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.
Solution Architect – Modernize Platforms
What You’ll Do
- Lead the architecture and design of modernized platforms across SaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments.
- Partner with business and IT leaders to define platform modernization strategies (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Certinia, ERP, GCS, Finance, and custom apps).
- Assess legacy systems and recommend retirement, consolidation, or migration paths.
- Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and data flows to support scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.
- Guide engineering teams in adopting modern DevOps, automation, and cloud-native practices.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, SOX, GDPR), and security guidelines.
- Provide technical leadership for large transformation programs, balancing cost, speed, and risk.
- Partner with vendors and managed service providers to validate architecture decisions.
- Stay current with emerging technologies (AI/GenAI, automation, low-code platforms) and incorporate them into modernization roadmaps.
Who You’ll Work With
- Enterprise Architects & Platform Owners – Defining strategy, standards, and governance.
- Engineering & QA Teams – Translating architectures into executable designs.
- Product Owners & Business Stakeholders – Aligning modernization with GTM, Finance, CX, and Operations goals.
- IT Operations & Security Teams – Ensuring reliability, compliance, and risk mitigation.
- Vendors & System Integrators – Collaborating on large-scale implementations and migrations.
- Executive Leadership – Presenting roadmaps, risks, and modernization outcomes.
What Makes You a Qualified Candidate
- 8–12 years of IT experience, with at least 4–5 years as a Solution or Enterprise Architect.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise SaaS and PaaS platforms (Salesforce, ServiceNow, ERP, Certinia, Azure/AWS/GCP).
- Proven experience in platform modernization, application rationalization, and migration strategies.
- Strong expertise in integration architectures (APIs, middleware, event-driven models).
- Hands-on knowledge of cloud-native services, DevOps, CI/CD, and automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with compliance and governance frameworks (FedRAMP, SOX, GDPR, HIPAA).
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to present to executives.
- Preferred certifications: TOGAF, Salesforce/ServiceNow Architect, AWS/Azure/GCP Architect.
What You’ll Bring
- Strategic thinking with the ability to balance innovation and operational stability.
- Strong technical leadership, mentoring teams on best practices and architecture principles.
- Ability to simplify complexity—translating architecture into actionable roadmaps.
- Excellent collaboration skills across business, IT, and vendor ecosystems.
- Passion for modernizing enterprise systems to drive agility, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- A vision for how AI, automation, and cloud can reshape enterprise IT platforms.
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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 committed to actively working to foster an inclusive environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.