Practice Lead - Infrastructure Solutions - DGR Systems LLC

DGR Systems, a growing premier technology consulting company, is looking for an Infrastructure Practice Lead with an advanced focus on enterprise infrastructure (server, storage, edge-to-cloud platforms, IaaS, PaaS), and databases to join our highly competent team.

This individual will provide team leadership to our Infrastructure architects and engineers as well as be a key collaborator to other functions of the organization such as Executive/Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, Business Development, and other Professional Services practices. Specifically, this position will set team direction, assist with presales direction and activities, and drive the development of service solutions and capabilities within the Infrastructure space.

The ideal candidate must be an excellent communicator with an ability to simplify complex topics into clear messages and must be consultative in focus with a growth mindset and passion for continuous learning to bring the best solutions to our clients. The candidate will bring technical experience, team leadership and business acumen to DGR Systems.

Why DGR?

DGR Systems helps solve the most complex business and operational challenges for their clients. Our team of top-level industry experts takes an innovative and straightforward approach to consulting, design, deployment, and ongoing Assurance Services to meet client needs.

At a glance, DGR Systems was founded in 2009 in Tampa, Florida and provides full-service solutions in the areas of Modern Workplace (Endpoint Solutions, Collaboration), Security (Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, Information Protection) Modern Infrastructure and Cloud, and Applications (Collaboration Apps, SQL Reporting, Power Platform). With an impressive depth of experience across the Microsoft technology solution stack combined with our focus on integrating solutions from multiple leading vendors, we help organizations design and execute against their most challenging digital transformations. At DGR Systems, our culture is built around one simple standard: Excellence is our Baseline - and we deliver on that standard with every client, every day.

Core Values

DGR Systems core values are an essential and enduring tenant of our organization. They are a small set of timeless guiding principles describing who we are, how we treat people and how we run our business.

• Passion - Love what you do and make it evident through your approach to your work and the attitude you display.
• Ownership - Be accountable for outcomes. Take initiative to start and move things forward to make something better.
• Integrity - Do the right thing. Always. Every time. Without exception.
• Navigation - Find solutions to problems. Evolve, adapt, and embrace change around you for tomorrow will be different than today.
• Teamwork - Be approachable and engage with the team around you constantly. We win or lose together.

Responsibilities

• Provide practice ownership through the understanding and evangelizing of how technology solutions can help solve business challenges and lead the development of services to meet those needs
• Develop a high-performing team by assisting in hiring competent talent, prioritizing development, leading by example, and preparing people to take on more complex roles and engagements
• Ensure the execution of service delivery for our clients to a standard of excellence expected by our clients
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of many of the following:
• Hyperconverged Infrastructure (e.g. HPE GreenLake, Nutanix)
• Storage Solutions
• Cloud IaaS
• Windows Server
• Linux/UNIX
• Virtualization
• Kubernetes
• Backup/Archive
• MS SQL
• Azure DB
• Consultatively engage with existing and prospective clients, partnered with our sales organization, to help identify technologies to solve client challenges and to design approaches for the deployment of those technologies to meet their needs
• Engage with the vendor partner community to align our team and focus with their sales and technical solution development where it makes sense
• Lead technical presentations, demonstrations, design sessions, proofs of concept, and pilots to explain, demonstrate, and prove to our customers the capabilities of Infrastructure products and services, and how we can make their businesses more successful
• Craft, review, and present statements of work to our clients to outline service engagements with them
• Cultivate a current understanding of the IT marketplace for related technologies
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Proven consultative mindset and experience with the ability to integrate complex elements and customer requirements into innovative technical architectures
• Industry-leading experience with cloud, hybrid infrastructures and adjacent technologies, architecture designs, migrations, and industry standards
• Advanced understanding and experience with server, storage and/or networking products required
• Excellent communication, collaboration, negotiation, organizational, presentation, product demonstration, writing, and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated client-focus solutions provider excelling at understanding customer needs and translating those needs to solutions
• Preferred experience in staff planning, resource management, and recruiting technology talent
• Serves as a role model to others for translating complex and technical information
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work from Home Program
• Wellness Resources