Softchoice Corp

Associate Architect

Softchoice Corp$91K — $114K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of IT experience across multiple disciplines including cloud architecture and application management
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Proven track record of thought leadership and entrepreneurial mindset
  • In-depth understanding of business drivers and customer focus
  • Experience engaging with mid-level and senior management in customer-facing roles
  • Familiarity with pre-sales, delivery, or go-to-market roles
  • Expertise in cloud economics and cost modeling
  • Knowledge of migration strategies and cybersecurity best practices
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Broad knowledge of on-premises IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead on-premises to cloud transitions addressing business, technical, and financial needs
  • Oversee data collection to assess the customer's existing IT environment
  • Develop comprehensive cost models factoring in multiple elements like services and TCO
  • Facilitate discussions to align customer challenges with cloud strategy
  • Create and present compelling business cases to C-suite and other stakeholders
  • Collaborate with Solutions Architects and sales to craft high-quality proposals
  • Share insights and leadership on cloud adoption strategies and technologies

Benefits

  • Medical and Dental Care
  • Employee & Family Assistance Program
  • RRSP/DPSP Retirement Savings Plan with Company Matching
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Vacation and Sick Leave, Holidays, Parental Leave, Volunteer Days, Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Discount Program
Full Job Description
The Impact You Will Have:

As our Assessment Architect, you will be responsible for facilitating, analyzing, and delivering assessments to customers. You will deliver technical assessments and develop service proposal content and pricing for customer projects. You will help customers refine and evolve their IT strategy roadmap and business case for cloud adoption, and deliver presentations to IT and business leadership. The assessments you deliver will target a customer's current IT infrastructure, and the findings will help develop IT roadmapping strategies. Many of our assessments will focus on cloud adoption and cloud optimization.

In this role, reporting to the Assessment Services Senior Manager, you will be responsible for working with customers to build the business case for change and migration to the cloud.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead on-premises to cloud engagements with significant business, technical, and cost-modeling requirements to accelerate cloud adoption
  • Direct discovery and data collection to understand the customer's current environment
  • Build and refine cost models that cover services, consumption, funding, hardware buyback, labour, TCO, and ROI
  • Facilitate discussions on technical challenges, business goals, success metrics, and financial drivers to shape a cloud strategy
  • Present clear, compelling business cases to stakeholders across C-suite, IT, and business units
  • Collaborate with Solutions Architects and sales teams to develop proposals, identify service opportunities, and support deal wins
  • Provide thought leadership on cloud adoption, technology evolution, and business value through AWS / Azure / GCP
  • Support teammates through coaching, gap-filling, and contributions to large engagements
  • Partner across pre-sales, Solutions Architecture, Professional Services, and AWS / Azure / GCP account teams to ensure high-quality deliverables
  • Host immersion days, lead ideation sessions, and build small proofs of concept (POCs) to drive customer momentum


What You Will Bring to the Table:

  • 5+ years of multi-disciplinary IT experience in areas such as cloud architecture, application management, database administration, and system administration
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated passion for thought leadership and an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Strong knowledge of business drivers, success metrics, and customer focus
  • Customer-facing experience, including presenting to and fielding questions from mid-level and senior management
  • Experience in pre-sales, delivery, or go-to-market (GTM) roles
  • Knowledge of cloud economics, cost modeling, and the financial impacts of design decisions
  • Knowledge of migration strategies, including lift and shift, infrastructure and application modernization
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices
  • Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Broad knowledge of on-premises IT, including bare metal, virtualization (e.g., VMware), networking, security, storage, and backup


Compensation:

A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $91,200 to $114,000 annually + 12% Target Incentives.

Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, education, and related certification. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ.

Softchoice offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit plan to all full-time employees, which includes:
  • Health and Wellbeing: Medical and Dental Care, Employee & Family Assistance Program
  • Financial Benefits: RRSP/DPSP Retirement Savings Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance
  • Paid Time Off: Vacation and Sick Leave, Holidays, Parental Leave, Volunteer Days, Bereavement Leave
  • Additional Perks: Employee Discount Program


Not sure if you qualify? Think about applying anyway:

We understand that not everyone brings 100% of the skills and experience for the role.

At Softchoice, we offer opportunities to a diverse group including those with a variety of workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you are new to corporate tech, returning to work after a gap in employment, or looking to transition and take the next step in your career, we are excited to learn more about you and encourage you to apply.

About Softchoice Corp

Softchoice Corp is a leading provider of information technology solutions and services to businesses and organizations in North America. The company offers a wide range of services, including software licensing, hardware procurement, cloud services, and managed services. Softchoice Corp was founded in 1989 and has been providing high-quality IT solutions to customers for over 30 years. The company is committed to helping customers achieve their business goals by providing innovative and cost-effective IT solutions.
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Size
2,000 employees
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Founded
1989

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