Solution Architect (9 12+ Years Experience) Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end solution design, perform technology and architectural trade-off analysis, and ensure solution delivery aligns with organizational standards, security requirements, and long-term technology strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications and digital transformation initiatives.
- Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Define application, integration, infrastructure, security, and data architecture for projects.
- Conduct architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and trade-off analyses.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects, business analysts, development teams, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders.
- Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and governance frameworks.
- Produce architecture documentation, solution diagrams, interface specifications, and technical design documents.
- Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, including implementation support and production readiness.
- Mentor engineering teams on architectural best practices and design patterns.
Must Have Skills
- Experience in End-to-End Solution Design AND Trade-Off Analysis AND Alignment with Enterprise Standards .
- Architecture frameworks: TOGAF OR Zachman Framework OR ArchiMate .
- Cloud platforms: AWS OR Microsoft Azure OR Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .
- Architecture styles: Microservices OR Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) OR Event-Driven Architecture OR Serverless Architecture .
- Integration technologies: REST APIs OR GraphQL OR gRPC OR Apache Kafka OR RabbitMQ .
- Application Architecture AND Integration Architecture AND Data Architecture AND Security Architecture .
- Solution Design AND Technical Leadership AND Architecture Governance AND Risk Assessment .
- Strong understanding of CI/CD AND DevSecOps AND Infrastructure as Code (Terraform OR AWS CloudFormation OR Azure Bicep) .
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Good to Have Skills
- Architecture modeling tools: Sparx Enterprise Architect OR LeanIX OR Bizzdesign OR Lucidchart OR Microsoft Visio .
- Container platforms: Docker OR Kubernetes OR OpenShift .
- Experience with Oracle OR PostgreSQL OR Microsoft SQL Server OR MongoDB .
- Familiarity with Redis OR Memcached for distributed caching.
- Knowledge of messaging and streaming platforms: Apache Kafka OR RabbitMQ OR Azure Service Bus OR Amazon SQS .
- Experience implementing Identity and Access Management using OAuth 2.0 OR OpenID Connect (OIDC) OR SAML .
- Certifications: TOGAF OR AWS Certified Solutions Architect OR Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert OR Google Professional Cloud Architect .
- Experience supporting cloud migration, application modernization, and digital transformation programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
- 9 12 years of experience in solution architecture, software architecture, or enterprise application design.
- Proven experience designing and delivering complex enterprise-scale solutions.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), security, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Ability to influence technical direction while collaborating effectively with business and engineering stakeholders.
