification  5x or 6x in Datacenter Or
• MCSA  certification Server or MCSE private cloud
• Ability to be self-sufficient with good problem solving skills
• Previous experience of deploying  Dell Storage and VMware solutions on customer premises
• Low level consultancy skills - Meeting customers and gathering functional requirements to enable the creation of design and configuration documentation.
• Working as part of a team
• Self-motivated to learn new technologies and apply best practice

Desirable Requirements:

• VxRail skilled or qualified
• Knowledge of the following backup Technologies
• Avamar
• DataDomain
• RecoverPoint
• Networking skills layer 2 / Layer3 basic skills
• Nutanix  deployment experience

Benefits
We offer highly competitive salaries, bonus programs, world-class benefits, and unparalleled growth and development opportunities - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.