Solution Architect

Role Overview

The Solution Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing end-to-end technical solutions that meet business requirements. This role bridges the gap between business needs and technical delivery by translating functional requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures. The architect collaborates closely with stakeholders, engineering teams, and vendors to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Solution Design
• Develop architecture blueprints, solution designs, integration patterns, and technical roadmaps.
• Define system components, data flows, APIs, and deployment models.
• Ensure architecture aligns with security, scalability, resilience, and performance standards.
• Conduct feasibility studies and evaluate technology options.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Work with business analysts, product managers, and leadership to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Communicate architectural vision and design decisions to technical and non-technical teams.
• Technical Leadership
• Guide engineering teams during development, implementation, and deployment.
• Review code, architecture artifacts, and integration plans.
• Provide mentorship on design patterns, best practices, and technology standards.
• Governance & Compliance
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture frameworks and cloud governance policies.
• Implement data security and privacy best practices.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks.
• Technology Evaluation
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Conduct vendor assessments and provide buy-vs-build recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement in architecture methodology and processes.
  

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree is a plus.
  

Experience

• 610+ years of experience in software engineering, enterprise/solution architecture, or technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience architecting complex, distributed systems.
• Experience designing cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of microservices, REST APIs, event-driven systems, and integration patterns.
• Hands-on expertise with at least one cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (Java, Python, C#, Node.js, Go).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with data architecture, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and analytics platforms.
  

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