Episode Six - Austin, TX
posted 1 day ago
About the position
Episode Six is a global provider of API-based payment processing and wallet management infrastructure, headquartered in Austin with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Brisbane, and London. We are looking to add a Solutions Architect to our Global Delivery team in Austin, Texas. This role involves leading technical pre-sales exercises, preparing and delivering technical presentations, and designing creative solutions from conception to delivery. The Solutions Architect will support sales in answering technical proposals, craft well-defined descriptions of operations, and work with development teams to deliver client solutions. Additionally, the role includes providing solutions assurance, managing technical risks, and contributing to the overall solution architecture practice and business development efforts.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical pre-sales exercises with customers
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations
- Lead design of creative solutions from conception to delivery
- Support sales in answering RFI/RFP/RFQ (technical focus) and other customer proposals
- Craft well defined description of operations/statement of works
- Partition solutions, supporting definition of project specifications, requirements and any development needs
- Work with development teams and project managers to deliver client solutions as per the agreed scope
- Provide solutions assurance, ensuring proposals meet client's business requirements and align with technology strategy & standards
- Articulate and manage technical risks
- Support Episode Six's goals and objectives related to sales, productivity, profitability and industry penetration
- Assist in developing strategies and materials in support of the overall solution architecture practice, business development and sales effort
- Contribute to the roadmap, shaping future solutions
- Provide subject matter expertise to clients and colleagues
- Travel as required, mostly in US region
Requirements
- 10 years of experience in customer facing roles, solution architecture & technical design, and payments industry with a focus on cards products such as credit, debit, prepaid etc.
- Knowledge of end-to-end cards lifecycle and cards issuing processing
- Excellent communication skills (English) - ability to engage across a broad range of stakeholders at an appropriate level, business or technical
- Ability to articulate ideas/solutions clearly, visually and written
- Experience working with APIs
- Strong technical understanding, capability and willingness to learn and develop skills on a daily basis
- Very driven and self-motivated, able to work autonomously
- A team player with a 'can-do', entrepreneurial attitude that thrives in an agile, ever-changing world
- Knowledge of payment concepts and global payments landscape; preference to the local regulatory landscape in the US region
- Application architecture/domain expertise in Java based applications and cloud/on-premise infrastructure
Benefits
- Professional development from day 1
- 360 focus on wellbeing
- Ability to work where needed
- Inclusive and supportive environment
- Strong culture of respect for all
- Opportunities for learning, improving, innovating, and making an impact
