Senior Technical Consultant-Cloud Networking

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

• Lead design, deployment and automation efforts related to public cloud platforms
• Serve as a technical point of escalation and drive incidents/problems until resolution utilizing advice and assistance from manufacturers and other team members as required
• Keep client stakeholders and project managers apprised of project status throughout the project life cycle with detailed and thorough communication
• Serve as the subject matter expert in cross-functional client workshops and engagements
• Develop a wide range of client assessment and design deliverables including written documents and precise low-level diagrams
• Constantly evolve technical skill sets with certifications, training, and conferences during free time based on business requirements
• Support and mentor less experienced team members through training sessions and on-the-job mentoring
• Represent AHEAD in a professional manner to clients, partners, and peers
• Track, maintain, and report travel and expense activities in accordance with AHEAD policies
• Track, maintain, and report weekly time in accordance with AHEAD policies

• Experience using Terraform to provision and manage resources deployed to public cloud platforms
• Advanced knowledge in general network security, data center networking and software defined networking
• Degree in the Information Technology field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of consulting experience, or equivalent experience
• Experience working as a technical lead in small to medium sized technical networking projects
• Customer focused, and results driven
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Professional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Must be independent, self-motivated, a self-starter and possess a good working attitude
• Ability to work well within a team and partner environment, including mentoring and training other team members
• Relevant expert level industry certification (CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, AWS Network Specialty, etc.)

$170,000 - $200,000 a year

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid company holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Plus more! See benefits  for additional details.

The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.