About Us (Ensono)
Ensono is an expert technology adviser and managed service provider. As a relentless ally, we accelerate clients’ digital transformation to achieve business outcomes that stand to last. Our dedicated team helps organizations optimize today’s systems across any hybrid environment with services such as consulting, mainframe and application modernization, public cloud migration and cloud-native development. With certified experts in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and recognized as Microsoft Datacenter Transformation Partner of the Year, Ensono has over 3500+ associates globally and is headquartered in greater Chicago.
We care about your success, offering comprehensive strategic and managed services for mission-critical applications. Our Advisory and Consulting services can help upfront with an application strategy or find the right places for your applications – whether it’s public, multi or hybrid cloud, or mainframe. And because we span across all mission-critical platforms, we can meet you wherever you are in your digital transformation journey, with 24/7 support when you need it. We are your relentless ally, flexing with you when challenges emerge so you don’t feel stuck in place. With cross-platform certifications and decades of experience, our technology experts have become an extension of your team so you’re continuously innovating – doing more with less while remaining secure. And that’s just the beginning.
Ensono’s Business Transformation Architects are business and technology advisors who challenge the status quo to drive
innovation and transformation within the enterprise space. They work closely with our Clients to understand their business
drivers and objectives to induce significant change and continuous improvement. They are responsible for aligning the strategic
business requirements of the Client with the knowledge and capabilities of Ensono, and lead the effort to execute multi-year
transformation initiatives.
Business Transformation Architects collaborate with various internal stakeholders to coordinate Architecture, Features
functions, Migration and planning governance for our Clients. They work with the Client’s business and technical teams to
create reference architecture frameworks, templates, and Target State Architecture designs. Ensono’s Business Transformation
Architects also provide Client and industry feedback to our internal teams to build and plan our product and technology
roadmaps.
The successful person in this role will be effective in fostering executive level relationships with an emphasis on Client
satisfaction while owning the overall operational solution, migration and planning governance.
Responsibilities:
- Engage closely with C-level and Client Transformation executives to lead enterprise-wide transformation and
migration program(s)
- Identify business drivers, goals and develop compelling board ready proposals and value-driven business cases to
achieve desired business outcomes
- Collaborate with cross-functional technology experts to drive architectural planning, execution plans and roadmaps to
accelerate our Client’s business, transformation and migration outcome
- Manage transitions of responsibility with Clients in the case of various scenarios such as colocation transitions or
public cloud instances, and ensure steady state consistency
o This could include assimilating complex and diverse personnel and operational responsibility as well as
managing changing or competing demands and priorities.
- Drive and collaborate with counterparts within Internal teams (Consulting organizations, Product Engineering,
Implementation Engineering and Program Management) and the Client Technology leads to create solution and
strategies for transformation and migration program(s)
- Lead large scale migration projects in concert with multiple stakeholders through the assessment, planning and
execution stages.
- Develop and conduct discovery, assessment and solution development workshops, often in collaboration with Client,
Internal resources (consulting, operations, product, and program management teams) to design solutions.
- Develop and document solutions that meet Client’s (technical and business) requirements and allow them to adapt to
changing industry needs with a focus on transformation and re-platform efforts
- Conduct solution development sessions and present technical solutions and business cases to a wide variety of
audiences.
- Gain executive (Client and Internal) buy-in for complex solutions
- Gain Client’s confidence as a trusted technical adviser by offering consultation and recommendations drawn from
insights, technology know-how and past experiences
- Align and partner with Product and Program Management to help drive appropriate product enhancements and
changes to technology roadmap
Requirements:
- Experience in planning and leading large-scale enterprise IT change management programs for transformation and
migration program(s)
- Experience designing, building, and operating global IT infrastructure and cloud solution and services
- Demonstrated program leadership and management experience with high attention to detail in complex business or
IT transformation environments
- Exceptional business acumen to understand Client’s needs to articulate and shape transformation initiatives
- 7+ years of relevant leadership experience in enterprise IT, consulting, and/or engineering/development/
transformation and migrations
- Delivering enterprise IT professional service or cloud services
- Highly credibility with CxO and board-level audiences as well as technology leaders, engineers and developers
- Ability to share knowledge and expertise among various organizations within the company and to facilitate teamwork
among those organizations to better serve our Clients
- Ability to work within Internal and External team environment and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills
- Very comfortable with developing, implementing, managing and executing through influence across a crossfunctional
set of senior and Client stakeholders.
- Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results. Ability to effectively lead and work with a variety of
organizations, management levels, cultures, and personalities.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills. Experience communicating with both
technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple teams.
- Understanding of (and experience with) public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and hybrid solutions preferred
Key Attributes:
- Independent, Self-directed, Results oriented
- Advanced presentation & communication skills
- Strong empathy, self-awareness and interpersonal skills
- Able to challenge status quo with compelling insight and data, while maintaining healthy, collaborative relationships
Seniority Level:
- 15+ years of experience as a leader of technology in the hosting and cloud space (preferably with a service provider
and/or cloud MSP)
Travel:
- Travel to various Ensono locations and Client sites will be frequent.
