Solutions Architect

Summary

Join Effectual as a Solution Architect and become a Brand Ambassador, working directly with company leadership and the sales team. You will define and document project requirements, develop migration plans from on-premises to AWS, and ensure alignment between product expertise and project needs. This role requires collaboration with internal delivery teams and customers to deliver high-quality cloud solutions. You will leverage your expertise in AWS cloud services, IT infrastructure, and software architecture to create innovative solutions. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Minimum of bachelor's degree in an Engineering field like computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science, or other relevant field
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services and latest cloud tools
• Experience deploying and managing IT and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with best practices regarding data strategies, application development, and security principles
• Hands-on experience with software architecture and DevOps tooling

Responsibilities

• Work directly with company leadership and report to the Field CTO
• Work directly with the Sales organization to engage with customers for technical problem definition and context
• Analyze current technologies used internally and in the cloud marketplace to determine solutions
• Work across the SA team to recommend and create tools to ensure necessary contributions from multiple departments
• Project definition in parallel to opportunity research
• Document and monitor requirements needed to institute proposed projects
• Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions
• Work with internal delivery professionals within the company to ensure products and service expertise are aligned with the project need
• Define clear goals for technical aspects of a project and ensure communication for their proper execution
• Support the migration of customers from on-premises environments to AWS through: Develop migration plans
• Provide recommendations and context for specific end-state design decisions
• Confirm details of the architecture, design, dependencies, project plan and actions with the delivery team and customer
• Use tools to support assumptions in migration design including: RV tools, Clumio, VMware HCX, Veeam, AWS CloudEndure, etc
• You communicate working preferences and understanding the working preferences of others to help develop a high-performing team that operates with respect and effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications (e.g.: Developer Associate, Sysops Administrator Associate, Solution Architect Associate, etc.)
• Experience in software engineering and design architecture
• Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurances
• Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances
• 401k with Company match
• Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)
• Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)
• This is a remote position