Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design

• Design end-to-end solution architectures aligned with business objectives and technology strategies.
• Develop system architecture blueprints, technical roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Ensure solutions meet scalability, performance, security, usability, and maintainability requirements.
• Drive business capability planning and technology enablement initiatives.

Technology Evaluation & Innovation

• Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, frameworks, and tools.
• Lead Proof of Technology (POT) and Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives.
• Recommend technology solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards and business goals.

API & Integration Architecture

• Design and govern APIs, integration patterns, and service-based architectures.
• Lead integration efforts involving enterprise applications, third-party systems, and cloud services.
• Ensure seamless interoperability and data exchange across platforms.

Performance, Scalability & Security

• Define and implement best practices for application performance and scalability.
• Conduct architecture reviews and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure implementation of security controls including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure communication protocols.
• Plan for future growth and capacity requirements.

Development Governance

• Perform manual and automated code reviews.
• Establish and enforce architecture standards, coding standards, and best practices.
• Mentor development teams and provide technical leadership.
• Drive reduction of technical debt and improve overall platform health.

SDLC Leadership

• Participate throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle:
  • Planning
  • Design
  • Architecture Review Board (ARB) approvals
  • Development oversight
  • Testing and quality assurance
  • Deployment and launch
  • Warranty support
  • Production support

Operational Support

• Lead issue triage and remediation activities during development and production.
• Provide architectural guidance for incident resolution and root-cause analysis.
• Support implementation, launch activities, and post-production stabilization.

Documentation & Communication

• Create architecture artifacts, technical specifications, design documents, and integration diagrams.
• Present solutions to Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and Centers of Excellence (COE).
• Conduct architecture reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions with development teams and stakeholders.

Additional Responsibilities

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for platform capabilities and architecture.
• Maintain a deep understanding of out-of-the-box (OOTB) platform functionality.
• Collaborate with Data Architects and data teams to ensure alignment across enterprise solutions.
• Assess platform maturity, technical debt, and optimization opportunities.
• Develop multi-quarter technology roadmaps and capability expansion plans.
• Take ownership of architecture deliverables, application quality, and technical outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Solution, Application, Enterprise, and Integration Architecture.
• Strong understanding of modern application architecture patterns and enterprise systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms, APIs, integrations, and scalable application design.
• Proven experience leading architecture governance and technical decision-making.
• Strong knowledge of security architecture, performance optimization, and system scalability.
• Hands-on experience with code reviews and development best practices.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.