Solutions Architect at Blink group

At Blink, we build digital workplace experiences people actually want to use. Our platform transforms intranets into dynamic, personalised hubs that keep workforces connected, informed, and engaged - wherever and however they work. We partner with some of the world's leading organisations like Domino's, JD Sports and McDonald's making sure they can reach their entire workforces and build cultures where people feel informed, included, and inspired - and we're just getting started.

We're looking for a Solutions Architect who thrives at the intersection of technology, people, and problem-solving. In this role, you'll shape how our customers bring Blink to life - designing smart, scalable solutions that make a real impact from day one.

You'll work closely with customers, our customer-facing teams, and our engineers, acting as the technical glue that turns ambitious ideas into successful implementations. If you love translating complex requirements into elegant solutions, leading projects with confidence, and helping customers get maximum value from innovative technology, you'll feel right at home here.

• Serve as the primary technical lead from pre-sales through to implementation and into Customer Success.
• Scope and define technical solutions based on complex customer requirements.
• Liaise with Product and Engineering to offer innovative solutions to customer business challenges.
• Deliver impactful technical presentations, documentation, tutorials and self-service resources to prospective and existing customers.
• Respond to technical components of RFPs.
• Plan, track, and oversee technical project timelines and specifications: conducting regular projects status meetings, managing risks and proactively addressing technical challenges.
• Understand and lead a customer through complex testing cycles.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Implementation, Customer Success, Support, Product and Engineering teams.

• 5+ years of project management experience in B2B software implementation, Technology consulting or SaaS business environments.
• Proven track record in customer-facing technical roles.
• Experience in troubleshooting customer issues - managing issue mitigation and closure.

• Deep understanding of:
• Enterprise application landscape.
• Application and identity architecture.
• Data relationships and dependencies.
• SaaS protocols and integrations.
• APIs (SCIM 2.0/ HTTPS/ SOAP).
• Network security protocols (OAuth, SAML, LDAP).

• Hands on experience in one or preferably several of:
• Web development (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks).
• Mobile development (iOS, Android).
• Backend development (Java, C#, Node.js, Python).
• IP based real time communications.

• Knowledge of core application security principles.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or comparable field preferred.

• Exceptional communication and problem solving abilities.
• Experience managing internal teams and customer stakeholders.
• Resourceful and inquisitive learner.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Ability to rapidly understand and solve complex technical challenges, and explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Adaptable to fast paced environments.
• Solution oriented mindset, with a focus on building scalable, long term solutions.
• Action oriented to drive customer requirements forward.
• Experience with productivity management tools such as Monday.co, Miro, Lucid.

You will have the opportunity to be part of something impactful, large scale, and meaningful. Most importantly, you'll work for a company with a strong purpose, with an ambitious and supportive team embarking on a journey most start ups can only dream of!

Benefits include:

• Equity allocations with significant upside potential
• Simple, transparent and generous bonus plan
• Company shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• 20 days' leave + public holidays.
• 401(k) to help you save for a bright future

• Private health insurance - with medical, dental and vision coverage
• Ability for you to grow, learn and solve a variety of challenges, working in an ambitious environment with smart people.

At Blink, we're committed to creating an inclusive and diverse culture where our people feel they truly belong. We value and respect individual differences, so all applications will receive fair and equal consideration without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age or veteran status.