Sr Solution Architect Leader

Roles and Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing team of Solution Architects.
• Set strategic direction for solution development technical positioning and customer-focused architecture activities.
• Establish best practices workflows and governance for solution design and technical validation.
• Foster a culture of innovation continuous learning and customer-centric problem solving.

Solution Architecture Development:

• Drive the development of scalable interoperable and integrated end-to-end solutions including digital substations centralized and distributed architectures and communication systems.
• Ensure solutions incorporate optimized hardware software networks cybersecurity controls and system interfaces.
• Build strong value propositions highlighting technical performance reliability TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and system-wide benefits.
• Lead the creation of reference architectures solution roadmaps and application frameworks for global and regional markets.
• Oversee PoCs demos workshops and pilot implementations to validate feasibility and demonstrate value.

Solution Differentiation & Value Creation

• Ensure solutions differentiators aligned with market and addressing customer pain points.
• Demonstrate value propositions through technical performance total cost of ownership (TCO) and system-wide benefits.
• Drive proof-of-concept (PoC) Demos Workshops and pilot project initiatives to showcase solution feasibility and benefits.

Pre-Sales Proposal & Customer Engagement:

• Lead high-impact customer presentations technical workshops and problem-solving sessions.
• Engage with key stakeholders (end-users consultants EPCs utilities) to understand requirements and design tailored solutions aligned with their roadmap and operational challenges.
• Validate technical compliance of proposed solutions in alignment with customer specifications.
• Drive solution-in strategies by developing strong technical positioning for GA solutions in specifications and tenders.
• Validate technical compliance of proposed solutions in alignment with customer specifications.
• Identify new application opportunities and lead the creation of use cases relevant to modern substation automation grid automation and digitalization.
• Drive continuous product and solution improvement through insights/ROE from field performance and voice of customer (VoC).
• Collaborate with Product Management COE & R&D to develop product improvement roadmaps and next-generation solutions.
• Ensure timely support to tendering teams with accurate technical inputs diagrams and narratives.
• Participate and Lead New Product Improvement process strategy and roadmaps
• Develop & Lead GA ECT & customer training programs knowledge-sharing sessions and enablement materials.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters degree in electrical / software engineering Power Systems telecom Computer Engineering or related experience.
• Min 15 years of experience in Solution Architecture Substation & Grid Automation or Digital Substation domains.
• Proven experience leading technical teams.
• Experience in technical pre-sales and solution design.
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Desired Characteristics:

• Previous experience in customer-facing roles is a plus.
• Experience with GE Vernova Grid Solutions or similar platforms is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with cloud-based solutions digital twins and edge computing is a plus.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Understand the latest solution trends for energy transition including wide area monitoring Centralized / Virtualized Protection & Control solution Solution Virtualization Security landscape Asset Management Integrated Digitalized Solutions
• Strategic thinking and technical leadership
• Innovation and problem-solving mindset