TEKsystems · 6 hours ago
Azure Application Modernization Solution Architect
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years exp
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Hiring Manager
John T. Howlett
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with clients to understand their business requirements, challenges, and goals related to application and data modernization, including modernization, automation, and data, including AI and generative AI initiatives
Design and architect scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions leveraging Microsoft's Azure platform and cloud services
Ensure solutions align with industry best practices, architectural principles, client terms and conditions, and adhere to relevant standards and regulations
Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams throughout the solution lifecycle, from ideation to implementation and ongoing support
Outline solutions, including diagrams, team member work estimates, timelines, and costs to build the solutions you create
Manage solution roadmap, planning, estimation, and initial delivery efforts through assessment and recommendations for successful delivery
Participate in RFx responses
Work with Sales and Contract teams on Statements of Work to ensure the proposed solution is translated to contracts
Collaborate with account executives to provide the technical sales support to close deals
Coordinate with our delivery teams on project team members and assignment of the right teams to fit our customer need
Present case studies to customers on work we have delivered
Determine if our services are a fit for customers’ business requirement and direct them to the appropriate consulting practices within our organization
Contribute to the outcomes in opportunity pursuits in landing, expanding, and protecting business
Collaborate with practices on continued evolution of service offerings, presales & go-to market collaterals such as case study support, account profiling, client presentations design, etc.
Ensure proper turnover from solutioning to Delivery to ensure expectations, schedules and ramp up time frame is managed
Ensure client expectations are clearly communicated to Delivery (client environment, culture, key players, escalation points, roles and responsibilities, vision, issues, risks, objectives etc.)
Participation in advisory & assessment activities
Relationship management and formal/informal status checks with clients
Providing advisory and thought leadership support to clients
Qualification
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Required
A technical bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems)
12 or more years of experience in information technology and/or IT professional services
5 or more years in client facing roles developing new business and providing project management and oversight within professional services
Hands-on experience in solution design and development with cloud-native architectures, microservices, containerization, and DevOps practices
Demonstrate deep expertise in the Microsoft Azure platform, including application migration and development, GitHub, Azure DevOps, SQL Server, Azure Data Services (Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, etc.), and related data integration and analytics tools
Prior experience in solutions involving front-end application development using SQL, Azure AI tools, and related technologies
Must have Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
Strong writing and client facing communications with the ability to effectively develop and maintain client relationships
Experience with various technology platforms, application architecture, design, and delivery, including experience architecting large e-commerce and web-based solutions
Software or services pre-sales experience with high energy and dynamic personality strong business acumen with the ability to develop a business case, to gather business requirements, and translate them into application development requirements and project scope
Experience administrating client professional services agreements, including the change management process
Strong drive to remain current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in application and data modernization, including emerging AI and generative AI domains
Ability to travel to client locations to deliver professional services, as needed
Preferred
Preferred experience and certifications in Microsoft Azure
Nice to have Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure AI Engineer Associate or similar preferred
Preferred experience in AI technologies applied to software development, automation, and business use case applications
Prior experience in engagement management, project management with full application development lifecycle using multiple methodologies (Agile, Scrum, RUP, Waterfall, etc.)
Prior experience developing project estimations, project planning, and scheduling
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
10,001+ employees
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