Principal Solutions Architect
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Job Description Summary:
As Principal Solutions Architect within (North America Solution Architect) team you will design architect and implement solutions that support our Customers Digital Transformation. In this handson role you will be responsible for solving complex technical issues establishing patterns and practices and setting standards for modernization Software Quality Gate move to cloud and other control tower initiatives for our customers.
A Principal Solution Architect will have broad experience from several past roles and leads technical solution specialists from the various Business Units on both pre and postsale engagements to design present and build solutions and propositions both in response to formal RFI/RFPs and to develop compelling unsolicited proposals.
The most effective Solution Architect requires a combination of IT and Business insight as being able to articulate the value of CAST solutions in business terms to support their technical merits is an ever more critical attribute. The role has a presale emphasis and calls for skills in setting Technical Direction and IT Strategy solutions. A Solution Architect also gets involved in arranging and leading workshops and briefings Proofs of Concept and Technical Design Reviews. Experience across emerging technologies within Cloud Data Systems and Security and experience in consultative selling and effective presentation skills are key to success in the role.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Strategies for moving Distributed or Mainframes/Applications to a Distributed and/or Cloud Environment
- Strategies for implement baselining and technical debt reduction within large Environment
- Process modernization: Embrace an enterprisewide DevOps discipline to deliver applications faster.
- Helping Customer and Systems Integrators design scalable high availability application solutions.
- Technical leadership alongside customer business development and infrastructure teams. Creating proof of concept technology analysis and pilots.
- Conducting customer presentations and internal presentations/trainings to peer groups.
- Providing the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful Customer engagements worldwide.
- Proven track record of partnering well across multiple functions and disciplines
- Understand and articulate complex business problem(s) customers are trying to solve for to identify the right technology to bring forward to the customer
- Share customer feedback to product management and R&D to ensure client input is being considered for futures/roadmap
- Deliver services that allow for successful proof of concept and postsales deployment
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously from start to finish
- Handle objectives professionally answers questions quickly and coherently deals with challenges assertively and persuasively
- Mentors Presales Engineers
Required Qualifications:
- Technical Degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred
- 5 years of experience leading customers with mainframe and legacy modernization initiatives.
- Knowledge of major Cloud Provider infrastructure and technologies such as AWS Azure Google Cloud Docker / Kubernetes.
- Analyzing onpremises environment applications and processes to formulate plans for modernizing workloads that achieve Customers desired business outcomes.
- Relevant Business and IT Architecture Certifications such as AWS Solution Architect Professional Microsoft AZURE Solution Architect Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) etc.
- Handson technical experience with distributed .Net or Java as well ideally as mainframe
- Knowledge of Webservices Microservices APIs and exposing Application components to alternate platforms
- Committed to CASTs core values of empathy humanity trust and love.
Location:
New York City USA
Information Security:
Information security is everyones responsibility. A fundamental principle of information security at CAST Software is that all individuals in the organization have a responsibility for the security and protection of company information and IT Resources over which they have control according to their role.
Diversity Inclusion & Equity:
At CAST we are committed to an inclusive workplace environment where every CAST member can thrive by bringing their full selves to work. Being a CAST Member means you are part of our movement to continually drive inclusivity diversity and equity in our workforce.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
