Senior Cloud Solution Architect-(Adabas & Natural)

Application Deadline:

09/30/2024

Software AG simplifies the connected world. Founded in 1969 it helps deliver the experiences that employees, partners and customers now expect. Its technology creates the digital backbone that integrates applications, devices, data and clouds; empowers streamlined processes; and connects “things” like sensors, devices and machines. It helps 10,000+ organizations to become a truly connected enterprise and make smarter decisions, faster. 

Our story goes beyond technology.  We put people first – employees, customers, and partners.  We build strong teams and cultivate relationships that last.  We provide incomparable products, solutions, services, and technical excellence for our customers.  We are a team of over 5,000 colleagues across 70+ countries who value inclusion, integrity, and innovation.  Our size means everyone has an impact and every voice is valued.  We are big enough to compete and small enough to care.   

Be you, join us.   

Software AG customers around the world have developed business-critical enterprise applications based on Adabas (DBMS) and Natural (Programming Language) to run their core business transactions and processes, e.g., large financial enterprises, government organizations, retailers, and others. Contributing to our long-term customer strategy Adabas & Natural 2050+ to modernize and move core applications into the future.

We are looking for an experienced cloud solution architect that supports our international customers moving and modernizing their Adabas and Natural applications from on-prem platforms to the cloud. Collaborating in a multi-stakeholder environment with multiple Cloud Hyperscalers, Partners, Product Management and R&D engineering, and other departments.

Areas of responsibility:

• Provide technical leadership to guide and support international Adabas & Natural customers in modernizing and transforming their enterprise applications into a cloud architecture. Resolve complex cloud transformation challenges.

• Lead the design of cloud architecture blueprints (Azure, AWS, GCP) for Adabas & Natural applications, including the transformation/rehosting from on-prem infrastructures (e.g., Linux, IBM z) to the cloud.

• Collaborate with cloud Hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, GCP) to jointly engineer and document cloud architectures to provide guidance to customers on how to develop, deploy and run applications environments under mission-critical aspects, such as security, high-availability, recovery, sizing, scalability, and performance.

• Support customers in cloud rehosting projects on various project phases (assessment, prototype, rehosting, testing, etc.) within a multi stakeholder collaboration environment (e.g., presales, professional services, system integrator, cloud Hyperscalers).

• Collect and review customer requirements and translate them into features backlogs managed by product management.

• Mentor and train people on cloud technologies needed to “lift and shift” (rehost) Adabas and Natural applications to the cloud, e.g., presales, professional services, support, sales, partners, customers.

• Work closely across cross-functional teams (e.g., product management, engineering, solution architects) to drive, coordinate and deliver cloud-readiness capabilities and cross-product architectures.

• Observe and fully understand relevant cloud market trends and services relevant to transform and operate full-stack enterprise applications in the cloud.

• Communicate and showcase product cloud capabilities through multiple channels (e.g., Webinars, Events, Social Media, Blogs, Communities/user groups) working closely with product marketing.

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional) with strong hands-on experience is highly desirable.

• 5+ years' experience in architecting, developing and deploying enterprise-class full stack applications to the Cloud (e.g., Adabas &