Solutions Architect

Job Summary

The Solution Architect (SA) evaluates all business and technical requirements considering the overall enterprise architecture to design technology solutions. The role serves as an ambassador to business and technology stakeholders and interprets business needs while applying analytical skills to design, describe, document and manage a solution to fruition. The SA is not only in charge of analyzing, documenting, and finding answers and solutions to problems, but also of actively leading the technical vision to success. The SA role works closely with project managers, ensuring that all parties, including stakeholders, are on the same page and moving in the right direction at all stages of a project.

Responsibilities

• Interprets business needs and applies innovative technology and business process solutions
• Develops and documents design artifacts (system component inventories, detailed analysis outputs, technical/functional specifications, architectural diagrams, etc.) at required level of detail to support high-level solution development and testing
• Understands how the different elements of business, information, process, and technology can be applied to solve a specific problem.
• Describes and documents the structure, characteristics, behavior and other aspects of the current or future state software solution/design to project stakeholders
• Upon completing a solution design for an existing problem, works closely with the project managers to manage the technical tasks and activities that are involved with its successful implementation
• Works effectively in a matrix organization with teams of architects, data analysts, developers, testers, infrastructure engineers and business partners with minimal supervision
• Expresses ideas verbally and in writing to effectively communicate with and influence teammates, technology partners, business leaders and executives
• Provides strategic and tactical architecture direction to development/delivery teams aligning to enterprise strategic plans, annual goals and technology roadmaps
• Prepares materials for Enterprise Architecture reviews that demonstrate the alignment of the software delivery to enterprise practices and roadmaps
• Provides industry, technology and market expertise and thought leadership to support and guide business decisions around strategic investments in technology solutions
• Assists IT leadership team in defining vision, strategy, and principles for future technology platforms
• Assists Quality Assurance team in design and implementation of test automation practices and harnesses
• Understands how technology is, or will be used, and implication on people, processes, products and technology
• Leverages technical expertise of peers and external resources as needed to ensure high-quality, effective solutions are delivered
• Recognizes and identifies potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion and makes proactive recommendations to IT leadership to implement necessary changes
• Assists IT leadership team to integrate AI solutions where applicable

Anticipated Starting Salary: $108,000 - $115,000 (Exact starting salary will be based on experience)

Benefit Overview: We strive for our employees to feel appreciated and supported, both professionally and personally. Our comprehensive benefit and discount package that meets a variety of needs is one way we demonstrate this. Some of our most admired benefits include:

• Compressed 4 1/2-day work week (Half-Day Fridays)
• No monthly premium cost for employee medical, life and disability insurance coverage
• Paid time-off accrual, including annual rollover; and paid holidays
• Competitive 401(k) plan with immediate vesting on Company contributions
• Discounted on-site employee cafeteria
• On-site exercise facility and company-provided exercise time
• Tuition reimbursement and training incentives
• Access to voluntary dental and vision insurance coverage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or STEM related field required
• Four years’ experience as a technical architect or solution architect utilizing Microsoft platform technologies in the areas of enterprise-level technology strategy, solution architecture, and integration architecture required
• Minimum eight years general IT experience required with at least three years as an application developer/configurator preferred
• Experience managing relationships, coalitions and communications with senior business and technology leaders to influence desired outcomes without direct authority required
• Experience in complete life cycle of design, development and implementation of software projects using agile frameworks required
• Proven success driving business technology strategies that lead to desired outcomes
• Ability to understand how to navigate a complex organization, understand the big picture, and interface with external teams to leverage technology in alignment with our strategies
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of technical architecture alternatives
• Experience in documenting, presenting and demonstrating solutions to business and technology teams
• Experience in documenting and presenting existing system designs and functions to business and technology teams
• Experience delivering formal designs to teams of developers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, team–oriented environment
• Ability to work independently
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage data and metadata migration
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with strong attention to detail
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to apply AI or data analytics to solve complex business problems.