Senior Director, Solutions Architecture

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Director, Solutions Architect who possesses a blend of deep infrastructure expertise, data security acumen, and executive presence. You will serve as the strategic technical anchor for our most critical accounts.

• You will act as a bridge between the customer’s legacy past and their AI-driven future.
• You won't just be validating architecture; you will be leading workshops to align diverse stakeholders (from CISOs to Data Engineers) and collaborating with our partner ecosystem to ensure successful value delivery.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Secure Cloud Migration: Guide customers on securing their migration journeys to modern platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, and major cloud data warehouses.
• AI & Data Privacy Strategy: Help customers navigate the emerging privacy challenges of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Cloud-Native Architecture & Integration: Guide customers on how to best integrate our solution into their existing multi-cloud environments.
• Executive Alignment & Workshops: Facilitate discovery workshops and strategy sessions to align C-Suite executives and technical practitioners.
• Partner & SI Collaboration: Collaborate closely with System Integrators (SIs) and Channel Partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Navigate Complex Stakeholder Maps: Identify and align technical decision-makers, economic buyers, and influencers across the organization.
• Lead Technical Discoveries: Understand customer environments to determine the optimal Databolt fit.
• Architect Scalable Solutions: Design and document implementation plans that align with the customer's cloud strategy.
• Manage Partner Engagements: Act as the technical liaison for System Integrators involved in the customer's implementation.
• Execute Proof of Concepts (POCs): Hands-on management of technical POCs.
• Champion Data Security: Educate customers on tokenization best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Military experience
• At least 8 years of experience in Solutions Architecture, Systems Engineering, or Technical Consulting for enterprise software
• At least 5 years of experience with Kubernetes and Container Orchestration
• At least 5 years of experience with Data Security technologies
• At least 5 years of experience with public cloud platforms

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology (Preferred)
• Demonstrated understanding of cloud migration patterns and the modern data stack (Preferred)
• Familiarity with data privacy challenges in the context of AI/LLMs (Preferred)
• Experience architecting solutions for highly regulated or data-intensive industries (Preferred)
• Demonstrated success in leading workshops and presenting to C-level executives (Preferred)
• Demonstrated experience working with and managing technical relationships with System Integrators (Preferred)
• Experience supporting software deployments that run within a customer's VPC or private cloud environment (Preferred)

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
• Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI).