Solutions Senior Advisor

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Other

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Technical Solutions

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Analyst Briefings, System Solutions, Technical Architecture, Technical Presentations

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identifies solutions based on business and technical criteria, analyzes alternatives based on trade space, and implements designs.
• Research current and emerging technologies and process methodologies and proposes changes and tailoring where needed.
• Assesses the system and business process architectures currently in place and works with staff to recommend improvements.
• Ensures technical architecture teams deliver efficient and effective system solutions to support business goals and objectives.
• Develops, enhances, and maintains established service design procedure and process by applying process frameworks and methodologies.
• Prepares and presents test plan, technical presentations, and analyst briefings.
• Identifies customer requirements, analyzes alternatives, and conducts product recommendations related to software, platform, and network configurations.
• Provides updates to stakeholders on project cost, schedule, and quality in comparison to stakeholder objectives.
• May coach and provide guidance to less experienced professionals.
• May serve as a team or task lead.
• Opportunity Development – working new opportunities in Unified Communication (e.g., E911, Recording, DTENs, remote site upgrades, etc.)
• Strategic Planning – Avaya license Structure, move from perpetual to subscription, discounts for material and Services.
• Tactical timeline development - taking OEM brochure and sales engineering speak, and turning that into a FAA plan of action, that our system owner can take to their management for approval.
• Market Studies - new products / features/ services like E911 or Recording to ensure it follows what is in the FAVES contract.
• Lifecycle Sustainment – as products go End of Sale project the cost / services for the replacement.
• Project Pricing (GDIT Gate reviews for proposals and pricing) to include strategic pricing and OEM pricing strategies.
• Answering a Re-compete RFP (Technical Solution, BoM, Pricing, Labor, Services)
• With Avaya moving to 3rd party support for products like AEP (Interactive Northwest) and ACR (Verint) what should FAVES O&M support look like for re-compete

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 15+ years of related experience

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

• Advanced knowledge of Avaya systems design and analysis to include configuration and/or programming of complex systems (infrastructure/ database/ applications)
• Able to adapt to both changing business and client needs, and a changing technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative in Avaya design and thought, when appropriate to meet business needs.
• Proficiencies in Voice, IP, ATM, Optical, Wireless, Multi-Media, Unified Communications and Video technologies.
• Excellent communication skills
• Deep analytical skills
• Project and resource management skills

The likely salary range for this position is $149,469 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

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