Principal Solutions Architect

Hiring Manager: Gareth Hutchins

Talent Acquisition Advisor: Vineetha Menon

Job Code Level: RVP5

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AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Your Impact
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will guide customers through their digital transformation by aligning cloud strategies with business goals. You'll play a pivotal role in mapping OpenText solutions into existing IT ecosystems, particularly within SAP-driven environments, enabling value realization and scalable cloud adoption.

What the Role Offers

• Collaborate with customer Enterprise Architects to design secure, scalable cloud architectures aligned with business needs.

• Lead discovery sessions, cloud and security workshops, and develop ROI/TCO-based business cases to support investment decisions.

• Support SAP-led transformations, including SAP RISE & GROW programs, SAP Activate methodology, and SAP Value Framework alignment.

• Engage customer privacy, compliance, and security teams to ensure architectural compliance and governance.

• Develop deployment models and migration strategies, ensuring smooth transitions and handovers to services.

• Represent cloud offerings at industry events and contribute to internal capability building.

What You Need to Succeed

• 5+ years in technical consulting, enterprise architecture, or complex IT/cloud deployments.

• Deep understanding of SAP ecosystems, including RISE & GROW programs, SAP Activate phases, and SAP Value Framework.

• Experience migrating on-premise workloads to cloud (SaaS, PaaS, MPC), and aligning IT strategy with business outcomes.

• Strong background in cloud computing trends, information security, and compliance (e.g., data residency, governance).

• Expertise in business case development (ROI, TCO, risk analysis).

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and program management skills.

• Team player with a global mindset, customer-first attitude, and a drive for continuous improvement.

One Last Thing
Join a high-impact team helping customers unlock the full value of their cloud and SAP investments. As a trusted advisor, you'll shape strategic IT decisions and lead them through a successful transformation journey, one solution at a time.

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