Solution Architect

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Sales and Competency Heads to derive strategy to cover key accounts
• Responsible for understanding key accounts environment and pain points
• Responsible for identifying improvement areas in customers current technology stack, and work with various SME to derive the most applicable solution in addressing customer pain points
• Responsible for planning technology roadmap for key accounts
• Responsible for all technical aspects of a bid to the customer, including bill of materials, scope of work and technical proposal
• Lead and set the direction for complex projects.
• Manage and lead the review of the requirements gathered during the requirement gathering phase.
• Lead the solution design discussion to drive the team to derive the best solution design during the consultation phase
• Responsible for the overall leadership and lead role in managing the technical aspect of the project with complete control on solution design and risk issues.
• Responsible for providing best practice technical configuration during implementation phase
• Responsible for providing oversight and direction in integration between various systems to deliver the solution outcome
• Accountable for the decision for the direction of solutions based on the impact analysis and experience, especially when there is project delivery risk in the functionality and schedule.
• Responsible for the final approval of all technical documentation delivered during in the project
• Assist the Project Manager in stakeholder management

To be successful, the Solution Architect shall be able to:

• Strong inter-communication skills
• Ability to translate technical information into business communications for stakeholders
• Keep updated on latest cyber-security best practices
• Keep updated with latest technological advances and trends in relation to cyber-security

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience is preferred
• Relevant Industry Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CRTSA or equivalent is a must
• At least 8 years of IT experience of which at least 3 years are in a solutioning role
• Knowledge of both cyber-security, infrastructure, and cloud technologies
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills that is able to resolve issues as the final point of escalation
• Strong understanding of solutions in various technology domain
• Strong presentation, communication, and written skills
• Strong project management skills
• Positive working attitude
• Passionate in information security
• Knowledge of respective sales sectors (CII, FSI, Commercial)
• Ability to consider various factors within customer's environment / operations during solutioning