Principal Solutions Architect

Join Verinext, a technology company that's not just keeping up with the future, but actively shaping it. At Verinext, we firmly believe that work should be as enjoyable as it is rewarding. As a Principal Solutions Architect, you'll be stepping into an environment that thrives on innovation and fun. Our team-oriented culture isn't just a buzzword; it's a cornerstone of our success. We're incredibly proud to have been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" by the Philadelphia Business Journal for 10 consecutive years.

The Principal Solutions Architect is a pivotal role within Verinext, responsible for guiding our clients through complex transformations. Leveraging deep technical expertise across multiple subject matters across the datacenter and hybrid cloud systems, you will design, scope implementation, and optimize enterprise-scale solutions that align with strategic business objectives.

This role seeks an experienced professional who can logically analyze existing environments, identify gaps, and architect solutions that deliver on business goals. You will serve as an advisor, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable strategies for diverse stakeholders, from technical teams to executive leadership.

Our onsite arrangement is a dynamic work schedule that is primarily based in the office for collaboration with the various sales and architecture teams but also includes significant time in the field meeting with customers and partners as a key leader in sales engagement, solution design and delivery of business outcomes.

Requirements

• Lead technical discovery sessions to gather requirements and translate business needs into architectural solutions
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Verinext subject matter architects, vendor engineers, and client technologists to design integrated solutions
• Effective at communicating complex technical concepts to technical leaders and non-technical business stakeholders and able to simplify how they achieve business goals
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and methodologies to provide forward-thinking recommendations that give clients competitive advantages
• Develop comprehensive migration strategies and roadmaps tailored to clients' unique business requirements
• Design disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability solutions leveraging cloud-native capabilities
• Develop cost optimization strategies for private cloud economics and consumption-based models, presenting relevant findings present conversation with Lead Technologists and financial/business outcomes with business leaders
• Align with Regional Sales Directors and Line of Business Leaders to be the technical leader in the region
• Implement new technologies in lab environments to evaluate functional and performance capabilities
• Stay at the forefront of cloud technologies, continuously updating your expertise
• Contribute to Verinext's intellectual property by developing reusable architectures, methodologies, and building out new services for the service catalog

• 10+ years of solution architecture design and implementation experience across several of the following disciplines:

o Networking (WAN, Campus, and Data Center)

o Virtualization, Containers, and Automation

o Enterprise Compute, Storage and Data Protection and Governance

o Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

o IT Service Management

o Cloud Architecture (Public, Private, and Hybrid)

• Demonstrated ability to identify gaps and develop solutions that achieve business, financial and technical goals
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly gain trust and establish credibility
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to tailor technical depth for appropriate audiences
• Ability to travel to client sites as needed (Most activity will be in the Metro Atlanta Area)
• Strong desire to work across multiple industry verticals and multi-vendor solutions/technology disciplines

• Extended experience working as a contributor and rising to cross discipline team leader or architect in a corporate IT environment is desirable
• Certifications across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with Hybrid/multi-cloud management and governance frameworks
• Background in enterprise architecture methodologies
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and abilities
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (automated private cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP) with certifications in at least one major cloud provider highly desirable
• Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, DevOps methodologies, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree