Technical Architect

Zilliant powers intelligent B2B commerce with our industry-leading price optimization and sales guidance software. Our data science, cloud-native software, and passion for customer success deliver the highest ROI, fastest time to value, and highest customer satisfaction. If you’re ready to make an impact at a growing company that values the time, input, and effort of each of its employees, we’re eager to connect with you!

Zilliant is looking for a seasoned Technical Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Technical Architect you will collaborate with our Customers and Partners, to understand the Customer environment and design the most optimal way to implement Zilliant products. You will work closely with Customers, Partners, stakeholders, development teams, and other architects to design and oversee the implementation of high-performance, scalable, and secure technical solutions. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background, excellent consulting and problem-solving skills, and the ability to provide strategic guidance for the successful delivery of customer-facing projects.

What You’ll Do:

• System Design: collaborate with stakeholders to understand business goals and technical requirements; design and document end-to-end technical solutions, ensuring scalability and performance and communicating impacts of technical decisions.
• Technology Evaluation: evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks and tools based on project requirements.
• Best Practices: ensure consistency and coherence in the application of technology solutions across projects.
• Quality Assurance: conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to development teams.
• Technology Leadership: provide technical leadership and mentorship to implementation teams and to the client.
• Project Oversight: be the client sounding board for technology solutions and oversee the technical aspects of projects, ensuring adherence to architectural designs and timelines; address technical challenges and provide guidance on issue resolution.
• Collaboration: work closely with solution architects, development teams, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of designed solutions; own the solution from concept to delivery.
• Client Consultation: engage with clients to present and explain proposed solutions, address technical concern, ensure alignment with business goals, and participate in client workshops and presentations to gather feedback for ongoing refinement.

Who You Are:

• An independent thinker who can develop and deliver compelling software solutions to a broad set of project stakeholders
• A dynamic problem-solver with strong analytical skills
• A superior communicator with proven client facilitation skills, whether meeting virtually, or via in person

What You’ll Need:

• 10+ years’ experience as a technical architect in mid to large sized organizations Strong SQL Server development skills with Big Data technologies exposure
• Excellent understanding of data modeling techniques, and tools and experience with ETL and data management tools
• Design and configuration of automated, programmatic system integration and/or data exchange tools including REST APIs and Webservices.
• Excellent understanding of designing for performance and performance tuning.
• Ability to build and maintain key relationships with C-level and key decision makers.
• A detailed understanding of Web Services, Data Modeling, and Enterprise application integration concepts, including experience with enterprise integration tools (ESBs and/or ETL tools), and common integration design patterns with enterprise systems (e.g. CMS, ERP, HRIS, DWH/DM).
• Ability and desire to learn new technologies in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with SAP, MS Dynamics, Oracle, or other ERPs
• AWS data management stack in a multi-tenant environment including RedShift, Aurora, Spark, S3, etc.

What You’ll Enjoy:

• Full benefits package including medical, dental, and 401k plans with a company match
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to ensure a solid work/life balance
• Monthly Zilliant Zen Days to rest and recharge
• Comprehensive parental leave to provide time to bond with new family members
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO) policy to give back and contribute to your local community
• Remote or Hybrid work schedule, depending on team and personal preferences
• The financial and strategic backing of Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP)

Zilliant is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and provides an environment of diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) to all employees and applicants, regardless of a person’s age, race, color, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, military or veteran status, national origin, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.