Solutions Architect

The Solution Architect considers key architectural aspects, including functionality, performance, resilience, reusability, scalability, security, system integration, technology constraints, and technical trade-offs. They also communicate architectural decisions effectively to both business stakeholders and technical teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to identify functional and non-functional requirements.
• Design and develop high-level and detailed solution architectures for software applications and enterprise systems.
• Define system components, integration approaches, technology stacks, development workflows, and architectural standards.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, tools, and methodologies based on business needs and technical feasibility.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Oversee system integration and ensure compatibility across applications, platforms, and infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and coaching to software developers, engineers, and technical teams.
• Identify potential technical risks, constraints, and trade-offs, and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Review and validate technical designs and ensure solutions meet quality, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from solution design to implementation and deployment.
• Communicate architectural decisions, technical strategies, and solution designs to business and technical stakeholders.
• Review and approve final technical solutions to ensure readiness for production deployment.