Solution Architect - SG Public Sector

OUR STORY Let’s be honest: there are lots of people out there doing what we do. We’re just not convinced they’re doing it right. Businesses are hungry for innovation and opportunity, but not at the cost of their independence. At Ollion, we’ve connected companies and capabilities around the world to help ambitious organizations make the most of their transformation and leave the status quo in the dust. WORKING AT OLLION Innovation is risky. It demands bold steps and big questions, but that’s the price of making change. We’ve got our head in the cloud and two feet on the ground, channeling tech’s endless potential towards a single goal: making a world of difference. And we’re building a global team to do just that— a team capable of making game-changing breakthroughs without ever losing sight of the people it will impact. This is more than consulting. This is the change you can be. THE OLLION DIFFERENCE At Ollion, we’re all in on your independence. Our teams are seasoned. Our solutions are straightforward—sometimes even groundbreaking. And our engagements? Exactly as long as you want them to be. We deliver fresh thinking and hard-earned insight in a way that works for you and your customers, arming your organization with everything you need to make your transformation truly mean something. WORKING WITH OLLION (our clients’ experiences) Progress matters more than process. Our global team of cloud-native pros is all about creating new and better ways to work—not just by solving your tech challenges, but by using technology to solve your business challenges. We keep the formulas, frameworks, and ten-point plans to a minimum, tackling your most pressing problems with a proprietary mix of good-old-fashioned ingenuity and refreshing humanity.

Job Description

The Solution Architect will be responsible for the design and thought leadership throughout the full life cycle of a customer's journey. The individual will have the opportunity to be engaged from pre-sales activities focusing on the development of leads, initial scoping, high level solution designing, estimation and statement of work generation. Then within the delivery phase you will work closely with our delivery teams to bridge the gap between the high level solution design and low level solution design. Supporting the delivery implementation, providing guidance and leadership. Besides the customer engagements you will look to use your experience and that of the large Solution team in assisting in the creation and design of our next generation of products and services, allowing you to develop truly impactful solutions which you will help to take to market working with internal teams and partners. Job Requirements

• Pre Sales Activities: Work with the Sales and Delivery Team to support the development of leads, estimates, resource planning, ultimately resulting in the production of a statement of work for the customer. 
• Solution Design: Creation of the high and low level designs and architecting systems in a cloud native fashion on any of the 3 major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure). Provide review and quality assurance across the team’s output. 
• Collaborate with delivery: Work with the DevOps, Data Engineering and Application Development delivery teams to bridge the gap between the solution designs ensuring that delivery of the solutions are inline with the requirements of the customers. 
• Solution Development: Taking insight and feedback from Sales, Client Partners and industry to develop new solutions and products which will help benefit our customers. Then working with the engineering teams and in collaboration design and delivering these new solutions which can be taken to market. 
• Data Solutions Subject Matter Expert: Act as an authoritative source for both internal and external queries in the space of “Data Solutions” focusing on Data Migrations, ETL Pipelines, Data Modelling and AI/ML practices.
• Continuous Learning: Set aside the time to develop skills and knowledge to broaden your experience and understanding of the Cloud and Data space. Work to share this knowledge internally and externally through evangelism, utilizing different forums and mediums, 

Qualifications

• Only open to Singaporean Citizens or PRs
• Technical aptitude: 6+ years of experience in Cloud Technologies, specific focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) (GCP or AWS Certified necessary). Additional cloud platform experience is ideal but if not, a strong interest to learn and develop skills across all three major CSPs (GCP, AWS and Azure) is needed.
• Industry knowledge: Familiarity with the Cloud and Data Solutions industry. Specifically for Data solutions you will have experience with Data Migrations, ETL Pipelines, Data Modelling and AI/ML practices. 
• Understanding of key cloud native technology solutions such as CI/CD pipelines, open-source and cloud native technologies.
• Demonstrable experience in defining and assuring the estimation of architecture work.
• Experience with leading migration projects covering No-VM environments to VM on-prem or in cloud environments. This could also include ‘lift and shift’ or full modernization migrations.
• Exhibit excellent understanding of the managed cloud hosting business concepts (AWS, GCP, Azure), market practices and trends.
• Demonstrable skills and expertise with cloud architecture best practices and thought leadership in their practical application.
• Customer-centric mindset: A strong focus on understanding and prioritizing the needs of customers and a genuine commitment to their success.
• Communication skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with customers, internal teams, and stakeholders.
• Relationship-building abilities: The capability to build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with customers, especially from mid to senior levels.
• Problem-solving skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and resolve customer issues and challenges.
• Time management: Effective time management skills to handle multiple customer accounts and tasks simultaneously.
• Proactive approach: Being proactive in identifying potential issues, opportunities for improvement, and going the extra mile to ensure customer success.
• Team player: Collaborating effectively with other teams within the organization, such as sales, marketing, and product development.
• Adaptability: Being adaptable to different customer personalities, challenges, and evolving company needs.
• Previous experience as a cloud architect within either a pre-sales or delivery role is necessary. 
• Familiarity with Singapore Public sector
• Experience in working on Government on Commercial Cloud (GCC)

Additional Information

BENEFITS & PERKS FOR WORKING AT OLLION Our employees multiply their potential because they have opportunities to: Create a lasting Impact , Learn and Grow professionally & personally, Experience great Culture , and Be your Whole Self ! Beyond an amazing, collaborative work environment, great people, and inspiring, innovative work, we have some great benefits and perks:

• Benchmarked, competitive, in-market total rewards package including (but not limited to): base salary & short-term incentive for all employees
• Fully remote-first, small but Global organization; ‘learn wherever, whenever’ frees our people from a rigid view of learning and growth
• Retirement planning (i.e. CPF, EPF, company-matched 401(k))
• Globally, we build benefit plans that offer choices for whatever stage in life our employees are in and allow for flexibility as life happens. Employees have access to a fully comprehensive benefits package to choose the medical, dental, and vision insurance plan that best fits their lives. In addition to great healthcare coverage, we also offer all employees mental health resources and additional wellness programs.
• Generous time off and leave allowances
• And more!

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Ollion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ollion does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.