enterprise solutions ArchitectThakral One

Job Description
Role
Principal Technical Consultant
Role Overview
Acts as the main resource of expertise within Thakral One to drive pre-sales support and solutioning for the Business Analytics division. The individual should be able to design, position and oversee execution of end-to-end solution to address business and technical challenges related to data and analytical requirements of customers
Primary Responsibilities
Perform the following solutioning and pre-sales related tasks:
Understand business challenges, requirements and the technical landscape of a customer to craft the most appropriate architecture for bids/proposals
Translate business problems and requirements into clear problem statement, and identify possible solution and related components, for Practice validation and detailing
Define the solution architecture may they be on-premises, on cloud or hybrid
Gather information related to the volume and workload of the solution being designed and assist in the determination of factors / metrics needed to properly size the required infrastructure components
Collaborate with the Practice Leads and partners in the definition of the solution architecture.
Define/ratify the preliminary project plan/timeline.
Define/ratify the preliminary profiles, resources required to implement the solution and their estimated dedication to the project.
Define/ratify the preliminary Statement of Work and Assumptions for the proposed engagement.
Author and articulate value proposition of the designed solution
Collaborate with the Practice Leads and partners in defining the Bill of Materials for the solution being offered.
Prepare and present various materials related to the solution being offered Ensure that these materials are understood by the customer through discussions and other forms of correspondences, including POCs as required
Co-own submission of proposals with identified BDM
Achieve collaboration with the different parties within Thakral One -
Provide support to the Foundation, Advanced Analytics, Customer Experience, Risk Fraud and Compliance practices, and other BA practices for their solution architecture requirements
Collaborate with the Technology Solutions and Cloud & Infrastructure teams of Thakral One for defining any software development and technical architecture/infrastructure requirements
Collaborate with the Practice Leads on building knowledge on key partner technologies, understanding the key features and be able to articulate their purpose
Secondary Responsibilities
Support the development of the different practice of Business Analytics:
Ensure new technologies and techniques relevant to Business Analytics are learned and adapted
Assessing new solutions that can be offered to the market facilitate market research, recommend feasibility and capability building, develop business plan in positioning the new solution
Support in defining service offerings and the relevant go-to-market strategy
Develop materials and assets that may be used to jumpstart project implementations, as well as for sales and marketing purposes This should include solutions and services packages.
Assist in defining and implementing standards for pre-sales and project execution such as definition of effort estimates for various complexity levels and requirements, design, and testing documentation templates
Aid the recruitment team for defining job descriptions for external requirements and assist in the interviews and level assessment
Provide support to project delivery, managed services, and staff support engagements
Perform quality assurance on the solution design and implementation
Work with the Practice Leads to ensure that consulting teams adhere to best practices and the prescribed architecture
Assist in the management of risks and issues
Assist in the resolution of the major technical issues/project blockers
Collaborate with Consulting and Delivery to ensure quality executions/completions of Business Analytics engagements
Additional Responsibilities
Attend trainings and webinars to keep abreast of new technologies and trends
Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions, also facilitate public and private training and forum related to practice
Facilitate enhancement of the Thakral One Academy courseware/offerings related to Business Analytics, and assist to other practices as necessary
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
Must have Experience in designing and developing Business Analytics projects such as, but not limited to: Big Data/Data Warehouse Solutions Data Governance Advance Analytics Customer Experience Risk, Fraud and Compliance Deployment to Cloud
Knowledge in open-source languages/frameworks such as Java/Scala/Python + Spark is desired
Certification on Microsoft, Cloudera, AWS, or SAS is desired
Must have experience in leading teams, building practices
Must have experience in performing solutioning and pre-sales activities
Should be able to work collaboratively with various members of a team and organization
Should possess good oral and written communications skills
Flexible to travel (assuming borders are safe and open to travel)
Education, Certifications, and Experience
Bachelor's degree preferably in Information Technologies, Computer Science, or related field
10+ years of experience in the IT industry, solid experience in Business Analytics
At least 5+ years in the Microsoft Data Stack, Cloudera, AWS, or SAS