Director - Application Migration/integration

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 todays 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 its 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 dont feel stuck in place. With cross-platform certifications and decades of experience, our technology experts have become an extension of your team so youre continuously innovating – doing more with less while remaining secure. And thats just the beginning.

• Ensonos 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 Clients business and technical teams to
• create reference architecture frameworks, templates, and Target State Architecture designs. Ensonos 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 Clients 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 Clients (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 Clients 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 Clients 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.