Principal Solution Architect, JD Edwards

Key Responsibilities

Serve as a pre-sales technical subject matter expert for JDE cloud architecture engagements, including solution design, technical validation, and support of pricing and technical contracting, as well as articulating the value proposition of 24 x 7 managed services.

Architect JDE on AWS, Azure, and OCI , including compute, network, storage, identity, middleware, database, logging/monitoring, and operational readiness considerations.

Design solutions for performance, scalability, availability, and resilience across enterprise JDE workloads.

Lead security-by-design architecture, including identity integration, encryption, access controls, network segmentation, secrets management, and secure operational patterns.

Define and validate disaster recovery strategies, including backup/restore, failover/failback, and RPO/RTO alignment.

Advise on cloud governance and operating models , including landing zone patterns, tagging, cost management, lifecycle management, and operational controls.

Provide post-sales architecture support for large and complex engagements to ensure delivered solutions align to the approved technical design.

Collaborate with functional solution architects as needed to ensure technical architecture supports broader solution requirements, while remaining focused on the technical and cloud aspects of the role.

Act as a trusted advisor to customers, technical leaders, and internal stakeholders across sales, delivery, and product teams.

Contribute to architecture collateral, value propositions, and technical content that supports market-facing positioning.

Required Qualifications

15–25 years of experience in solution architecture, technical architecture, infrastructure architecture, or related enterprise technology leadership roles.

Strong technical expertise in JD Edwards architecture and deployment patterns .

Demonstrated experience architecting JDE on hyperscalers , including AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Strong understanding of enterprise cloud fundamentals, including network, identity, storage, compute, observability, backup, and DR design.

Experience with security architecture for enterprise application platforms.

Experience supporting or leading technical migration and modernization programs.

Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.

Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment and across multiple global teams.

Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent engagements and manage complex stakeholder expectations.

Hands-on mindset with the ability to engage deeply in technical details when required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with IBM AS/400 (iSeries) environments and modernization/migration considerations.

Experience with enterprise application upgrades, technical migrations, and cloud landing zone design.

Experience with disaster recovery planning and validation for enterprise applications.

Exposure to architecture documentation, reference architectures, and technical sales enablement content.

Relevant industry or vendor certifications supporting cloud or infrastructure architecture expertise.

Education

BS/BA degree required; MS/MBA preferred .

Working Style and Attributes

Self-starter with strong ownership and accountability.

Comfortable operating across time zones with global teams.

Ability to think strategically while remaining technically hands-on.

Strong collaborator who can influence and align stakeholders without losing technical rigor.