Solutions Architect

About

The Solutions Architect is responsible for designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise solutions that align with business objectives and technical strategies. This role works closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into well-architected systems. The Solutions Architect provides hands-on technical leadership, ensuring best practices in design, development, and integration are consistently applied. Additionally, this position plays a key role in evaluating existing systems and guiding long-term application and architecture strategy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze functional and non-functional requirements
• Design end-to-end solution architectures for enterprise applications using modern design principles
• Lead impact analysis, solution decomposition, and estimation for large-scale initiatives and system enhancements
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on guidance to development teams on architecture, design patterns, and development best practices
• Oversee and contribute to the development of design documentation, including architecture diagrams and technical specifications
• Ensure solutions align with security standards, including authentication, authorization, and vulnerability management practices
• Design and support integrations using middleware and service-oriented architecture (SOA), including REST/JSON, SOAP, and messaging technologies
• Participate in troubleshooting complex technical issues and provide resolution strategies
• Develop and execute Proofs of Concept (POCs) and Proofs of Technology (POTs) to validate solution approaches
• Assess existing applications and systems, providing recommendations for modernization and continuous improvement
• Promote DevSecOps practices and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support successful delivery of projects and initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven experience in solution architecture and enterprise application design
• Strong hands-on experience with application development using Java EE and/or .NET technologies
• Experience applying service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles and designing distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, and/or PostgreSQL
• Experience with web application security concepts including authentication, authorization, and vulnerability remediation
• Familiarity with middleware and integration technologies (e.g., REST/JSON services, SOAP, MQ, IBM ACE, DataPower, GIS services)
• Understanding of cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure concepts and services
• Working knowledge of mainframe technologies such as IMS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, and RACF
• Strong documentation skills with the ability to produce detailed design specifications
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts and provide architectural direction across teams