Principal Solutions Architect

Responsibilities

Solution Design and Architecture:

• Develop high-level architectural solutions that align with client business needs and technology strategy.
• Create detailed design specifications and documentation for proposed solutions.
• Communicate architectural visions, goals, and designs effectively to all stakeholders.

Technical Leadership:

• Collaborate with development teams, Infrastructure, DevOps, IT operations, and other stakeholders to ensure successful implementation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other architects and technical teams.
• Oversee the implementation of solutions, ensuring they meet the specified requirements and quality standards.

Quality and Standards:

• Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Conduct architectural reviews and audits to ensure compliance with standards.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities in the enterprise architecture landscape. Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks and capitalize on opportunities.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and processes to ensure the organization's architecture remains up-to-date.

Client Interaction:

• Engage directly with clients to gather requirements, present solutions, and ensure alignment with their business goals.
• Develop strong relationships with customers as a strategic partner and technical advisor, contributing to expanding our footprint and securing follow-on work.
• Pre-sales and sales support activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT, with at least 5 years in a solutions architect role.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing complex IT solutions.
• Experience in Commercial/Institutional Banking is highly desirable.
• Consulting experience is desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Managerial / team leadership position in IT consultancy, IT services organization or within large corporations.
• Large-scale enterprise application engineering experience with current coding skills in one or more of the following languages: Java, .NET, Python, or Ruby.
• Deep expertise in solution architecture including web services, relational and non-relational databases, front-end and back-end technologies.
• Have 5+ years of experience architecting highly scalable, performant, mission-critical systems with high availability, using container and serverless technologies.
• Significant system integration experience. Broad understanding of and experience with enterprise middleware and integration tools, both modern and legacy.
• Good exposure to Agile software development methodologies and DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration (CI), and automated deployment.
• Avid technologist, with deep expertise in modern cloud-native architecture and history of successful implementation of complex public cloud solutions, ideally on Azure.
• Strong communication skills; ability to present technical ideas in a business-friendly language.

About the Company

Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, cultures, cultural backgrounds, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization, recognizing the value that different backgrounds bring to our business.