Senior Solution Architect - Siemens IT Solutions and Services - Germany

Siemens IT Solutions and Services is a leading international provider of IT solutions and services across the entire value chain. It provides services ranging from consulting to system integration right through to infrastructure management, all from a single source. Siemens IT Solutions and Services also develops software and IT solutions to complement the portfolios of other Siemens Sectors. Backed by its extensive expertise and specific knowledge of relevant sectors, Siemens IT Solutions and Services generates measurable added value for its customers. In fiscal 2007, the Siemens division with its roughly 43,000 employees generated revenues of about €5.3 billion, roughly 70 percent of which came from non-Siemens companies. For more information, go to www.siemens.com/it-solutions.

As a Senior IC Solution Architect, you will be the responsible solution design authority for strategic IT products and solutions for power generating companies. You will be in charge of developing solution architectures in connection with proposals and tenders; you will also head the proposal teams as they develop proposals on the basis of the standard energy solution offerings for companies in the power generating industry. In this role you will be intimately familiar with energy generation processes and have wide-ranging expertise in standard software.

Responsibilities
Solution design:
- Function as the “solution
design authority” for strategic projects.
- Develop strategic proposals in the specific solution segment.
- Develop integrative solution concepts for international customer projects.
- Provide help for specific problems in international proposals and projects.
- Manage project teams in the implementation of operations and maintenance integration scenarios.
- Conduct solution-specific training for the sales and delivery departments.

Process consulting:
- Develop professional solutions and provide related consulting services.
- Create technical solution proposals that meet the customer’s requirements and Siemens’s guidelines.
- Identify and develop potential follow-up business based on ongoing projects.
- Provide support for acquiring and executing strategic preparatory projects such as case studies, due diligences, white papers, etc.
- Provide project planning services regarding task contents and schedules so that they can be performed in an economical and goal-oriented manner.

Contacts:
- Be the segment’s point of contact responsible for power generation-specific solutions.
- Be the point of contact for consultative selling approaches and technical sales support.
- Help regional units develop customer-specific solutions.


Education
The position requires a college/university degree in a technical field or in business administration/economics. In addition, it requires many years of professional experience and extensive training in IT for the energy industry as well as many years of international expertise in SAP consulting.

Knowledge
- Knowledge of relevant technologies and trends, solutions and services for the energy industry
- Product and system knowledge regarding the respective product lines (ERP, DCS, EAM, EMS, etc.), especially the SAP platform
- Knowledge of IT architectures and methodologies (portals, web services, SoA, etc.)
- Knowledge of project management
- Experience in developing and describing technical solutions for proposals and specifications
- Presentation and facilitation techniques
- Knowledge of processes and markets in the generation segment
- Knowledge of competitors’ strategies and solution approaches
- Fluent in business German and English
- Additional languages desirable

Experience
- 5 to 10 years of experience in the IT (preferably SAP) and utility fields
- Several years of experience as a consultant, development or project manager, preferably in customer projects
- Experience in the functional management of virtual teams
- Experience in international projects, ideally with several years spent abroad

Capabilities
- Initiative
- Creativity
- Analytical skills
- Organization skills and quality orientation
- Communication skills
- Networking skills
- Motivation and enthusiasm

Additional information

The position involves international travel; trips abroad lasting several weeks are common.

We look forward to receiving your detailed application, which should include your personal letter, your résumé (C.V.) and the relevant certificates and references.

If you have any questions about this job offer, please contact:

Marion Heinrich
Siemens IT Solutions and Services
SIS HR SD
Sourcing & Development
Telephone: +49(89)636-30083