Senior Principal Solutions Architect

Solutions EngineerSolutions EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1990H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

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Italy

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4 days ago

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0

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Senior

Job Description

Senior Principal Solutions Architect

Rocket Software

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers, translating business challenges into scalable Vertica-based analytical architectures • Lead discussions across data warehousing, data lake analytics, and hybrid/multi-cloud environments • Influence customer data platform and modernization strategies, positioning Vertica as the core analytical engine • Engage effectively with stakeholders ranging from hands-on engineers to senior executives • Own the end-to-end design and execution of competitive proof-of-concepts (POCs) and performance benchmarks under tight sales timelines • Translate technical outcomes (query performance, compression, concurrency) into compelling business value (cost reduction, speed, ROI) • Design realistic data models, workloads, and benchmarking frameworks aligned to customer use cases • Clearly differentiate Vertica from alternative MPP and cloud data warehouse solutions • Lead the technical strategy for new business, expansion, and strategic opportunities • Partner closely with Sales to develop account strategies, deal plans, and winning technical narratives • Guide and mentor Sales Engineers, ensuring high-quality demos and solution validation • Drive complex, multi-stakeholder technical sales cycles from discovery through close • Design solutions integrating Vertica across modern ecosystems, including: Ingestion: Kafka, Spark, streaming pipelines • Storage: S3, HDFS, object storage • Consumption: Tableau, Power BI, Looker, and other BI platforms • Provide guidance on Data modelling and schema design • Data governance, quality, and cleansing practices • ETL/ELT pipeline architecture and performance optimisation • Write and optimise complex analytical SQL queries on large-scale datasets • Develop scripts (Python, shell) to support automation, data loading, and demo environments • Deploy and configure Vertica environments across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud platforms • Troubleshoot performance issues and optimise query execution in real-time scenarios • Work closely with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), GSIs, VARs, and ISVs to deliver joint solutions • Support co-sell opportunities and align on shared value propositions • Contribute to partner enablement and field readiness • Define and promote best practices, architectural patterns, and reusable assets across the Solutions Architecture community • Influence technical sales strategy, including POC methodologies and competitive positioning frameworks • Mentor and coach other Solutions Architects and Sales Engineers • Act as a technical thought leader, representing Rocket in key customer and industry engagements • Contribute to innovation in areas such as AI/ML integration, advanced analytics, and emerging data architectures.

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in solutions architecture, presales, or technical consulting roles
  • Minimum 3–5 years in a customer-facing presales role, preferably in Data Warehouse or Data Lake analytics
  • Proven experience with columnar, MPP, or OLAP databases, such as: Vertica, Teradata, Greenplum, ClickHouse, or equivalent
  • Strong proficiency in ANSI SQL and major SQL dialects (PL/SQL, T-SQL, etc.)
  • Query optimisation and performance tuning
  • Data modelling and warehouse design (star/snowflake schemas)
  • ETL/ELT pipeline development and orchestration
  • Data governance, data quality, and data cleansing practices
  • Experience working with: Streaming and ingestion frameworks: Kafka, Spark
  • Data lake and storage platforms: S3, HDFS
  • BI and visualisation tools: Tableau, Looker, Power BI
  • Strong working knowledge of cloud and hybrid environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
  • Experience designing and deploying analytical workloads across distributed infrastructure.
  • Advanced SQL skills for analytical workloads
  • Proficiency with Python and/or shell scripting for automation and environment setup.
  • Experience building and maintaining POC/demo environments.

Benefits

  • Information security is everyone’s responsibility.
  • Diversity, Inclusion & Equity at Rocket Software.
  • Committed to creating an inclusive workplace.

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