NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

The Solution Architect is responsible for creating the most appropriate architecture for a software development project and maintaining control over the architecture throughout the entire project lifecycle. This includes defining design and programming guidelines, establishing the design of the system, integrating various components, identifying and mitigating technical risks, and adhering to architectural principles, technology standards, and best practices.

What will you do?
 

Solution Delivery

• Prepare, review, and deliver business value solutions for customers, including proposal writing, presentations, and conducting Proof-of-Concept to showcase technical feasibility when necessary.
• Propose technical solutions, select technologies, and estimate resources required to develop solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Articulate alternatives in terms of cost, benefit, and risk where multiple solutions exist.
• Highlight the positive impact of NCS solutions to help customers achieve their business goals.
• Provide pre-sales delivery of technical consultancy services to customers globally.

Knowledge Ascertainment

• Develop a high level of knowledge for products under focused competencies, being technically aware and capable of providing complete solutions.
• Perform evaluations on products within focused competencies for greater understanding of their capabilities.

Organization Development

• Coach, train, and mentor Solution Architects.
• Deliver enablement sessions to NCS presales teams articulate NCS’s service offerings and solutions, positioning them against competitors.
• Continuously improve enablement materials to ensure quality and relevance.
• Maintain reusable components to facilitate the selling process and ensure consistency in service quality.
• Contribute to competency enablement throughout NCS globally.
• Develop and manage a focused competency community to support business growth and enhance the NCS brand.

Business Development

• Participate in pre-sale activities.
• Review technical solutions and estimated resources prepared by the proposal team.
• Identify, build, and manage partnerships with product vendors to strengthen NCS’s product capabilities and stay updated on emerging technologies.

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Typically 7 years of hands-on experience with System Integration (SI) projects, with at least 4 years focused on one product family under NCS competencies.
• Experience in preparing technical/architect blueprints and designing distributed systems is an added advantage.
• Certification in appropriate technologies is an advantage.
• Self-motivated with a positive “can-do” attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, including strong persuasive techniques.
• Ability to lead, develop, and maintain respectful and trusting relationships.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Able to travel locally as required 
• Only Singapore Citizens will be considered for this opening due to the nature of this project
• Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines.

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.