Consulting Solutions Engineer

A Major Company in the Summit area of NJ has an excellent opportunity for a Consulting Solutions Engineer.

Consulting Solutions Engineer

Responsibilities:

Work with product managers, project managers, business unit partners, architects, etc. to identify and understand customer workflow and business needs to help in the development of their overall technical solutions strategy as well as the development of new concepts, product requirements and estimates.

Work closely with the business units to develop solutions that meet the business needs like cost and time to market as well as align with the overall architecture. If necessary, provide alternative solutions to business units along with cost/benefit analysis. Be a strong advocate of the needs of the business unit partners and work closely with GSD as well as non GSD peers to meet those needs.

Display strong communication skills. Must be able to effectively interact and communicate with technical (both internal and outsourced) and business personnel as well as external customers.

Provide answers to customer/stakeholder inquiries concerning system software and applications. Provide software development and consultation to prospective users.

Foster new business ideas and deliver technical solutions consistent with business unit strategies.

Analyze concepts and ultimately projects to accurately assess the cost of providing solutions. Work closely with Product Managers and business units to quickly build prototypes to test, evaluate, and demonstrate feasibility of key concepts.

Display a deep understanding of the market in which the business unit operates as well as the business units' Competition.

Provide technical assessment and recommends acquisition and joint venture projects.

Provide technical leadership on all aspects of the company designated Development processes.

Provide technical leadership to offshore/onshore contractors, vendors and other consultants as necessary and work directly with onshore and offshore resources, sometimes before/after regular business hours.

Mentor staff on all aspects of multiple system environments, software and system operations.

Provide technical support in sales presentations, customer meetings, trade shows and other forums.

Requirements:

Masters degree or Bachelor's degree with equivalent technical experience.

Seven years experience.

Solid understanding of the technologies used within one or more centers of expertise; recent in-depth experience with .NET is necessary.

Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance in one or more centers of expertise.

Ability to lead major technical project design, engineering and integration efforts simultaneously, with attention to detail and closure.

Excellent communications skills to be able to communicate with stakeholders and customers on new system features and enhancements.

Experience with Agile software development methodology will be a plus