Solutions Architect

The role

The Solutions Architect will lead the design and governance of enterprise-level IT solutions. This person will develop architecture frameworks and technical roadmaps to align technology with organizational strategy.

What you will do

• Lead the design and governance of enterprise-level IT solutions
• Develop architecture frameworks, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps
• Ensure technical solutions align with organizational strategy, compliance standards, and operational performance requirements
• Translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive solution architectures
• Evaluate proposed solutions for technical feasibility, scalability, interoperability, security, and performance
• Design and oversee system integration approaches across enterprise technology environments
• Establish, document, and enforce technical and architecture standards
• Provide technical oversight throughout the system development lifecycle
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, developers, and other technical professionals
• Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their potential use within existing and future technology ecosystems

Required qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-level IT solutions
• Strong understanding of enterprise and solution architecture principles
• Experience developing architecture frameworks and technical roadmaps
• Experience designing and evaluating system integrations
• Experience translating business requirements and organizational objectives into technical solutions
• Experience assessing technical feasibility, scalability, interoperability, and performance
• Strong understanding of data integrity, system availability, security, and maintainability
• Experience establishing or applying technical standards and architecture best practices
• Ability to evaluate technical solutions based on performance, maintainability, security, and cost
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, and organizational leadership
• Senior: 8+ years of relevant experience, Mid-Level: 6+ years of relevant experience, Junior: 3+ years of relevant experience

Nice to have

• Experience developing enterprise reference architectures
• Experience providing technical oversight throughout the system development lifecycle
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies for use within enterprise environments
• Experience with cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructure environments
• Experience architecting enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, data platforms, or distributed systems
• Experience working within environments subject to security, regulatory, or compliance requirements
• Experience balancing scalability, security, maintainability, performance, and cost when designing technical solutions
• Experience working with multidisciplinary or cross-functional technical teams

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k plan with employer contribution
• paid holidays
• vacation
• tuition reimbursement

About the company

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization.