Principal Architect Solutions

Ollion


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 17 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Principal Architect - Solutions is responsible for defining driving and governing the architectural strategy that aligns complex large-scale technical solutions with Client outcomes across Ollions diverse client base. This senior role is expected to take a proactive leadership stance balancing presales leadership technical enablement and strategic project delivery oversight to create highly scalable client outcomes with a strong sales-driven focus.

As a key regional technical overlay the Principal Architect - Solutions will operate with a high degree of autonomy partnering closely with sales teams to develop advanced tailored solution designs and sophisticated proposals. This position will significantly contribute to revenue growth by driving strategic client engagement and deep Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) alignment. They will also provide critical high-level feedback to Delivery teams and ensure consistent delivery excellence on the most complex flagship projects where they will often serve as the Technical Account Lead.

The role is critical in developing and maintaining company-wide architectures advanced technical standards and presales tools fostering consistency innovation and operational efficiency across all business units. This requires strong cross-functional collaboration with sales Delivery and CSP teams to deliver world-class multi-disciplinary and cross-industry cloud solutions.

The Principal Architect - Solutions will collaborate with C-suite clients and internal teams to design innovative strategic solutions tailored to the most challenging business needs focusing on delivering measurable high-impact Client outcomes. The ultimate goal is to align with regional Delivery and sales leadership to significantly drive service revenue for their respective regions across all Practices. This position requires a proven individual who possesses recognized thought leadership extensive cloud expertise the ability to communicate a compelling vision and hands-on involvement with a start-up mentality.

 

Client Engagement and Presales Leadership

  • Lead high-stakes presales efforts across the assigned region/market(s) as the primary technical overlay directly impacting and aligning with ambitious sales targets.

  • Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to create sophisticated enterprise-level solution designs technical roadmaps and proposals.

  • Deliver compelling technical presentations demos and workshops as the senior technical face of the organization in complex presales engagements.

  • Serve as a key advisor to sales leadership on presales enablement and strategic go-to-market initiatives.

  • Strategically partner with Cloud Solutions Providers (CSP) to drive adoption of advanced solutions and support critical vendor-specific goals.

  • Oversee the fast and efficient turnaround of Statements of Work (SOWs) scopes and other sales-related documents.

Technical Account & Project Leadership

  • Serve as the Technical Account Lead on select high-value large-scale and complex projects providing critical technical governance and expertise.

  • Provide senior leadership and mentorship to the delivery teams during project delivery ensuring quality consistency and efficiency.

  • Work closely with Project Teams to proactively communicate critical timelines resource needs and progress to all stakeholders.

  • Continuously assess client needs and strategically identify and pursue opportunities to upsell or cross-sell additional services.

Standards Development & Innovation

  • Develop company-wide scalable architectures advanced presales tools and repeatable solution blueprints that drive consistency and operational efficiency across the firm.

  • Collaborate with sales Delivery and CSP teams to maintain and evolve technical playbooks and presales enablement materials.

  • Deliver technology enablement workshops client-facing demos and training on emerging technologies.

  • Work collaboratively within and across regional practices maintaining alignment to demanding utilization and growth goals.

Professional Development & Expertise

  • Maintain multiple current professional-level and specialty industry CSP and technology-specific certifications and actively stay informed on emerging high-impact solutions for both presales and delivery.

  • Pursue continuous growth in certifications and advanced technical capabilities.

  • Grow sales acumen through continued education focused on specific sales training and strategies.


Qualifications :

Expertise you bring

  • 10-14 years of relevant experience in cloud computing and architecture 

  • Experience designing architecting and successfully implementing highly complicated enterprise-grade technology solutions.

  • Exceptional track record of designing and implementing scalable secure and highly efficient cloud solutions in a production environment.

  • Expert-level experience with containerization (Docker) orchestration (Kubernetes) and serverless computing (Serverless Framework).

  • Advanced-level application portfolio analysis and discovery to determine application migration and modernization paths

  • Strong understanding of cloud technology solutions such as foundational architectures cloud networking cloud security DevOps practices as well as open-source technologies.

  • Demonstrable experience in defining and assuring the time estimation to perform infrastructure-related tasks

  • Strong understanding of training LLMs RAG models Generative AI and Agentic AI use cases and implementations.

  • Deep understanding of networking protocols security best practices and compliance requirements.

  • Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities.

  • Hold at least two professional-level certifications and one associate-level certification in two different cloud solutions (e.g. one from AWS and one from Azure/GCP).

  • B.S. in Computer Science Information Technology Information Systems IT Management or equivalent professional experiene.


Additional Information :

BENEFITS & PERKS FOR WORKING AT OLLION

Our employees multiply their potential because they have opportunities to: Create a lasting Impact Learn and Grow professionally & personally Experience great Culture and Be your Whole Self!
 

Beyond an amazing collaborative work environment great people and inspiring innovative work we have some great benefits and perks:

  • Benchmarked competitive in-market total rewards package including (but not limited to): base salary & short-term incentive for all employees
  • We are a remote-first globally distributed organization where our people are empowered to learn grow and perform at their best. While most roles can be done from anywhere within your home country some client-facing work may require onsite presence.
  • Retirement planning (i.e. CPF EPF company-matched 401(k)
  • Globally we build benefit plans that offer choices for whatever stage in life our employees are in and allow for flexibility as life happens.  Employees have the benefit of medical insurance which is in line with industry benchmarks in their addition to great healthcare coverage we also offer all employees mental health resources and additional wellness programs.
  • Generous time off and leave allowances
  • And more!

Ollion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ollion does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization parental status military service or other non-merit factor.


Remote Work :

Yes


Employment Type :

Full-time

The Principal Architect - Solutions is responsible for defining driving and governing the architectural strategy that aligns complex large-scale technical solutions with Client outcomes across Ollions diverse client base. This senior role is expected to take a proactive leadership stance balancing p...

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