Job Description
The Solution Architect will work in a support role both remotely and onsite with end users at all levels throughout customer organizations (BOCES, schools, school districts, and other K-12 educational organizations). In this role the individual will help end users properly configure, operate, and maintain the configuration of the SchoolFront Platform to meet the needs of the continuously evolving customer organization.
The Solution Architect acts as the primary point of contact for all issues related to the ongoing administration of the system including the roll out of new functionality, collection of customer feature requests, liaison between customer and development team, and ongoing support to customer staff.
The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of and experience with the types of software commonly used in school administration (e.g. human resources management systems, financial management systems, student information management systems, learning management systems, content management systems, etc.) and the ability to work independently with minimal guidance and collaborate with cross-function teams. Must be able to establish and meet deadlines. Strong time management skills with adaptability to changing requirements. Must be patient, friendly, and diplomatic.
Salary Range: $80,000 to $105,000
Responsibilities
Learn SchoolFront software modules and features and act as a SchoolFront software and services subject matter expert for customers.
Perform as the customer-facing member of FrontEdge Inc.’s cross-functional team also comprised of developers, testers, project managers, and technical business analysts.
Assist customer end users with day-to-day software usage.
Deploy software at customer location remotely and onsite.
Provide training and system usage feedback to customers remotely and onsite.
Help create and maintain end user support documentation.
Assist with testing new releases of software prior to use in a production environment.
Learn and understand customers’ operational practices and procedures in order to design, configure, and maintain automated workflow processes.
Analyze and troubleshoot software issues reported by end users.
Support and collaborate with the technical support resources in customer organizations on issues requiring access to customer infrastructure, integrated systems, etc.
Provide new customer and ad hoc training on system functionality as requested by customer management.
Collect customer feedback, feature requests, and functional change requests and work with the cross-functional FrontEdge Inc. team to prioritize and focus resources and efforts.
When communicating customer requests to internal FrontEdge teams (like the Support and Development Teams), provide (or gather) all of the information needed for accurate triage/prioritization of work, including detailed customer impact analyses.
Recommend additional SchoolFront products and services to current customers whose needs might be addressed by expanding their usage of SchoolFront offerings.
Candidate Qualifications
Required:
Self-starter, having the ability to work with minimal supervision, taking ownership
Strong technical skills
Basic project management skills
Customer requirements gathering and documenting experience
Training delivery / facilitation skills
Critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
Organizational and multi-tasking skills
Listening, oral, written and presentation skills, and effective interpersonal skills
Tact, patience, and diplomacy
Available to receive and manage customer issues and requests during the standard business hours of the customer accounts to which they are assigned (typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST)
Background check required (to work onsite at schools and handle legally protected information)
Preferred:
Experience working with school and school district personnel
Experience working with software systems used to manage school and school district operations
Knowledge of common school and school district operational processes and procedures.
Experience providing software support to customer end users in all levels of customer organization
Experience collaborating with developers to plan and release software projects
Experience facilitating software user groups
Bachelor's degree
Required Travel
Often in the early stages of a customer deployment, infrequently after deployment. Currently, travel is limited to New York State. This may change with the expansion of our market.
FrontEdge Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Accommodations are available upon request.