General information

Country
United States
City
Remote Location
Department
Development
Job ID
37465

Description & Requirements

The Solution Architect is responsible for proposing specific Infor solutions that fit within the customer’s business environment and business objectives to address the customer’s business problems and identify opportunities. The Solution Architect understands customer business drivers and IT environment. The Solution Architect ensures solution feasibility and proposes a roadmap to realize the solution. The Solution Architect is deployed operationally across multiple solution domains utilizing their broad knowledge of the Infor solution portfolio to identify the components required to construct the most appropriate solution for the customer. The Solution Architect is typically engaged full-time as part of the project delivery structure and has experience in multiple industry segments such as Food and Beverage, Distribution, and/or Discrete Manufacturing.

 

A Day in The Life Typically Includes:

  • Maintains up-to-date product and technical knowledge of the Infor portfolio and roadmap for an industry and/or horizontal solution set
  • Knowledge of multiple Industry sectors and can present solutions in an Industry context
  • Ability to decompose large complex problems into manageable pieces allowing communication on both business and technical levels
  • Skilled at presenting to C-level audiences focusing on demonstrating the business value of solutions rather than technical detail
  • Knowledge and experience in the application of Infor architecture engagement processes and tools
  • Knowledge of the important standards for business processes, information models, and architectural models generally applied in an industry
  • Maintains awareness of IT Industry architecture frameworks and approaches
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of business drivers & typical customer needs within an industry

 

 Sales:

  • Designs, develops, documents and delivers solution architectures that meet client needs
  • Leads architectural discussions with clients around proposed solutions
  • Determines solution approach, identifies the critical path, and defines an appropriate solution roadmap
  • Builds and maintains effective relationships with customers throughout the sales lifecycle
  • Ensures solution is practical and provides continuity in the implementation project

 

 Delivery:

  • Acts as the primary point of ownership with responsibility for functional solution
  • Experience in delivery of complex cross-pillar solutions utilizing Infor products
  • Challenges requirements to take advantage of the value-added provided by Infor solutions
  • Manages changes to the solution architecture due to change requests
  • Ensures that the different solution pieces built by different teams are consistent
  • Actively ensures that design/development standards are upheld

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Experience in presenting to C-level audiences focusing on demonstrating the business value of solutions
  • ERP Implementation experience across all business process areas of Warehousing, Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing and Planning, Customer Sales, Finance; or Service and Rental.
  • Knowledge and experience in the application of solution architecture engagement processes and tools
  • Knowledge and experience of the important standards for business processes, information models, and architectural models generally applied in an industry
  • Experience in supporting and participating in sales activities
  • Conceptual knowledge of OAGi standards, workflow & integration methods & techniques
  • Willingness to travel up to 60% throughout North America (US and Canada)

 

 Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Knowledge of TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Forum) concepts in a project environment
  • Able to deploy TOGAF Architecture Development Methods (ADM)
  • Experience with multiple M3 full project life-cycle implementations as Lead Consultant or Solution Architect.
  • Up to date M3 product and technical knowledge

 Remote (Dallas, TX; St. Paul, MN; and Alpharetta, GA)



About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software products for companies in industry specific markets. Infor builds complete industry suites in the cloud and efficiently deploys technology that puts the user experience first, leverages data science, and integrates easily into existing systems. Over 60,000 organizations worldwide rely on Infor to help overcome market disruptions and achieve business-wide digital transformation. 
For more information visit www.infor.com 

Our Values

At Infor, we strive for an environment that is founded on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management™ (PBM™) and eight Guiding Principles: integrity, stewardship & compliance, transformation, principled entrepreneurship, knowledge, humility, respect, self-actualization. Increasing diversity is important to reflect our markets, customers, partners, and communities we serve in now and in the future.

We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on PBM. Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM™ prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.

Infor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Infor does not discriminate against candidates or employees because of their sex, race, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.

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