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Sr Staff Solution Architect

Employer
GE Aviation
Location
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
15 Feb 2019

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Clearance Level
SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Aerospace
Job Type
Permanent
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Cheltenham,Bishops Cleeve, London, Southampton, United Kingdom

Business:
    GE Aviation
Function:
    Sales
Role Summary/Purpose:
    In this strategic technical pre-sales position, the Sr Staff Solution Architect will establish a trustedadvisor relationship with both our external customers and internal technical teams. You willcollaborate with internal development teams, pre-sales technical teams and commercialsales teams to help drive sales of GE Aviation Digital products and services.
Essential Responsibilities:
  • Establish a deep understanding of our customers' business and technical needs
  • Create a "trusted technical advisor" relationship with our customer's technologists and internaltechnical teammates
  • Help to provide vision, define system and application architecture, problem anticipation andproblem solving ability across the landscape
  • Lead change across large platforms / functional areas using technology solutions
  • Provide deep software/hardware technical architecture expertise to ensure proper solutiondesign
  • Interface with all Pre-Sales Solutions Architects globally
  • Provide SWAT coverage for key customer facing events, particularly C level discussions
  • Interface with COE CTOs to ensure alignment to sales process and priorities
  • Evangelize the use of GE technology and data platforms, products, and services in appropriate sales forums to drive demand and continued interest
  • Build link to provocative selling model to ensure architecture views are properly integrated
  • Shape, drive and be held accountable for delivering significant strategic initiatives acrossbroad scope/platform(s) in liaison with key stakeholders
Qualifications/Requirements:
    Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in business, science, engineering, technology or related discipline or equivalent knowledge
  • Significant work experience in software solution architectureEligibility Requirements:
  • Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a backgroundinvestigation and drug screen
  • Must be willing to travel 50%Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61212/hmg-personnel-security-controls.pdf
Desired Characteristics:
  • Manages and possesses working industry knowledge and skillset (of self or others) inassigned vertical
  • Significant expertise in developing and selling SW/HW solutions. Including creating andexecuting propositions and a track record of success
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including creativity and curiosity with ability to effectivelycommunicate and influence solution direction to both technical and non-technical audiences alikeacross all organizational levels
  • Familiarity with cloud architectures and deploying applications to the cloud. Experience with Microsoft Azure a plus
  • Understanding of big data and MPP technologies and data platforms. Experience with Teradata a plus
  • li>Technical acumen to interface with technologists, understand complex concepts andtranslate in a way that businesses or industry can understand
  • Demonstrated problem solving and creative skills, ability to exercise sound judgment andmake decisions based on market and customer trends - go beyond the status quo
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity, strategic agility, manage diversity and drive for results
    • #DTR#LI-VO1
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