Description At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It's why we're coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we're headed. We're proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW. Job Summary * The Principal Solution Architect (PSA) is a field-based technical pre-sales role that focuses on developing comprehensive Hybrid Infrastructure solutions for CDW customers. This role involves providing consultative guidance, supporting partner product sales, scoping service offerings, and fostering strategic relationships to drive business growth. In this role you will be working with customers, delivery, and internal sales teams to develop and maintain strategic relationships and be a trusted advisor to grow our Hybrid Infrastructure services business. The IBM Z Systems Hardware Support Specialist provides technical expertise for the planning, deployment, operation, and ongoing support of IBM Z Systems environments. This role works closely with customers, sales teams, and technical stakeholders to ensure reliable, high-performance mainframe solutions that meet business and operational requirements. What you will do * Develop appropriate assessment and service solutions for CDW customers, including architecture, optimizations, technology health checks, deployment services, and advisory services. * Collaborate with customers, delivery teams, and internal sales to offer consultative guidance, plan sales strategy, and author statements of work (SOWs). * Analyze technical and competitive considerations, defining actions to meet customer expectations in the sales cycle by uncovering customer long-term goals and requirements and crafting solutions that build towards the desired end goals. * Maintain strategic relationships with Customers, Internal Sales & Delivery management, acting as a trusted advisor to drive business growth. * Grow influence in your assigned territory by high levels of engagement with vendors/partners/customers/Sales as a strategic advisor and being seen by teammates as an expert in the field. * Act as a subject matter expert in multiple families of products and solutions, providing regular contributions to CDW marketing approved online activities, such as LinkedIn, blog posts, online magazine, etc. * Drive outreach initiatives, technical enablement projects, coaching, and mentoring for other SAs, Solution Executives, and Field Sellers. * Mentoring and coaching of solution architects around best practices to engage with coworkers and customers. * Technical & Customer Support Responsibilities * Provide ongoing technical, non-defect support for IBM zSystems hardware and related software components. * Deliver education and technical guidance to system programmers and customer technical staff on new IBM zSystems features and capabilities. * Support solution development activities, including architecture design, migration planning, implementation, and post-deployment support. * Assist with problem analysis and escalation, coordinating with IBM and internal teams as needed to ensure timely resolution. * Pre-Sales & Solution Support * Collaborate closely with CDW Sales Specialists and technical teams to support pre-sales activities related to IBM zSystems servers. * Contribute to solution design discussions, helping craft technically sound and customer-aligned IBM zSystems solutions. * Develop and deliver presentations, technical documentation, and project plans to support customer engagements and solution proposals. What we expect of you: * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. * Minimum of (8) years in technical, pre-sales, or post-sale delivery role. * Motivated, self-starting, and able to independently perform high quality work with minimal guidance. * Understand industry-specific challenges, regulations, and best practices. * Tailored recommendations and position the company's solutions effectively within the industry landscape. * A PSA should be able to work effectively in a team, lead technical discussions, and influence decision-making. * They may also provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members. * A PSA must have a customer-centric mindset and be able to understand and articulate customer needs effectively. * They should possess excellent communication and presentation skills to engage with customers, gather requirements, and explain technical concepts in a clear and concise manner. * Building relationships, understanding customer pain points, and providing tailored solutions are key aspects of this role. * The candidate should have the ability to design and communicate comprehensive solutions that address customer requirements, business challenges, and build consensus around the final solution. * They should be skilled in analyzing complex problems, identifying appropriate solutions, and translating technical concepts into understandable terms for customers. * Strong problem-solving skills are crucial for identifying and resolving technical issues or gaps in proposed solutions. * Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to customer locations across the United States, including some weekend availability work as required to support customer needs and project timelines. * Mainframe Specific Qualities: * Demonstrated experience in planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading IBM zSystems Server technologies, including hardware lifecycle management. * Strong hands-on experience monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting IBM zSystems server hardware, with the ability to perform effective problem determination and resolution. * Proficiency using Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Support Element (SE) consoles on IBM zSystems servers for system configuration, diagnostics, and maintenance activities. * Working knowledge of IBM zSystems storage solutions and peripheral devices, including integration considerations and operational support. * Solid understanding of enterprise IT environments and the role of IBM zSystems within complex infrastructures. * Working knowledge of the IBM z/OS operating system, including use of IBM TSO and the Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) to configure IBM zSystems servers under z/OS, a plus. Pay range: $148,000 - $200,000 depending on experience and skill set Annual bonus target of 25% subject to terms and conditions of plan Benefits overview: [https://cdw.benefit-info.com/](https://cdw.benefit-info.com/) Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials * We make technology work so people can do great things. * CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive. CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law. CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, CDW's goal is to get to know you as an applicant and understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. While AI can help you present yourself more clearly and effectively, the essence of your application should be authentically yours. To learn more, please review [CDW's AI Applicant Notice](https://www.cdwjobs.com/pages/ai-applicant-notice).

Role Description GDIT is seeking a Hardware/Asset Logistics Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the acquisition, tracking, and management of technical hardware resources essential to support mission-critical operations. You will serve as the primary lead for equipment oversight and logistics efforts to ensure timely delivery and effective management of all hardware logistics activities. As a Hardware/Asset Logistics Manager with deployment experience, you will be responsible for managing the overall information technology logistics activities across multiple deployment phases, ensuring proper resource allocation and surge management as necessary to support the mission. The position requires a strong understanding of logistics processes, including: - Acquisition tracking - Purchase coordination - Lifecycle management of physical hardware This role is fully remote! This role requires you to obtain and maintain an in-depth Public Trust Level 5. This investigation will review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications. Responsibilities - Manage and track the development of Bill of Materials (BOM) for program hardware requirements. - Obtain and review hardware quotes to confirm compliance with program needs. - Coordinate hardware acquisition through intake processes, such as Acquisition Intake Request Forms. - Oversee the submission and monitoring of Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs). - Monitor hardware lead times to ensure on-time delivery and resolve delays. - Manage equipment receipt and tracking within GDIT systems to verify hardware availability. - Coordinate with the COR to track signature receipts and document equipment hand-offs. - Maintain and track warranty and maintenance information for all hardware assets. - Approve and process invoices in MarkView to ensure payment is appropriately managed and accurate. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align logistical efforts with overall program timelines. - Ability to ensure resource allocation is sufficient to support the mission and manage resources, as needed, when surge is required. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as business, logistics, or IT (equivalent years of experience may substitute for education). - 11+ years of relevant experience, including IT logistics with deployment support and experience in hardware lifecycle management, including procurement and requisitions. - Prior exposure to working with government contracts, policies, and regulatory standards. - Ability to manage resources under time-sensitive conditions and adapt to surge requirements. - Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Level 5 clearance. - Ability to travel up to 25% of the year, if needed. Desired Qualifications - Previous experience using GDIT systems and tools, including MarkView for invoice approvals strongly preferred. - Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate across stakeholders. - Familiarity with federal acquisition and documentation processes. - Demonstrated ability to lead IT logistics functions for large-scale deployment operations. - Experience supporting a public health federal contract program. - Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to manage frequently changing priorities of competing importance. - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within tight deadlines, following detailed written policies, processes, procedures, and work instructions. - Ability to produce high-quality documentation that contributes to the overall success of our program. - Technology Certification i.e. CompTia A+, Sec+, etc. Benefits - Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts. - Dental plan options. - Vision plan. - 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. - Full flex work weeks where possible. - Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. - 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness. - 10 paid holidays per year. - 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. - Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.

• Bring up radios and sensors: LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, radar. • Develop and maintain drivers and board support packages. • Implement reliable OTA update and monitoring systems. • Debug and stabilize firmware in a multi-sensor environment. • Optimize for resource constraints (memory, threading, power, concurrency). • Collaborate on backend/LLM API integrations.

• Bring up radios and sensors: LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, radar. • Develop and maintain drivers and board support packages. • Implement reliable OTA update and monitoring systems. • Debug and stabilize firmware in a multi-sensor environment. • Optimize for resource constraints (memory, threading, power, concurrency). • Collaborate on backend/LLM API integrations.