Technical Solution Architect (Remote)

Aprimo Career • Chicago, IL

16h • Remote

About The Position

Aprimo is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to work with sales, leadership, technical teams, customers, partners, and other stakeholders to understand integration challenges, establish and define KPIs, and drive value through the Aprimo platform. The role provides guidance on integration patterns, use cases, governance, and best practices, and works with technology leadership and architecture teams to define how Aprimo integrates across enterprise business lines and products.

The Technical Solution Architect owns the estimating phase, supports the creation of statements of work and contracts, and leads technical projects through implementation. They guide technical and functional team members, design solutions aligned with customer requirements and industry practices, and contribute to the growth and knowledge base of Aprimo’s consulting practice.

The position is remote in the United States, with minimal travel of approximately 5%, which may vary based on client engagements. Aprimo describes its culture as collaborative, flexible, employee-focused, and multicultural, with remote or hybrid work arrangements and flexible work schedules. The role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; preferably in Computer Science.
• Five to ten years of experience in solutions design and delivery.
• Proven track record of successful customer project delivery, preferably for B2B enterprise implementations.
• Experience overseeing team members.
• Ability to understand complex enterprise requirements and develop tailored solutions using an integration API-based approach.
• Proven project management skills.
• Strong critical-thinking skills, including the ability to identify suboptimal processes.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to learn and apply new concepts, business models, and technologies rapidly.
• Continually studies new technologies and functionality and participates in projects that extend the capabilities of existing technologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, presentations, and conversations with stakeholders, prospects, and senior organizational members.
• Ability to advise and mentor diverse teams through influence and adaptive communication strategies.
• Ability to manage parallel work streams, roles, and priorities.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly and discuss differing approaches and points of view.
• Ability to travel to client sites approximately 5%, with travel varying according to client engagement.

Nice To Haves

• A broad perspective on API and integration patterns, use cases, technologies, and trends.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide integration initiatives and understanding the challenges of organization-wide change.
• Experience driving conversations with Enterprise Architects, CTOs/CIOs, and business stakeholders on integration design, KPI measurement, development processes, and application governance.
• Ability to demonstrate the value of Aprimo’s technology and offerings and align them with enterprise needs.
• Experience liaising with Sales teams to drive deals.
• Experience evaluating marketing technology stacks and recommending improvements across business lines.

Responsibilities

• Design transformational technical solutions using integration methodologies and work directly with customers to meet business requirements in accordance with industry best practices.
• Partner with Sales, Delivery Managers, Functional Solution Architects, and clients to architect technology solutions that meet client needs.
• Help clients meet or exceed goals and metrics using industry measurement criteria and best practices, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients and their partners.
• Lead and mentor the development team on projects.
• Enforce sound development practices and ensure quality delivery of enterprise solutions.
• Identify and lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice and contribute to the community’s knowledge base and expertise.
• Communicate and teach complex concepts, think creatively and prescriptively, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Own the estimating phase and support the creation of statements of work and contracts.
• Lead technical projects and guide technical and functional team members through all phases of project implementation.
• Advise customers and partners on integration patterns, use cases, governance, and best practices.
• Work with technology leadership and architecture teams to define integrations across enterprise lines of business and products.
• Evaluate marketing technology stacks to identify technical needs and process gaps, and recommend improvements using Aprimo and supporting applications.
• Support Sales in driving deals and demonstrate how Aprimo’s technology and offerings align with enterprise needs.
• Take on additional duties and ad hoc projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive commissions structure.
• Medical benefits, with a choice of PPO or High Deductible plans.
• Dental benefits, with a choice of PPO or HMO plans.
• Vision benefits.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for medical care, dependent care, and commuter/transit benefits.
• 401(k) plan matching 100% of the first 4% of compensation and 50% of the next 2%.
• Basic life insurance paid at 100%, with coverage equal to twice base salary; additional voluntary coverage is available.
• Short-term disability coverage at 100% for 10 weeks and long-term disability coverage at 50%.
• Paid maternity leave at 100% for up to 12 weeks for biological and adoptive parents.
• Paid paternity leave at 100% for six weeks.
• Employee Assistance Program providing mental health resources and therapy consulting.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Flexible work schedules and remote or hybrid work arrangements.
• Access to Udemy online learning with more than 200,000 courses.
• Employee resource group Aprimo HELPS, dedicated to giving back to local communities.
• Mental health resources beginning on the first day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior