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The Consulting Field Solutions Architect – Data is a client-facing, strategic consulting roleresponsible for driving the technical strategy, sales acceleration, and go-to-marketexecution of data-focused solutions across CDW’s customer base. This position partnersclosely with Practice Leaders, Business Development teams, and Field CTOs to shapeopinionated, differentiated approaches around cloud data platforms, data governance,analytics modernization, and AI enablement. The incumbent is expected to have a background in financial services.
A successful Consulting FSA brings deep technical subject matter expertise, consultativeleadership, and solution development experience across cloud-native and hybrid datatechnologies. This individual serves as a mentor, thought leader, and trusted advisor—owning technical strategy, enabling sales success, and influencing CDW’s marketposition in the data ecosystem.
What you will do:
Technology Leadership
Consults on leading-edge data technologies with a financial service industry focus and deep expertise in areassuch as cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks),data governance (e.g., Collibra, Alation), integration (e.g., Fivetran,Informatica), analytics (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), and ML/AI frameworks.
Accurately scopes professional services engagements focused on datatransformation, AI readiness, and platform modernization.
Maintains recognized technical and strategic expertise as the “go-to”
resource in the data domain, with forward-looking awareness of trends andimplications.
Leads data assessments, workshops, and strategic architectureengagements to accelerate customer outcomes.
Trains and informs peers and sales on emerging solutions and prescriptivearchitectures based on customer engagements.
Promotes knowledge-sharing and reusable IP development; mentorsarchitects and consultants across the team.
Serves as an escalation point for technical concerns in the pre-sales lifecycle.
Supports onboarding and development of new team members throughknowledge transfer and collaborative project work.
Sales
Proactively identifies future-state data opportunities that align with priorproject outcomes.
Advises account teams and sales leaders in crafting strategic conversationsaligned to business priorities.
Helps customers optimize existing investments, future-proof data strategy,and reduce technical debt.
Champions CDW’s Data Practice value proposition and develops reusableenablement tools for sales alignment.
Collaborates with partners, sales, and marketing to deliver scalable thoughtleadership initiatives and field-facing customer events.
Delivers credible, business-outcome-oriented presentations to C-levelaudiences.
Authors content, assessments, and demo environments to support go-to-market efforts and thought leadership.
Coordinates joint field execution with technology partners and aligns territoryplanning with AE and ISA teams.
Sales Support
Sets expectations and manages multiple workstreams through proactivestakeholder alignment.
Leads development of SOWs, RFIs, and RFPs for cross-functional, data-centric engagements.
Maintains sales pipeline visibility and drives opportunities to closure throughstrategic planning and execution.
What we expect of you:
Bachelor’s degree and7+ years of experience in deployment of private/public cloud solutions. Or, 11+ years of experience in deployment of private/public cloud solutions
Knowledge and skill level in identified competencies meet minimum requirementsfor role
Financial Services background
Previous direct customer consulting experience or equivalent understanding ofrole responsibilities
Proven expertise in architecting and implementing modern data platforms (e.g.,Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Databricks)
Deep knowledge of data integration, transformation, and automation tooling (e.g.,Fivetran, dbt, Informatica, Terraform)
Strong understanding of data governance platforms, metadata management, andcompliance frameworks
Proficiency in business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Looker
Demonstrated ability to align technical capabilities with business outcomes anddata strategy roadmaps
Experience leading C-level customer conversations and consulting engagementsfocused on analytics transformation and AI enablement
Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex ideas ina clear and compelling way
Strong mentoring and coaching abilities to support team development andconsulting excellence
Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, accelerate practice maturity, and deliverreusable IP that scales across teams
Experience delivering multi-million-dollar data modernization or analyticsengagements a plus
Familiarity with enterprise-scale AI/ML deployments, including LLM integrationpatterns and MLOps best practices a plus
Prior experience developing frameworks, methodologies, or assessments fordata maturity and platform readiness a plus
Demonstrated experience in the selling and delivery of multi-million-dollarenterprise-size, complex projects a plus
Experience within SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud environmentsEssential Functions a plus
Payrange: $120,000-$164,800depending on experience and skill set
Annual bonus target of 25%subject to terms and conditions of plan
Benefits overview:https://cdw.benefit-info.com/
Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials
We make technology work so people can do great things.
CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
