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# Senior Data Architect (Pre-Sales) at Orion Innovation

- **Company:** Orion Innovation
- **Location:** India
- **Posted:** 2026-02-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://www.orioninc.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=4626121006

## Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm.  Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity.  We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a senior Solution Architect to lead pre-sales and customer-facing technical engagements, design end-to-end cloud and data platform architectures, and act as a trusted advisor for enterprise clients. The role focuses on translating business needs into scalable, secure solutions across cloud, data, analytics, and AI/GenAI platforms, while supporting sales cycles through architecture design, demos, POCs, and thought leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer requirements, challenges, environments, and desired outcomes.
- Conduct architecture reviews, platform assessments, and requirement-mapping workshops.
- Build trusted relationships with customer architects, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
- Design end-to-end architectures across cloud, data, integration, analytics, and application platforms.
- Create solution blueprints, high-level designs, and technical roadmaps aligned with customer objectives.
- Evaluate customer environments and recommend modernization strategies, cloud migration paths, and architectural patterns.
- Ensure proposed solutions follow best practices for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
- Own the technical solution during the sales cycle, collaborating closely with sales executives to shape win strategies.
- Develop and deliver product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and tailored technical presentations.
- Contribute to RFP/RFI responses, solution write-ups, architecture diagrams, and effort estimations.
- Translate complex technical topics into clear, compelling value propositions for business and executive stakeholders.
- Partner with delivery, product, and engineering teams to ensure solution feasibility and alignment with capabilities.
- Mentor junior solution engineers and support internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Provide market feedback to product and leadership teams to influence roadmap decisions.
- Support go-to-market initiatives, industry events, webinars, and customer workshops as a technical subject matter expert.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, cloud capabilities, and architectural best practices.
- Develop reusable solution patterns, frameworks, and technical collateral for sales acceleration.
- Represent the organization as a trusted technical advisor in customer and industry engagements.
- Develop and deliver dashboards and reports using Power BI and Tableau.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
- 12+ years of experience in solution architecture, pre-sales engineering, consulting, or technical leadership roles.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and modern architectural frameworks.
- Proven experience of data platforms(Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake or Databricks), analytics, integration patterns, APIs, and application architectures.
- Strong understanding of AI/GenAI data workflows, feature engineering, and architecture patterns.
- Ability to design and articulate high-level and detailed architectures for enterprise use cases.
- Exceptional presentation, communication, and storytelling skills tailored to both technical and executive audiences.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and the capability to guide customers through complex solution decisions.
- Experience running demos, POCs, and technical evaluations during sales cycles.
- Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, with a customer-first mindset.
- Proficiency in creating interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI and Tableau

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Orion Systems Integrators, LLC and its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively, “Orion,” “we” or “us”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This https://www.orioninc.com/candidate-data-privacy-policy/ (“Notice”) explains:

- What information we collect during our application and recruitment process and why we collect it;
- How we handle that information; and
- How to access and update that information.

Your use of Orion services is governed by any applicable terms in this notice and our general [Privacy Policy](https://www.orioninc.com/privacy-policy/).

## About Orion Innovation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Orion Innovation is a global software engineering and data company that helps enterprises modernize technology, reimagine customer experiences, and accelerate growth through Data, AI, Cloud, and Experience Design.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by One Equity Partners in 2018)
- **Headquarters**: Iselin, New Jersey, United States
- **Founded**: 1993
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Industries**: IT Services and IT Consulting, with deep vertical expertise in Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare & Life Sciences, Telecom, Media & Technology, Sports & Entertainment, and Professional Services.
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises and mid-market organizations (B2B) across regulated industries seeking digital transformation.
- **Mission/Purpose**: To help clients solve complex challenges, drive transformation, and move confidently toward what’s next. Their purpose is to build what matters, using Data, AI, and Cloud to turn technology into tangible business impact.

