Enterprise Solutions Architect

1 Week ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect will be a key member of the Public Sector team, collaborating with sales, engineering, and business development. Responsibilities include developing solutions within the Progress Software portfolio, driving technical strategy, supporting sales efforts, and shaping product evolution by addressing customer challenges. This role involves developing expert knowledge of Progress products, leading technical presentations, conducting product demonstrations, executing proof of concept installations, and designing enterprise-level solutions. Occasional travel may be required.
Must have:
  • 10+ years in solution architecture or IT systems design
  • Expertise in system integration and cloud platforms
  • Design and implement large-scale enterprise solutions
  • Experience with AI/ML and software development methodologies
  • Experience in containerization and automation tools
  • Knowledge of security protocols and data privacy regulations
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills
  • Leadership experience mentoring cross-functional teams
  • Industry certifications like TOGAF or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
Good to have:
  • Comfortability with MarkLogic and / or other Multi-model and NOSQL databases
  • Thoughts and opinions about semantic ontologies
  • Experience serving in customer-focused roles
  • Training or professional education on how to conduct a demo
  • CISSP or other DoD 8750 IAT Level II+
  • Knowledge of modern security practices
  • Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Full-scope polygraph
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement program
  • Competitive salary and Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program and an employee well-being program

Job Details

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.
We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect – Public Sector and help us do what we do best: propel business forward. Due to territory and the role, candidates need to be in the National Capital Region as travel to our Vienna office or local client sites will be needed at times.
 
Progress Federal Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Progress Software, a publicly held company building products that impact millions of people every day. Across the globe, Progress technology has been used to discover new medicines, run the world’s financial systems, prevent terrorism, and much more.
 
Progress Federal Solutions focuses on servicing the U.S. government and public sector. Our primary product is a highly differentiated data management platform that helps our customers on their journey to get more value out of their enterprise data. We enable organizations to integrate all their data and metadata, power transactional and analytical applications, and curate data for machine learning and AI.  To learn more visit www.progress.com/federal.  
 
We understand how hard it can be to balance the demands of work with those of your family so our benefits and flexible working patterns focus on treating our employees fairly, giving them the opportunity to be a valued member of our team without compromising their family commitments or general well-being.
 
As a Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect, you will play a key role across our Public Sector team, collaborating with sales, engineering, and business development to deliver solutions within the Progress Software portfolio. You will drive technical strategy, support sales efforts, and shape product evolution by addressing customer challenges and market trends.  Occasional travel, up to 20%, may be required.

In this role, you will:
  • Develop expert knowledge of Progress products to develop and present unique solutions, and maintain knowledge of emerging trends in related technology areas
  • Lead technical presentations in person and assist sales directors with ROI discussions.
  • Conduct compelling product demonstrations online and in-person.
  • Execute proof of concept technical installations directly with customers.
  • Develop architectural designs, ensuring scalability, integration, and maintainability.
  • Design data models and tiered storage strategies to optimize performance and compliance.
  • Define and implement database tuning methodologies for enterprise applications.
  • Leverage DevOps, containerization, and automation to streamline deployments.
  • Collaborate with sales to develop winning strategies and new solution opportunities.
  • Translate technical requirements between customers and engineering teams.
  • Align solution designs with enterprise architecture standards and security policies.
  • Provide input and feedback to engineering teams and development
  • Provide pre-sales technical assistance and product education
  • Design and implement enterprise-level solutions technical solutions to meet customer’s business, technical, and/or financial goals focusing on scalability, integration, and maintainability
  • Partner with the Sales team to develop requirements documents, presentations, proposals, and ROI models.
  • Leverage a team of support specialists, consultants, and project managers to execute sales objectives or to ensure that all pre-sales customer requirements are documented and transitioned to delivery.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and trends, providing recommendations on their potential integration into the enterprise landscape.
  • Travel as needed for customer engagements and industry events.
  • Speak and present at company and industry events.
Your background:
  • You reside in the Washington D.C. metro area.
  • 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, IT systems design, or software engineering
  • Expertise in system integration, application architectures, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Proven ability to design and implement large-scale enterprise solutions (on-prem and cloud).
  • Hands-on experience with AI/ML, data analytics architectures, and software development methodologies (Agile, DevOps).
  • Achievements and failures exploring containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless, and automation tools.
  • Have taken a solution from POC to IOC to FOC within the U.S. Public Sector 
  • Expertise in system integration, application architectures, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • and modern architectural patterns such as containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing.
  • Proficiency in defining and implementing technology strategies that align with business goals.
  • Knowledge of security protocols, data privacy regulations, and compliance standards and frameworks such as NIST RMF.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Leadership experience mentoring cross-functional teams.
  • Industry certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Clearable and willing to obtain Top Secret security clearance, subject to a polygraph.
  • U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of the position and subsidiary status.
 
Additionally, it would be beneficial if you have: 
  • Comfortability with MarkLogic and / or other Multi-model and NOSQL databases
  • Burned or destroyed a Test Kitchen with a Chef cookbook (no, not food related)
  • Thoughts and opinions about semantic ontologies
  • Built a 3-tier web application
  • Experience serving in the trenches or onsite in customer-focused roles: either professional services or Pre-Sales engineering
  • Training or professional education on how to conduct a demo
  • CISSP or other DoD 8750 IAT Level II+
  • Knowledge of modern security practices
  • Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Full-scope polygraph
If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.  What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:
  • Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.
  • Competitive salary, uncapped commission, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
  • Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.  

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