Solutions Architect – Chicago
Company Description
RedMane Technology LLC is an application software consulting and systems integration company based in Chicago. We deliver software solutions for our clients throughout the United States and Canada by means of building new applications, implementing cloud and packaged systems, and/or modernizing legacy systems.
RedMane has earned an exemplary service reputation that prioritizes a highly collaborative culture. Our primary objective is to ensure the solutions we design and implement meet or exceed the needs of our clients for their mission critical systems.
Since 2000, our name has been a metaphor for the strength, leadership, courage, and pride we feel for producing quality, innovative solutions that change lives. The diverse and passionate teams within RedMane address complex, real world challenges. Technology is just our tool.
The Role
RedMane is seeking Solutions Architects that will help clients overcome their most difficult challenges. Our client’s business drives our solutions which start with a thorough, strategic understanding of our client’s unique business requirements, their vision for success, and their organizational realities. The Solutions Architect will lead critical delivery efforts and will need to have both strong business and technical acumen.
Responsibilities include:
- Design and architect complex, large-scale solutions in collaboration with client teams, and internal project teams.
- Engage and lead client teams as a trusted partner and internal project teams as the owner of project vision and strategy.
- Create comprehensive business and technical architectures and coordinate and guide the internal project team implementing it to ensure fidelity to the proposed solution.
- Leverage broad business and technical acumen and provides direction to project team to assure effective project completion in compliance with project design, quality, and security standards.
- Translate business and functional requirements into technical Proofs of Concept, technical requirements and technical design elements.
- Participate in both functional and technical design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture.
- Resolve architecture conflicts and escalated technical issues as necessary.
- Mentor and coach project team in deliverables and functionality around project solutions.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in professional services solutions, SaaS product management, and software implementation efforts.- Proven leadership, results orientation, and self-motivation traits with the ability to build consensus around proposed solutions.
- Flexibility and agility related to critical thinking and making decisions with complex considerations as it relates to project implications.
- Experience mentoring and leading employees within a collaborative team environment.
All professionals at RedMane are expected to possess these qualities:
- A strong ethical foundation, capable of thriving in an environment and culture where honesty, integrity, and accountability are core values.
- A collaborative spirit, a team orientation, and a willingness and desire to contribute to the success of others.
We Offer You
RedMane has an environment that offers challenging and interesting work. A place where you can have fun and express your talent and creativity. You will be working side by side with like-minded peers in a non-bureaucratic environment where sharing knowledge is the norm. Everyone at RedMane shares a passion for making a real difference for individuals, communities, and the world.
Additionally, we believe you should have fun and enjoy growing your career; we provide the supportive and empowering environment to make it happen. RedMane is very proud to offer employees professional and personal perks that include:
- A flexible work environment that includes hybridized locations and schedules with frequently catered lunches in the office.
- Market based compensation with a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), short and long-term disability insurance, etc.
- A culture that promotes and fosters career growth through professional training and mentoring.
- An employee wellness program that includes free access to professional fitness coaches, structured dietary/nutrition plans, weekly Pilates classes in the office, and events that range from 5k's to triathlons.
- Opportunities to give back to the community through our RedMane Community Impact Team which organizes events like Feed My Starving Children, Toy Drives, and other charitable activities.