Solution Architect

Role:

• Solution Architect role within company's Global Products & Solutions (GPS) organization to assess, design, develop, build, and validate industrial ethernet network and/or digital automation network design projects. 
• With in-depth technology knowledge about solutions, Solution Architect is expected to lead the effort in developing use cases and best practices in a multitude of customer industries and applications. 
• Innovation and sharing technology insights both internally and externally is part of their daily tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate customer/partner industrial network and/or digital automation network design requirements.
• Provide feedback and guidance for greenfield and brownfield network project designs.
• Communicate with key internal and external project stakeholders to develop overall solutions incorporating technologies.
• Develop standard practices and common designs for use cases utilizing technologies.
• Support sales and solution consultant teams in the development of technical designs to meet customer requirements.
• Document and visualize industrial network and/or digital automation network designs in the forms of design prerequisites, topology drawings, reports, configuration procedures, performance metrics, and demonstrations.
• Validate designs in Customer Innovation Center (CIC) lab with GPS team including validation of technology with third party products.
• Stay apprised and educated on industry standards, best practices, and emerging technologies that influence future design innovation.
• Report projects and customers’ feedback to Sales, Product Management, and Engineering/R&D

Requirements:

• Education – Engineering Graduate with focus on IT or Process Automation
• Experience – 6-10+ years of experience in Industrial Network engineering, design, and implementation.
• Customers Define Our Success – Invests in understanding the customers’ needs (internal and external) and puts actions in place to meet and where possible exceed these expectations. 
• Always focuses on “what are customers’ technology requirements”.