Solution Architect

Description

Summary: Seeking a customer-focused Solution Architect to bridge business challenges with technical cloud execution, modernizing IT landscapes for mid-market, private equity-owned companies by designing and commissioning end-to-end application stacks. Highlights: 1. Design end-to-end application stacks and explain architectural decisions 2. Provision and commission cloud environments using modern tools 3. Partner with clients to advocate for modern cloud architectures **Role Overview** ----------------- We are seeking a customer\-focused **Solution Architect** to serve as a critical bridge between complex business challenges and technical cloud execution. In this role, you will work across a diverse portfolio of mid\-market, private equity\-owned companies, helping modernize their IT landscapes and implement high\-impact solutions. This position is ideal for someone who can **design end\-to\-end application stacks** — including front end, back end, databases, integrations, and data pipelines — and clearly explain the reasoning behind their architectural decisions. You will be expected not only to recommend modern cloud\-based solutions, but also to help **provision and commission the cloud environments** needed to support them. This role requires a high level of ownership and independent thinking. You will not be given step\-by\-step instructions. Instead, you will be expected to evaluate ambiguous business problems, propose practical and scalable technical solutions, explain the trade\-offs behind your recommendations, and support their implementation in client environments. **Key Responsibilities** ------------------------ * **End\-to\-End Solution Design:** Design complete application and platform architectures, including front end, back end, databases, integrations, APIs, and data pipelines, based on client business needs and technical constraints. * **Architectural Strategy \& Recommendation:** Evaluate current IT environments, including legacy systems and ERPs, and recommend modern hosting and application approaches using AWS, Azure, SaaS, or PaaS solutions. Clearly explain the rationale, trade\-offs, and business value behind each recommendation. * **Cloud Environment Provisioning:** Provision and configure cloud environments based on the proposed architecture. Support environment setup, permissions, and infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation. * **Environment Commissioning \& Integration:** Stand up and connect cloud services and application components, including services such as Azure Foundry, AWS Lambda, Bedrock, databases, APIs, and supporting infrastructure. * **Technical Advocacy:** Articulate the benefits of modern cloud architectures to clients who may be more familiar with traditional VM\-based or on\-prem environments, helping them understand why a SaaS, PaaS, or cloud\-native approach may better support scalability, speed, and maintainability. * **Client\-Facing Technical Leadership:** Partner with internal and client stakeholders in technical and business conversations. Be comfortable explaining architectural approaches to both technical leaders and non\-technical stakeholders, including business owners, executives, and operational teams. * **Prototyping \& Integration:** Design and support integrations between legacy systems and modern platforms, including APIs, data flows, and selected AI/LLM\-enabled use cases. While this is not a pure software engineering role, the ability to prototype or validate ideas in Python is valuable; .NET is a plus. **Success in This Role** ------------------------ Success in this role means being able to: * Design complete, practical, and scalable end\-to\-end solution architectures * Clearly explain why a given design is the right fit based on business and technical needs * Provision and configure cloud environments that align with the proposed architecture * Confidently present and defend architectural decisions to both technical and non\-technical stakeholders * Modernize legacy or partially modernized systems through APIs, integrations, data pipelines, and cloud services * Support early\-stage solution development, including opportunities involving AI and LLM integrations **Requirements** ---------------- * **Experience:** 4\+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Pre\-Sales Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or a similar role, with demonstrated ability to independently design and recommend technical solutions in real client environments. * **Solution Design Capability:** Proven ability to design **end\-to\-end application stacks**, including front end, back end, databases, data pipelines, and integrations, with strong judgment on architecture patterns and trade\-offs. * **Cloud \& Provisioning Expertise:** Hands\-on experience provisioning and configuring cloud environments in **AWS and/or Azure**, including infrastructure setup, permissions, and deployment of supporting services. * **Infrastructure as Code:** Proficiency with **Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep**. * **Technical Background:** A strong software engineering foundation is highly preferred. Candidates who started their careers in software engineering and later moved into architecture, pre\-sales, or cloud solutioning will be especially relevant. * **Communication Skills:** Exceptional English communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical audiences and **non\-technical business stakeholders**. * **Client\-Facing Comfort:** Confidence participating in client\-facing conversations, gathering requirements, answering technical questions, and translating business needs into practical technical designs. * **Mindset:** A self\-driven problem solver who can take a loosely defined business challenge, design a full technical approach, explain the reasoning behind it, and help move the solution into execution. **Preferred Background** ------------------------ * Former Software Engineer who transitioned into Solution Architecture, Pre\-Sales, Cloud Engineering, or DevOps * Experience in consulting firms, system integrators, digital transformation teams, or SaaS environments * Experience designing and provisioning full cloud\-based application environments * Exposure to legacy modernization, API\-based integrations, and client\-facing solutioning * Familiarity with AI/LLM use cases and how they can be incorporated into modern application workflows