from Linkedin

Job description: The Solution Architect
Job description
The Solution Architect supports both the Teradata pre- and post sales efforts. This includes analyzing a customer’s business and technical requirements and taking the lead in translating those requirements and strategies into feasible products, solutions, and services. The consultant will thoroughly understand the client’s information technology infrastructure and serve as the key link between business needs and technology enablers. This role must ensure that Teradata solutions are business enabling and technically innovative, ensure improved ROI, and identify additional uses for the client’s investment in the Teradata data warehouse, solutions, and services. The Solution Architect may be the Lead Consultant on a project.
Key Areas of Responsibility
· Work within sales teams to generate new profitable business: articulate, demonstrate, and scope Teradata solution offers and services.
· Gather and document client requirements and translate these into process and system architecture designs.
· Understand the client’s business goals, IT plans and architecture and articulate linkage to the proposed data warehouse architecture and application designs.
· Define an enterprise blueprint and time-phased roadmap for enabling the business to realize their vision.
· Be a trusted advisor to the client’s decision makers by establishing credibility and expertise in data warehouse technology, business intelligence, CRM, or other areas related to Teradata’s solution offerings.
· Work with Teradata project managers to scope projects and develop statements of work, project plans, and risk analysis.
· Provide technical thought leadership and actively participate in the solution design, implementation, and roll-out efforts.
· Act as a mentor for junior consultants.
Qualifications
Skills
· Broad technical expertise combined with business acumen.
· Solid understanding of data warehouse applications, architectures, solutions, and technologies.
· Experience in database consulting, application development, or systems integration, including hands-on experience in design, development and implementation of very large relational database applications for decision support.
· In depth industry experience from one or more industries.
· Understanding of the client’s business domain e.g. CRM process, supply chain.
Strong client interaction, communication, and consulting skills.
· Willingness to travel
Education and Experience Requirements
· Information Technology (IT) related degree, a Master Degree is mandatory