Job Description
Workato is the operating system for today's fast-moving business. As a high growth company with over 6000 customers, Workato is revolutionizing the integration and automation market with investments from the top 3 SaaS companies - Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow. Recognized as a leader by both Gartner and Forrester, it is the only AI-based platform that enables both business and IT to integrate their apps and automate workflows across their enterprise with robust security and governance. Some of the world's top brands including Slack, Grab, Box, Visa, Broadcom run on Workato.
We are looking for an experienced ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT - AUTOMATION to join our Customer Success team. This role will report into our VP of Enterprise Architecture and plays an integral role in guiding our enterprise customers on automation best practices, architecture patterns, governance processes, and helping them scale their automation practice.
THIS IS A REMOTE ROLE, CANDIDATES BASED ANYWHERE IN THE WEST REGIONS OF US ARE WELCOME TO APPLY!
Workato has a positive, diverse, and collaborative culture—we look for people who are curious, inventive, smart, hardworking, and work to be a little better every day. Workato has also been recognized amongst the "Top 47 Enterprise Startups to Bet Your Career On in 2020", the "Hottest 13 Productivity Software Startups to Watch in 2020!", and the "Top 15 startups helping even non-programmers build simple apps, ahead of an expected software developer shortage" by Business Insider.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Participate in both pre and post-sales activities with direct end customers and partners.
Be a Workato evangelist with the ability to discover and demonstrate how Workato can effectively help companies with their business automation needs across a broad set of industries.
Participate and contribute to the architecture working group to guide other architects across Workato on best practices and updated methodologies.
Engage with senior leaders and champions at customers and become the trusted strategic and technical advisor to help our customers define their integration and automation strategy in order to achieve their desired business outcomes.
Work with enterprise customers to help define the ideal operating model, governance processes, and security practices to meet their objectives.
Guide customers on various architectural approaches to integration such as microservices, event-driven architecture, messaging, enterprise data hub, etc.
Develop content such as presentations, demos, white papers, best practices, solution packs, and online courses.
Perform architecture reviews of customer systems landscape and proposed solutions and make recommendations to optimize.
Contribute to a library of reusable architecture and design patterns.
Act as the escalation point for handling the resolution of large and complex customer issues.
Lead, mentor, and train team members from the extended CS team.
REQUIREMENTS BS or equivalent education.
10+ years of Solutions Consulting, Solutions Architecture or Enterprise Architecture experience is a must
Communicate effectively with Technical, Business and C Level stakeholders
Experience documenting business processes and applying technology to optimize and automate these processes
Understanding of security and governance needs in large enterprises
Knowledge of key applications such as Salesforce, Netsuite, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, EBusiness Suite, Databases, etc.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to convey and relate ideas to others and work collaboratively to get things done.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate ideas visually and create professional presentations
Experience having worked in a start-up environment a plus
Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP a plus
Technical skills (experience in at least three of the following areas):
Enterprise Data Hub Architecture
Microservices or API-based Integration Architecture
Event-driven Architecture
Data Pipelines - Enterprise ETL/ELT for Data Warehousing
Process Automation via BPM or RPA
Process Mining, Process Discovery, Value Stream Mapping
Integration/Automation Strategy Development
Operating Models (Center of Excellence, Citizen Automation, etc.)
Enterprise ERP Systems (SAP, Workday, Oracle)
WHY WORKATO?
Supportive, collaborative, international team environment that supports remote employees (currently all of us!)
Long-term prospects for a professional career in a high growth company
Flexible Work culture
Be part of a community-oriented organization with a history of giving back
Best in class technology tools to empower you to do your best work
Support for professional development and continuous learning
Wellness programs, including fitness challenges and an occasional company day off to recover from Zoom fatigue
Company-sponsored team-bonding activities and team celebrations
Employee and Customer referral bonuses
ALL FULL-TIME REGULAR EMPLOYEES IN THE US will also have the following benefits:
Workato Stock Options at one of Silicon Valley's fastest growing startups
Health benefits: Medical, dental, vision for you and family
Pre-tax benefits: Flexible spending account, 401k, commuter benefits
Company-paid life insurance and short/long-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance program