Lead Solution Architect

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

• Provide expert guidance in designing and implementing highly complex, integrated frameworks, tech-stacks, systems, and platforms that align with and drive the organization's IT strategy and business objectives​.
• Lead and oversee the entire process of developing application components and integrations, ensuring all solutions align with the business objectives, enterprise architecture, and performance goals​.
• Develop and implement best practices and standards for processes and technical specifications related to digital and software compatibility, system interfaces, and business application prototypes​.
• Lead the effort to continuously research and analyze industry trends and emerging technologies to inform architectural decisions​.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional teams, including software developers, business analysts, enterprise architects, and product managers to ensure the successful adoption of industry-leading design and architecture practices​.
• Provide strategic direction on the development of architectural frameworks, patterns, and standards used across multiple products or systems​.
• Provide technical expertise in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of next-generation technical initiatives, while also offering guidance as complex technology issues arise​
• Lead the technical evaluation of new solutions to ensure alignment with existing frameworks and standards defined across the organization ​.
• Champion and guide the extended team to adopt and implement leading-edge design and architect practices​.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration among a diverse range of stakeholders across the business to ensure that product and solution design align with architectural principles, policies, standards, and frameworks.

Education

• Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of experience in experience in IT
• Preferred
  • Expert-level architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF, CISSP) 

 

Knowledge & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in digital solution delivery or a solution architecture role.
• Proven experience in designing complex cloud software solutions for large-scale global implementations.
• Expertise in collaborating, communication, and presenting with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact business solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of modern architectural patterns, frameworks, and industry best practices
• Expertise with cloud computing, data center operations, network design, and security best practices
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to innovate and think creatively.

 

Technical Skills 

• Cloud Technologies & Platforms
• Modern Development Frameworks and Patterns.
• Web Services & APIs, including Microservices and SOA
• Digital Observability Tooling
• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Prompt Engineering
• Dev; Sec; Git Ops Tooling
• Solution Architecture Patterns
• Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) Methodology
• Emerging Technologies and Automation Tools
• Software Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies & Tools
• Change Management

 

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.

This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.

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