Lead Technical Consultant

Job Description
Amazing Career Moments Happen Here
Transforming the insurance industry is ambitious, we know. That's why at Applied, we're building a team that shows up every day ready to learn, willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers - all within a culture built on values that make us indispensable to each other too. With 40+ years of experience in the Insurtech game, we're not just redefining what's achievable, we're creating a place where amazing career moments are made possible.
Position Overview
We're searching for a Lead Technical Consultant to join our Solution Services team in remote or hybrid setting from an Applied Systems office. To keep us headed in the right direction, we're looking for people who understand winning is a team sport, who value and seek to learn from our team's diverse experiences and backgrounds, who welcome a challenge and take risks in the pursuit of creating better outcomes for our customers, and who can, at any given time, step back to laugh and have some fun.
Applied System's mission is to be the tip of the spear for innovation across Applied and our customers by designing and delivering new and custom technologies that advance the insurance industry, and The Lead Technical Consultants are the trusted advisors and respected team leaders pivotal to both the Applied technology ecosystem and insurance client base.
What You'll Do

• Lead discussions and early analysis of cloud concepts related to Applied's cloud methodology so that clear use cases are developed and prioritized and transition these concepts from ideas to proofs-of-concept with the full support of the appropriate teams.
• Conduct client-facing discovery workshops, identifying pain points, business, and technical requirements, "as is" and "to be" scenarios.
• Write Functional and Technical requirements needed to develop, test, and deliver custom solutions for Applied's customers.
• Work with Solutions Developers to design, build, test, and deploy custom solutions and troubleshoot bugs and defects for existing deployed solutions.
• Evaluate existing customer integrations and custom reporting for potential refactoring and enhancements to Applied's technology stack best practices.
• Discuss the Art of the possible with prospects on how Applied products will fold into their existing ecosystem.
• Lead pre-sale custom solution and scoping sessions to generate estimates and approaches for customer proposals and SOWs.
• Through a formal sales process, work with the Sales team to identify and qualify Google Cloud Platform (GCP) opportunities.
• Provide Business and Technical Support to Sales and Solution Consulting when selling complex cloud and custom solutions.
• Develop trusted and influential relationships with the technical decision-making and decision-influencing customer contacts (including the CIO or CTO) and provide technical perspective and guidance for the customer's business executive level contacts. This is achieved through a combination of broad real-world IT industry experience, domain expertise, and industry-recognized certifications.

We're Excited to Learn More About You
Your experience may include:

• Minimum of 7 years of business/technical solutions implementation, including experience with the following: architecture design, evaluation, and investigation in a cloud environment and custom solutions development.
• Minimum of 3 years hands-on application architecture focus where you engaged with clients, systems analysts, technical resources, developers and testers to develop scalable and resilient software systems that leverage modern software stack and DevOps practices.
• Minimum of 3 years of Client Management and/or Project Management experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Minimum of 1 years of experience developing applications using containers and Kubernetes, preferably on GCP.

You may have other skills or credentials, including:

• 2+ years' experience with developing solutions using SQL, JAVA, JavaScript, VBSCRIPT, Rest /SOAP APIs, APEX
• Salesforce admin or technical experience
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Architect Certification

We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply!
When You Join Team Applied, You Can Expect:
A culture that values who you are and recognizes that you aren't just an employee; you are a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the benefits of our different experiences and celebrate the uniqueness our teammates bring to work with them every day.
We flex our time together, collaborating remotely and in-person to empower our teams to work in the ways that work best for them.
A comprehensive benefits and compensation package that centers our teammates and helps them to bring their best to work every day:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Holiday and Vacation Time
• Health & Wellness Days
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Learn more about the people behind our products at https://www1.appliedsystems.com/en-us/about-us/jobs/
Our targeted starting base salary in the United States for this position ranges from $125,000 - $170,000 USD. To determine a new team member's starting pay, we consider a variety of factors, including someone's depth, breadth, and variety of experience, skills, and responsibilities. Depending on the role, team members may also be eligible to participate in additional compensation plans such as bonus and commission.
Your Security Matters:
Our candidates' personal information and online safety are top of mind for us. At Applied, we proactively protect your personal information and only communicate with candidates via a secure @appliedsystems.com email or through our official careers portal. Recruiters will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information like social security numbers.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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