Solution Architect

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results‑oriented professionals. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

We are seeking an Enterprise Solutions Architect to work with the wider IT department. The role involves working with internal stakeholders to understand their IT and business needs, proposing and designing solutions that align with the company's value proposition, and ensuring that the solutions meet high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, and reliability.

The ideal candidate should have experience in consultative and complex technical deployment, support of highly distributed applications, and experience implementing large‑scale data projects within the cloud environment. The candidate should also have a breadth of technical experience and knowledge, with expertise in at least two or more of the following areas: SQL, No

SQL databases, big data, data storage technologies, data governance, data engineering, and data estate workloads. In addition to technical expertise, the candidate should have outstanding verbal and written communication skills, be able to orchestrate and lead teams, and be able to collaborate with other members of the team in developing complex end‑to‑end enterprise solutions on Microsoft Azure platform. The candidate should also be able to maintain technical acumen and knowledge, keep up to date with market trends and insights, and educate customers on the Azure platform.

• Collaborate and communicate well with all levels of an organization; ability to translate overly complex or technical terms into easily understandable terms.
• Be highly self‑motivated, and self‑sufficient yet also a key team player.
• Initiative‑taking and purposeful constantly looking to make improvements to drive efficiency.
• Strong analytical and data analytics skills with diligent attention to detail.
• Solid business analysis, customer interaction, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in defining and/or improving business processes.
• A professional and positive approach to opportunities, projects, and challenges alike.
• Conceptual knowledge and/or experience with artificial intelligence (AI) and other automation platforms & technology a plus.
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of significant recommendations.
• Use several sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision‑making.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
• Design, commission, and enhance new/current subject areas.
• Implementing new or upgraded cloud data strategies and Microsoft Azure platforms.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution in computer science.
• Minimum of 5 years of working experience as an Enterprise Solutions Architect or in a related field.
• Prior professional services experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Azure, Informatica and Snowflake experience.

• Prior working experience using Service Now.
• Prior working experience using Workday.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a professional services firm with a great work ethic and a positive attitude in developing employees to achieve their full potential.

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With…