What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Solutions Architect position at PCCA?
What We're Looking For
PCCA is accelerating its AI-first transformation, embedding AI at the core of its architecture for scalable, intelligent solutions while modernizing legacy systems. We seek a seasoned Senior Solutions Architect to lead enterprise cloud solutions, API-driven integration, and the modernization of our flagship Pharmacy Software from Delphi/Firebird to .NET/PostgreSQL.
This role will architect API-centric, AI-enabled applications and drive cloud-native innovation using Azure APIM, enterprise integration patterns, and AI/ML workflows—balancing technical precision with strategic business alignment.
What You Will Do
Required Qualifications
PCCA helps pharmacists and prescribers create personalized medicine that makes a difference in patients’ lives. As a complete resource for independent and health system compounding pharmacists, PCCA provides high-quality products, education, and support to more than 3,000 pharmacies throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries around the world. Incorporated in 1981 by a network of pharmacists, PCCA has supported pharmacy compounding for more than 40 years. Learn more at www.pccarx.com.
PCCA is accelerating its AI-first transformation, embedding AI at the core of its architecture for scalable, intelligent solutions while modernizing legacy systems. We seek a seasoned Senior Solutions Architect to lead enterprise cloud solutions, API-driven integration, and the modernization of our flagship Pharmacy Software from Delphi/Firebird to .NET/PostgreSQL.
This role will architect API-centric, AI-enabled applications and drive cloud-native innovation using Azure APIM, enterprise integration patterns, and AI/ML workflows—balancing technical precision with strategic business alignment.
What You Will Do
- API-Centric Solution Design
- Architect scalable, secure API ecosystems using Azure API Management (APIM), including policy configuration, versioning, and lifecycle management.
- Implement enterprise integration patterns (e.g., IPASS, EAI, ESB) to streamline data flow across legacy and modern systems.
- Cloud-Native Development
- Architect containerized, serverless, and microservices solutions on Azure, leveraging AI/ML for predictive analytics and automation.
- Legacy Modernization
- Lead the migration and refactoring of Firebird/Delphi systems to cloud-native PostgreSQL or NoSQL, ensuring seamless API interoperability.
- Enterprise Integration
- Apply event-driven architectures (EDA), message brokers, and hybrid integration tools to unify on-premises and cloud systems.
- Governance & Security
- Define and enforce API security (OAuth, JWT, rate limiting) and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- DevOps & Observability
- Architect CI/CD pipelines for API deployments, leveraging Azure DevOps and monitoring tools like Azure Monitor or Application Insights.
Required Qualifications
- Expertise in enterprise solution architecture, API development, and large-scale system integration.
- Proven ability to document and communicate complex architectures, including conceptual, logical, and physical diagrams, using tools like Microsoft Visio, Draw-IO, or Azure Architecture Center.
- Deep knowledge of Azure Ecosystem, including Azure API Management (APIM), Logic Apps, Service Bus, AI/ML services (Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning).
- Strong understanding of integration patterns such as iPaaS, event-driven architecture (EDA), and pub/sub models (Kafka, Azure Event Grid).
- Hands-on experience in cloud database technologies, including relational and non-relational data stores, and high-performance data architectures.
- Mastery in API security, implementing OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, rate limiting, and API Gateway security policies.
- Experience guiding implementations of DevOps & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) leveraging CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments.
- Practical experience designing and implementing containerized solutions with Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), and serverless architectures.
- Exceptional leadership & stakeholder communication skills, with a proven ability to translate business needs into technical roadmaps and influence decision-making.
- Experience working in Agile environments (SCRUM/SAFe) and a strong grasp of DevOps culture, including observability practices using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or Open Telemetry.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks and enterprise API governance best practices.
- Strong understanding of API strategy beyond development, including API lifecycle management, monetization models, developer experience (DX), and governance best practices.
- Experience designing reference architectures and producing high-quality technical documentation for engineering and executive audiences.
- Familiarity with AI-augmented architecture and design tools, such as GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI, or generative AI for technical documentation.
- Proficiency in version control and collaborative architecture design, leveraging tools like GitHub, Azure DevOps, or Confluence to manage architectural blueprints and decision records.
- Background in business and IT alignment, with the ability to translate business needs into structured architectural frameworks and roadmaps.
PCCA helps pharmacists and prescribers create personalized medicine that makes a difference in patients’ lives. As a complete resource for independent and health system compounding pharmacists, PCCA provides high-quality products, education, and support to more than 3,000 pharmacies throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries around the world. Incorporated in 1981 by a network of pharmacists, PCCA has supported pharmacy compounding for more than 40 years. Learn more at www.pccarx.com.
