IT Solution Architect (954)

Solution Design & Ownership

Lead solution ideation, architecture design, and implementation across portfolio value streams.
Produce solution blueprints, integration/data flow models, and ADRs; maintain artifacts in shared registries.
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, observable, and cost-aware.
Enablement Asset Application

• Leverage EA reference architectures, starter kits, and pattern catalogs for repeatable delivery.
• Contribute feedback to improve enablement assets and drive adoption across the portfolio.
• Replace manual approvals with automated guardrails where feasible (policy-as-code, CI/CD checks).

Governance & Collaboration

• Participate in ARB for exceptions;
• Publish decisions and ADRs;
• Collaborate with Security, Data, Infrastructure architects to satisfy NFRs and compliance (e.g., PCI DSS).
• Cook up coordination with Change Advisory Board and program governance as needed.

Portfolio Roadmaps & Modernization

• Develop and maintain portfolio product roadmaps (upgrades, migrations, end-of-life) in partnership with Product/Engineering.
• Identify and remediate technical debt; support modernization paths aligned to target architecture.
• Run or support pilots from the Innovation Sandbox and integrate validated patterns into solutions.

Interfaces & Exclusions

• Partner with Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, Engineering, and domain architects.
• Translate business and technical requirements into architectural blueprints and maintain a robust architectural runway with product owners and managers across the product life cycle.
• Understand business drivers, value streams, and current/future-state capabilities, and determine the enterprise solution designs and change requirements that drive targeted outcomes.
• Develop roadmaps for the portfolio’s evolution from current to future state and act as a trusted consultant across technologies, platforms, and vendor offerings.
• Collaborate with the PMO and agile delivery teams, and guide application architects so execution aligns with the overall enterprise architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field—or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in IT with 3–5+ years in solution architecture (design, installation, configuration) across multiple domains.
• Experience designing and supporting third-party solutions and integrations; strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, containers, and messaging.
• Knowledge of secure network architecture and application development methodologies; compliance awareness (e.g., PCI DSS).
• Comfortable with Agile and Waterfall; excellent written and verbal communication; cross-team collaboration; change management experience.
• Hands-on cloud architecture (Microsoft Azure preferred) and the M365 ecosystem; strong integration, API, networking, and security fundamentals.
• Familiarity with IAM (Okta and/or Microsoft Entra ID), ITSM/CMDB (ServiceNow), and data/analytics platforms (Power BI); practical AI/ML and GenAI understanding.
• Modeling notations (UML or ArchiMate), agile/DevOps SDLC methodologies, and TCO/FinOps principles for evaluating solution alternatives.

Core Competencies

• Trusted, technology-neutral thought leader who influences business and IT leaders and delivery teams and is driven by long-term business outcomes.
• Able to articulate complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences, balance big-picture and short-term perspectives, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Organizationally savvy, with excellent communication and strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
• Trusted, pragmatic, and vendor-neutral.
• Future-focused and adaptable; comfortable operating across multiple concurrent streams.
• Obsessed with clarity, flow, and continuous improvement.

Leadership Characteristics

• Trusted, pragmatic, and vendor-neutral.
• Future-focused and adaptable; comfortable operating across multiple concurrent streams.
• Obsessed with clarity, flow, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage - eligible after 60 days, low out of pocket.
• 401(k) with generous company match - eligible after 60 days, immediately vested.
• Employer paid employee assistance program.
• Employer paid short term and long-term disability.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid sick days.
• Paid holidays.

Pay

• $126.2K - $158.7K based on experience.

Schedule

• Hybrid arrangement at ABC Supply's Beloit, Wisconsin campus and /or downtown Chicago office.