Cloud Architect - 218639

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That's why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers and our customers' customers to make better, more confident decisions. The world's top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

What You'll Do

The Cloud Architect is an expert architect, able to translate business strategy, requirements and constraints into a coherent cloud technology strategy and roadmap. They are responsible for working with account teams to develop a client-specific target architecture and an associated architecture account plan that exceeds client requirements, helps to win new business for Teradata and grows the consumption of Teradata software in our accounts. A senior and seasoned technology professional, the Cloud Architect is a trusted advisor with a broad understanding of digital transformation initiatives, the analytic technology landscape, industry trends and client motivations. They are also a charismatic communicator and expert consultant, capable of going toe-to-toe with the C-level in our customers and prospects and willing and able to constructively challenge them.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Become a trusted advisor to both the client's senior decision makers and the Teradata account team by establishing credibility and expertise in both cloud strategy in general and in the use of analytic technology solutions to solve business problems in at least one major industry vertical;
• Engage with senior business leaders to understand and shape their goals and objectives and their corresponding cloud architecture needs and analytic requirements;
• Provide strategic consulting to client decision makers that enable them to define technology plans to meet-and-exceed these goals and objectives by effectively leveraging data and analytics;
• Work with Teradata account teams to define, develop and document target business, information and analytic application cloud architectures, roadmaps and standards that are aligned with both the customer's business and IT objectives;
• Contribute to the financial objectives of Teradata account teams through business development and demand creation;
• Participate in the development and curation of assets that improve the performance and effectiveness of the Teradata account teams;
• Provide thought leadership and share their hard-won skills and experience with peers and colleagues throughout the organization.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• Demonstrate the ability to think strategically and have a keen interest in - and understanding of - cloud transformation and data and analytic technologies;
• Be an exceptional communicator and consultant with a proven ability to lead from the front and to influence and persuade at the C-level;
• Have significant hands-on experience in architecting, designing, delivering or optimizing Data Warehouse and/or Data Lake solutions;
• Demonstrate relevant expertise in cloud hyperscaler data and analytics technologies;
• Possess exceptional problem-solving skills and excellent organizational and people skills;
• Continuously develop their own consulting and technology skills and ensure that they stay abreast of relevant industry developments, including the emergence and evolution of new cloud analytic solutions and technologies;
• Develop and mentor colleagues and peers throughout the Americas organization.

What You'll Bring

• Have a background in technology consulting and relevant pre-sales experience;
• Be intimately familiar with Teradata's architecture frameworks, principles and advocated positions;
• Have experience of architecting, designing and implementing Cloud-based solutions;
• Be familiar with SQL and at least one other relevant analytic programming language;
• Have a degree level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.

Why We Think You'll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

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