Hybrid Data Centre Technical Architect

NTT
Dar es Salaam
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Written communication","Verbal communication","Client service orientation","Learning orientation","Coaching"]

Design and architect large-scale data center infrastructure—from servers, storage, networking, power, cooling, and physical security to virtualized environments—ensuring performance, scalability, and security. Serve as a trusted technical advisor for pre-sales and client collaboration, producing solution and technical design documentation, network diagrams, and SOPs. Evaluate opportunities, lead/manage proofs of concept, and coach junior engineers while aligning solutions with business requirements and compliance.

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Hybrid Data Centre Technical Architect

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Job Summary

Design and architect large-scale data center infrastructure—from servers, storage, networking, power, cooling, and physical security to virtualized environments—ensuring performance, scalability, and security. Serve as a trusted technical advisor for pre-sales and client collaboration, producing solution and technical design documentation, network diagrams, and SOPs. Evaluate opportunities, lead/manage proofs of concept, and coach junior engineers while aligning solutions with business requirements and compliance.
Location: Dar es Salaam
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and architect data center infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, power and cooling, and physical security measures.
  • •Evaluate and recommend data center services, aligned with business requirements, security, and compliance.
  • •Develop network architectures and optimize virtualized environments using technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM.
  • •Provide pre-sales technical support by analyzing client requirements, preparing technical specifications/design documents, network diagrams, and technical documentation (including SOPs).
  • •Own proposed solutions across engagements, manage client proofs of concept (POC), transition work to delivery teams, and mentor junior engineers while contributing to opportunity pursuits and bid responses.

Key Requirements

  • •Seasoned professional technical experience in a large-scale technology environment, including data center technical architect or similar roles designing and implementing infrastructure solutions.
  • •Seasoned experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM.
  • •Relevant proficiency across Microsoft technologies including enterprise data center/vendor platforms such as HPE, Dell, VMware, Veeam, Cisco UCS, Brocade SAN, Cisco MDS SAN, and Nutanix concepts.
  • •Strong understanding of technical design principles and project/administration processes.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or information systems, plus certifications aligned to enterprise architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT) and vendor/product certifications; SAFe is advantageous.
Education:Bachelor's in information technology, computer science or information systems
Skills:Written communicationVerbal communicationClient service orientationLearning orientationCoaching
Certifications:CompTIA A+SAFe Scaled Agile
Tech Stack:VMwareHyper-VKVMHPEDellVeeamCompTIA A+Cisco UCS ServersBrocade SAN SwitchesCisco MDS SAN switchesNutanixVisioRedhatLinuxC++TOGAFZachmanSOAITILCOBIT

Company Brief

NTT
Dimension Data, operating under NTT Ltd, provides managed IT services, cloud and data center solutions, networking, cybersecurity, and digital transformation services to enterprise customers worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1983
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