If technology has always been your thing, you love to build best solutions to complex business scenarios and to drive customer success, you just might be the Cloud Architect we are looking for.

Architecting successful solutions in the cloud require a set of skills that go beyond product knowledge. Our customers are rapidly adopting cloud strategies, while still needing to maintain on-premises estates and keeping up with line of business SaaS platforms. Information Technology is the tool for more agile and productive business. Combining the modern technology capabilities to customers business needs is key to success.

As Cloud Architects at Oracle, we put ourselves in the middle of this diverse landscape. We guide our customers on how to utilize Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services from IaaS, PaaS and SaaS to build agile, secure and cost-effective solutions to allow them to take advantage of the continuous innovation from Oracle Cloud. We architect solutions with respect to our customers pace and hybrid strategies, which means we do not only understand our own technology but the broad landscape of the industry leaders.

Cloud automation and rapidly available services means we are always ready to show our customers the solutions we are offering in real life; we do not only tell, we show hands-on – because seeing is believing.

We need more people to cover our rapidly growing Cloud business in Finland. Key contributors in this growth are the client architects and we are currently looking to expand our Finnish Cloud Architecture Team. Architects are working with our largest customers, with the aim of ensuring successful usage of Oracle Cloud services and customer success. You will be responsible for understanding our customers strategies, projects, pain points and become a trusted advisor who ensures that we continuously identify new workloads to be integrated, migrated and developed to the Oracle Cloud. We are a customer facing organization striving to engage and work in partnership with our customers. As Cloud Architects we are working together with Cloud Sales Reps, defining and presenting joint technical and commercially fit solutions to our customers.

If you see yourself as the next Cloud Architect @ Oracle Finland reach out, get to know the details and meet your potential future colleagues who will share their thoughts on working in the team.

What we expect from you

• Native Finnish language skills
• Passion and experience on defining solution architectures
• On top of the IaaS and PaaS cloud market trends
• Strong and broad technical background
• Sales oriented and inspired by co-driving the sales process in partnership with Cloud Sales Reps
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written, even if it is your second language
• Theoretically founded with a bachelor or master’s degree in computer science, engineering or similar branch that supports the technology industry

What we can offer

• Flexible working environment and the most modern cloud technologies
• Team of likeminded technology professionals
• Opportunity to architect solutions to the largest organizations in Finland
• Support of the worldwide professionals of Oracle ecosystem
• Huge career leap and visibility on IT industry
• Knowledge, certifications and training on latest technologies

Provides direction and specialist knowledge in applying the technology/application to client business. Facilitation of customer product/application understanding through presentations demonstrations and benchmarks; provision of support throughout the sell.

As a Principal Sales Consultant you will be responsible as the expert for formulating and leading presales technical / functional support activity to prospective clients and customers while ensuring customer satisfaction. Acts as a technical resource and mentor for less experienced Sales Consultants. Focuses on large or complex sales opportunities that need creative and complex solutions. Develops productivity tools and training for other Sales Consultants. Develops and delivers outstanding Oracle presentations and demonstrations. Leads any and all aspects of the technical sales process. Advises internal and external clients on overall architect solutions.

Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. 3 years vendor (sales and marketing) experience. 7 years business experience with relevant computer applications or database/tools. Ability to implement the most advanced product features. Thorough knowledge of system and application design. In depth knowledge of competitors. Demonstrated project management skills. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills: needs analysis, positioning, business justification, closing techniques. Ability to persuade others through presentations, demonstrations, and written communication. Ability to travel as needed. A/BS degree or equivalent, advanced degree highly desirable.

As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).