Solution Architect – Cloud in a Box

About the company

OTE Group is the largest technology company in Greece
and a member of the Deutsche Telekom Group. Through technology and innovation, we work to create a better world for all.

Diversity, inclusion and equality are at the core of our corporate culture.

This is the reason why we create an equal working environment in which our people can excel for their expertise, professional experience, conscientiousness, and responsibility.

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About the team and role

Join the innovative Deutsche Telekom Europe team, where you will be an integral part of our B2B business division, specializing in Datacenter and Cloud Services.

As an experienced and forward-thinking Datacenter and Cloud expert, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our datacenter and cloud infrastructure portfolio. Your expertise will be crucial in launching new IaaS and PaaS services as well as onboarding new customers.

As a Solution Architect for shared-private clouds, you will take ownership of solution design and delivery across all project phases. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, developers, and operations teams, to ensure the successful implementation of secure, scalable, and cost-effective shared-private cloud solutions. Your expertise in private cloud platforms such as VMware, OpenStack, or Kubernetes is essential for driving innovation and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Support presales and solution architecture for Deutsche Telekom's B2B Europe central cloud and data center team, with a regional focus on four EU countries.
• Design and propose end-to-end private cloud architectures aligned with business goals and technical standards.
• Lead implementation of cloud solutions, ensuring technical compliance and timely delivery.
• Contribute to the commercial and technical evolution of standard IaaS/PaaS offerings and "Cloud in the box" models.

Required Skills

• Expertise in private cloud platforms such as VMware vSphere, OpenStack, Kubernetes, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies (e.g., Hyper-V, VMware, KVM).
• Familiarity with computing concepts and storage solutions.
• Experience with security frameworks for private clouds (e.g., ISO 27001 compliance).
• Understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating technical challenges and proposing effective solutions.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with diverse stakeholders including clients, technical teams, and management.
• Leadership capabilities to manage cross-functional teams and drive project success.
• Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.

Need to have

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in terms of the mentioned fields and the tasks and duties above;
• Ability for regular travels;
• Fluent English language skills in both spoken and written, you will need to use it in your daily work;
• Ability to communicate technical and business aspects, identify client needs, and present complex solutions in an understandable way;
• Capability of keeping up with the rapidly changing technological landscape and quickly mastering new technologies;
• Knowledge of market trends and competitive issues, outlining business benefits and return on investment calculations in relation to technological solutions;
• Driving licence category 'B'.

What we offer

At OTE Group, we recognize and reward every effort without discrimination, through a wide range of benefits and programs for our people:

Your benefits

• Competitive remuneration package
• Cafeteria benefits
• Company Mobile & Device Subsidies
• Fixed telephony, Internet & COSMOTE TV Packages
• Modern working environment, working laptop only

Your balance

• Flexible working arrangements
• Private insurance for employees and their family members
• Family Care: Maternity, childbirth and parental leave to care for children, above the minimum required by law. Provided equally to working mothers & fathers

Your wellness

• Health, safety & wellness programs: Exercise & Wellness Platform "The Coach"
• Wellness and sports activities, dietician appointments, medical check-ups, etc.
• OTE Group psychological support service

Your development

We foster an empowering culture, encouraging our people to seize every opportunity to learn with the goal to achieve personal development, through:

• Unlimited access to digital learning platforms Percipio & Coursera
• Various f2f custom made learning academies
• Talent & rotation programs

Your On-boarding

• Virtual new hire pre-boarding & onboarding program
• A buddy to support you in the first months working with us