Sr. Solution Architect

Job DescriptionJob Description$170,000 - $195,000 + VIP Bonus

$170,000 - $195,000 + VIP

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Vertafore is looking to hire experienced and motivated technologists who possess a unique balance of technical depth and strong interpersonal skills to solution technology for our enterprise level customers. Solutions Architects are self–motivated individuals with a proven track record of delivering results in software / technology sales or consulting. We want individuals that demonstrate ability to think strategically about business, create technical definitions around customer objectives in complex situations, develop solution strategies.

As a Solutions Architect at Vertafore, you will support pre-sales and ongoing efforts with our enterprise accounts. You will partner with customers, sales executives, development and product teams to craft scalable, flexible and resilient architectures that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of our new services. In collaboration with sales, you will drive revenue growth across a broad set of customers. As a trusted customer advocate, the Solutions Architect will help organizations understand best practices around platform integration.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities :

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following :

Primary technical consultant and architect in complex sales efforts

Establishes the complete business context for the solution and defines the vision and requirements for the solution.

Elaborates on potential options, prototype development, POC selecting the most optimal option and develops roadmaps for the selected solution

Communicates and documents the architecture to the stakeholders and guides internal resources to achieve successful projects

Managing the introduction of the overall technical visions for a particular solution, recommending solutions for more effective systems and integrating software / hardware that best meets the purpose of the business

Immediate credibility with technologists, developers and C-Level audiences.

Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies (Agile, SLDC best practices)

Comfortable with .NET, SQL DB, RESTful, WSAPI, SOAP API

Interpersonal and presentation skills with C-Level personnel

Qualifications

Technical degree required; Computer Science or Math degree

7+ years of relevant work experience in architecting, designing, implementing, and managing internal or client-facing complex technology projects to completion

5+ years of experience in technology / software sales, pre-sales, or consulting

Experience with any of the following : distributed compute environments, application development, mobile development, big data analytics, and cloud computing

Experience in writing software in one or more such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, C++, or similar

Additional Requirements and Details :

Travel required up to 50% of the time.

Ability to work remote with a stable internet connection on an as needed basis

Located and working from an office location (when required)

Occasional lifting and / or moving up to 10 pounds.

Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

Frequent sitting and / or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

• Bias to Action : We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.
• Win Together : We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.
• Show Up Curious : We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.
• Say It, Do It : We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.
• Customer Success is Our Success : We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.
• We Love Insurance : We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings .

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of , , , , , , , ancestry, citizenship, , marital status, physical , mental , medical condition, , genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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