Senior Solutions Architect - EDI

Workato, Inc.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading enterprise automation company is seeking a Solution Architect to assist clients in utilizing advanced integration solutions. You will collaborate with sales teams, lead pre-sales technical engagements, and design solutions tailored to clients' needs. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in EDI solution design. The role is integral in shaping the comprehensive automation experience and engaging with a diverse range of clients across the UK, Netherlands, and Germany.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Employee health benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in EDI solution design, implementation, or support.
• 5+ years in a presales, sales engineering, or customer-facing consulting role.
• Strong knowledge of EDI formats and standards (X12, EDIFACT, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer needs and define solution requirements.
• Deliver compelling product demonstrations tailored to customer use cases.
• Lead the technical response to RFPs and RFIs, including solution architecture and compliance details.

Skills

EDI solution design

Customer-oriented mindset

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field

Tools

IBM Sterling

Seeburger

Cleo Integration Cloud

Boomi

Job description

We seek an exceptional Solution Architect to join our growing team. In this role, you will enable our clients to become proficient on Workato's Agentic Platform, empowering their employees and building AI Agent solutions for their business. This is one position advertising across the UK, Netherlands & Germany. You will also be responsible to:

Technical Discovery & Solutioning

• Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer needs and define solution requirements.
• Conduct discovery sessions to analyze customers' existing EDI infrastructure, data flows, and integration challenges.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and standards‑compliant EDI solutions.

Solution Presentation & Demos

• Deliver compelling product demonstrations tailored to customer use cases.
• Explain complex EDI workflows, mappings, and transaction lifecycle processes in a customer‑friendly manner.
• Assist in building proof‑of‑concepts (POCs) and pilot environments.

RFP / RFI Response & Architecture Design

• Lead the technical response to RFPs and RFIs, including solution architecture, integration approach, security, scalability, and compliance details.
• Design EDI workflows and system architecture diagrams showing integration with ERPs, TMS, WMS, and partner systems.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary technical liaison between the customer, internal product/engineering teams, and implementation teams during the presales cycle.
• Support account executives in building trusted advisor relationships with clients.

Thought Leadership & Enablement

Stay up to date with global EDI standards (EDIFACT, X12, TRADACOMS, etc.) and integration technologies (APIs, AS2, SFTP, VANs, etc.).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–7+ years of experience in EDI solution design, implementation, or support.
• 5+ years in a presales, sales engineering, or customer‑facing consulting role.
• Strong knowledge of EDI formats and standards (X12, EDIFACT, etc.).
• Hands‑on experience with EDI mapping tools (e.g., IBM Sterling, Seeburger, Cleo Integration Cloud, GXS, Boomi, etc.).
• Familiarity with iPaas technologies (e.g Workato, Boomi, Mulesoft, etc.).
• Familiarity with standard B2B protocols such as AS2, VDA, OFTP2, SFTP, FTPS, API, and VANs.
• Experience with ERP systems integration (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to business audiences.

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Strong collaboration skills, ability to adapt to a dynamic start‑up environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Customer‑oriented mindset, easily adaptable to different company sizes and lines of business.
• Excellent enablement skills, experienced in establishing trust and building partnerships with customers or partners.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills with an entrepreneurial and proactive mind‑set.
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and manage time, even under high‑pressure situations.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts effectively to a non‑technical audience.
• Fast learner who can independently conduct extensive research, and synthesize ideas, information, and options quickly.
• Be proactive about solving problems and be ready to take on additional initiatives and responsibilities as they emerge.

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI‑powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real‑time, driving efficiency and agility.

Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today's fast‑changing world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at workato.com.

Why join us?

Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust‑oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company. But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self‑care. That's why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.

If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!

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