## Products & Services
Orion delivers services rather than a single product, organized into core capabilities:

- **Engineering**: Cloud-native development, AI/ML, mobile development, and quality engineering to accelerate time to market.
- **Data & Analytics**: Data strategy, engineering, migration, analytics, and modern data platforms.
- **AI**: Enterprise AI adoption advisory, responsible AI, generative AI development, and agentic systems.
- **Cloud**: Cloud and VMware migration, legacy modernization, cloud security, managed services, and DevSecOps (hybrid and multi-cloud).
- **Experience Design**: Human-centered design, UX/UI prototyping, journey management, and martech.
- **Cybersecurity**: Adaptive cybersecurity, AI security, cyber defense operations, and GRC.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company, owned by One Equity Partners).
- **Key Metric (Revenue)**: Annual revenue of **$1.3 billion** (2025 data from LinkedIn).
- **Key Metric (Headcount)**: **6,000+ global associates** (as per company website; LinkedIn reports 3,122 with +8.0% YoY growth).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: **One Equity Partners** (majority owner); partner ecosystem includes hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and leading data, cloud, and cybersecurity technology partners.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - 30+ years in business with **20+ years average tenure** of top 10 clients (indicating high retention).
    - **12 major global delivery centers** in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe (incl. Serbia, Romania), and India/APAC.
    - Active M&A history: acquired Banktech Software Services (2023), NetRD (2021), MERA (2019), Behavior (2019), Cabeus (2019).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Domain Expertise**: Unlike generalist IT shops, Orion has 30+ years of specialized experience in highly regulated industries (BFSI, Healthcare, Telecom).
- **Full-Stack Digital Transformation**: Uniquely combines Data, AI, Cloud, Engineering, Design, and Cybersecurity under one roof, acting as a true end-to-end partner.
- **Global Delivery Model**: Operates nearshore and offshore centers (12+ major delivery locations) enabling 24x7 support and cost efficiency.
- **High Client Stickiness**: Average tenure of top 10 clients is **20+ years**, a strong signal of trust and delivery quality.
- **Hyperscaler Partnerships**: Co-innovates with the three major cloud providers, acting as a trusted advisor.

## Strategic Focus
- **Becoming a Data and AI Powerhouse**: The company is explicitly evolving into a global "Data and AI" leader, investing heavily in AI/ML, generative AI, and agentic systems.
- **Enterprise AI Adoption**: Focus on moving clients from pilot to production scale with responsible and secure AI.
- **Geographic Expansion**: Continued investment in their global delivery network across North America, Europe, and India/APAC.
- **Industry Specialization**: Deepening vertical expertise in existing high-value sectors (BFSI, Healthcare, Telecom).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Growth**: Described as a place where "curiosity drives progress" with a "Growth Mindset" value. Employees report high exposure to cutting-edge Data, AI, and next-gen engineering [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/).
- **Learning & Development**: Strong emphasis on upskilling through the **Orion Academy** and hands-on global project work. Leaders are said to invest in employee progress [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/).
- **Work Model**: **Hybrid** work model designed for "connection, flexibility, and high-performance teams" [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/). They blend flexibility with intentional collaboration.
- **Global & Diverse**: A team of 6,000+ across 20+ nationalities. Inclusion is a stated priority, with cultural celebrations and an environment encouraging authenticity.
- **Impact & Stability**: The company boasts high client retention (20+ year average) and works on mission-critical systems for large enterprises, offering a mix of project stability and challenging work.
- **Perks & Recognition**: Awarded the **Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation**, indicating a focus on employee well-being and health benefits [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/).

## Sources
1. [Orion Innovation - Homepage](https://www.orioninnovation.com/)
2. [Orion Innovation - About Us](https://www.orioninnovation.com/about/who-we-are/)
3. [Orion Innovation - Life at Orion](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/)
4. [Orion Innovation - Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/orioninnovation)
5. [Orion Innovation - LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/orioninnovation)

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