Job Description
Regular Employment - Full-time
Job Family 07 - Customer Service
Primary Location US-Massachussets-Boston
Job Posting 15-Sep-2016, 4:38:16 PM
Unposting Date Ongoing
TOGETHER WE PROTECT AND SECURE WHAT MATTERS MOST TO ORGANIZATIONS & ENTERPRISES
Have you ever wondered what it takes to provide comprehensive cybersecurity to the world’s largest, and most demanding organizations? At Thales, we deliver comprehensive data security and identity management systems to some of the most sensitive data in the most demanding environments around the world. We deliver peace of mind and enable organizations and enterprises to focus on their mission rather than having to constantly be worried about the next security incident that will impact them.
Are you ready to be part a part of something big?
If you want to make a difference each and every day, and you have what it takes, you might be the right addition to the Thales Team.
Drawing on our strong cryptographic capabilities, Thales is a global leader in data protection and cybersecurity. We provide solutions for defense, critical infrastructure and telecommunication operators, industrial and financial companies. Covering the entire cybersecurity environment, Thales provides best in class security practices that include; consulting, professional services, design, implementation and other security services that are tailored for individual organization requirements, as well as managed security services based on our network of Security Operation Centers in France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Together We focus on unparalleled excellence for our customers and our secret ingredient is hiring only the best; where each and every member of our security team makes a difference.
In the U.S., we employ more than 3,000 people across more than 20 locations in 13 states. We are a leading technology provider serving five mission-critical markets: aerospace, defense, security, space and transportation. Globally, we employ more than 62,000 people in 56 countries allowing us to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the demands of some of the most complex environments on the planet.
At Thales, we believe technology can make the world a better place. For us this is more than a job, it’s our passion. Together, with our customers and partners around the globe, we are working to build smarter solutions because everywhere safety and security matter, we deliver.
We are currently looking for a Enterprise Solutions Architect, to join the Thales+ Vormetric, a subsidiary of Thales USA, Team in Boston, MA.
The mission Enterprise Solutions Architect is to successfully deliver Thales e-Security’s Vormetric encryption technology solutions with exceptional quality and to solve the security needs and deployment demands of our customers.
We are looking for a proven professional with a bias for action that will be responsible for designing solutions and leading our customers and their teams through large deployment projects. This position will operate across organizational groups within customer
environments to drive the standardization of encryption and deployment best practices.
The successful candidate will be viewed and serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and must be fluent in security and architectural domains, as customers will look to this person for guidance on implementation and best practices for their enterprise.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead encryption efforts that are of strategic importance across customer organizations
Align the Vormetric solution with customer’s security and encryption objectives
Lead collaboration with (business and technology) stakeholders, subject matter experts, development teams, domain architects, and business analysts to build strategy, and processes related to organization wide initiatives
Provide guidelines/best practices and direction to domain architects on business and implementation process
Operate across organizational groups to drive standardization of common approaches and best practices.
Responsible for far-ranging projects, teams and systems, the role requires exceptional versatility including: project leadership; technology planning; formal and informal communication; requirements analysis; product evangelism
Deliver hands-on training and expert knowledge transfer, creating subject matter experts within the customer organization
This senior role requires the ability to master many competing factors to form correct judgments and recommendations that balance current and anticipated business and technology needs. In addition, may be required to:
Participate in guiding customer’s enterprise strategy for encryption of varying forms of data and use cases
Evaluate and optimize the use of Vormetric products, technology infrastructure and processes
Actively identify and pursue improvements, solve problems. Build relationships that foster trust, collaboration and teamwork.
30 Day Objectives:
Complete introduction with technology and business teams/stakeholders
Complete overview of all high level services supporting Vormetric platform
Participate along with a Vormetric services leader on 3 to 5 deployment activities
At the end of the period, deliver a mock-training on Vormetric product to Services leadership
60 Day Objectives:
Work collaboratively with Services team members to complete delivery of 3 or more small to medium size engagements
Submit one or more written process enhancements to existing field guides/process documents
90 Day Objectives:
Independently lead and deliver multiple small to medium size solution projects
Identify 3-5 high impact areas for changes or consolidation of technology, process, training, service delivery, etc.
Role-Based Competencies:
Analytical skills: Must possess critical thinking and structured problem solving to address root causes. Must be able to identify threats, poor practices, etc., and then lead customers to making impactful decisions.
Listening skills: Must be capable of hearing, understanding and rearticulating multiple, sometimes competing objectives as they are delivered, and check for understanding and accuracy.
Communication skills: Must be able to see and communicate (verbally and visually) Vormetric’s encryption strategy and deployment methodology in an inspiring way. Determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends.
Skills
Requirements:
Ability to travel up to 40%
Ability to lift 40 lbs.
Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience delivering professional services and training, preferably for large scale enterprise customers
Proven ability to manage multiple ongoing projects
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or related field of study
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills. Expert in communicating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical professionals.
Familiarity with general encryption techniques and usage
General understanding of storage systems and volume managers
Positive attitude, excellent collaborator with ability to work independently
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven large project/program leadership and hand-on deployment experience
Strong abilities troubleshooting and tuning distributed environments processing high volume of transactions
Proven history and experience with any of the following technologies:
Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, NoSQL, Big Data, VMWare, AWS, Azure
Bash or PowerShell scripting
In depth technical understanding of systems, databases, networking, and computing environments
Experience with highly available applications / databases
Your contributions to Thales’ cutting-edge products will make possible the continued delivery of excellence. If your skills, experience and attitude are a match and you are looking for exciting challenges, please apply now using the link below and we will be in touch.
At Thales USA, we provide careers – not jobs.
Visit https://www.thalesgroup.com/careers to find our full list of open positions.
Thales is an Equal Opportunity Employer/AA/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
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