Senior Solutions Architect (SJ) (3479)

Direct and manage Project/ Pilot/ PoC development from beginning to end, onsite or offsite. 

• Define project scope and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with executive management;  
• Develop project plans and schedule;  
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members in a timely and clear fashion;  
• Prepare SOW and get it signed by stake-holders.
• Communicate with customers on an ongoing basis;  
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and customers;   
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path;  
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools;  
• Track project milestones and deliverables;  
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations;  
• Issue status reports to the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas;  
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans;  
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.  
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work;  
• Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the project.  
• Learn and use innovative technologies/software to automate, deploy and manage the applications and environments deployed in AWS, Private Cloud (VMware) and Azure.  
• Troubleshoot application build, deployments, recreate customer issues, build the proof of concept application
• Work collaboratively with software engineering to develop/deploy our systems
• Travel:  50-70%

Required Skills:

1. Client facing experience
2. System implementation expertise
3. Tech savvy
4. Good communication skills - verbal and written 
5. Management experience
6. 10+ years of experience

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.