Remote Position
Chief Technology Advisor
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Job Description:
- Promote technical innovation and transformation aligned with client business drivers and corporate objectives
- Provide client and industry feedback to Ensono’s internal teams to inform product and technology roadmaps
- Support Sales, Consulting, Operations, and Service Management organizations serving strategic clients
- Create reference architecture frameworks and templates with clients’ business and technical teams
- Lead multi-year transformation initiatives in client environments
- Help account teams identify, pursue, and close strategic business development opportunities and drive add-on business
- Foster executive-level relationships and emphasize client satisfaction
- Inform clients about emerging technologies relevant to infrastructure needs
- Interpret client business opportunities, changes, and challenges to drive short- and long-term technology roadmaps
- Analyze technology landscapes to identify gaps, impact, and technical debt; recommend solutions for cost optimization, improved operations, and sustainability
- Advocate for and drive adoption of reference architectures, technology design patterns, and solution principles
- Develop end-to-end solutions across mainframe, open systems, and cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM, and Dell
- Collaborate with Sales and Consulting to create pursuit, solution, and sales strategies
- Conduct discovery and assessment workshops
- Develop and document technical and business solutions focused on transformation and re-platforming
- Conduct solution development sessions and present technical solutions and business cases
- Gain executive buy-in for complex solutions through senior-level technology discussions
- Serve as a trusted advisor by providing consultation and recommendations
- Partner with Product Management on product enhancements and technology roadmap changes
- Drive stability and innovation across clients’ current and future environments
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer sciences
- Major industry accreditations / certifications
- 15+ years of experience as an architect in the hosting and network space in a consulting environment or with a managed service provider
- Deep consulting or managed services experience in hosting, infrastructure, or cloud environments
- Experience with large enterprise clients and complex, multi-year engagements
- Proven track record of translating business objectives into technology strategy
- Experience managing projects through the entire project lifecycle, including multi-phase, multi-dimensional, multi-resource projects
- Deep experience with public cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure, and hybrid solutions
- Full stack hosting knowledge: compute, storage, networking, security, disaster recovery, and DevOps
- Deep understanding of the enterprise sales process, particularly Infrastructure-as-a-Service (ITO) deals
- Resourceful and confident in crisis and expectation management and under pressure
- Technical documentation skills
- Ability to share knowledge across company organizations and facilitate teamwork
- Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with MS Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Visio
- Executive presence and ability to speak fluently with C-suite and senior technical leaders
- Proven ability to influence complex decisions through clear storytelling and business case development
- Comfort presenting to diverse audiences, including business leaders, IT teams, and boards of directors
- Frequent travel to Ensono locations and client sites, estimated at 25% of weeks, with more travel possible during the first year
Benefits:
- Unlimited Paid Days Off
- Three health plan options
- 401k with company match
- Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
- Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
- Paid childbearing and paternal leave
- Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
- Sabbatical leave
- Wellness program
- Flexible work schedule
- Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance
- Equity grant under the Associate Equity Appreciation Program
- Option to work from home or in Ensono offices when not required at a client site