Solution Architect III

About the role

The Solution Architect (SA III) provides technical leadership for agile teams and defines and communicates a shared technical vision for the solution under development. The SA is able to architect end-to-end solutions by understanding and translating customer needs into technical solutions. The SA will play a key role in the design of the Azure architecture for mobile and web applications.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical and architectural vision for the solution under development by technical trade-offs and analysis of alternatives.
• Continuously evolve solution architecture with input and feedback from application architects and software engineers.
• Outline the primary components and interfaces of the solution, and their interactions.
• Plan and develop the architecture runway enablers through research, prototyping, and other activities needed to explore prospective solutions and evaluate alternatives.
• Work with Product Manager, Product Owner, Application Architect and Software engineering teams to elaborate product requirements into technical requirements which are used to develop stories that can be estimated accurately.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums to understand and remove architectural impediments/blockers.
• Participate in Solution Demo and program planning and identify opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, XP) and cross-functional teams.
• Advanced knowledge of multi-tier application architecture design, application development (full SDLC) and application integration.
• Advanced knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture concepts – SOAP, Web API, REST API and microservices.
• Advanced knowledge implementing solution architecture including one or more of the following domains: technology architecture, information architecture, data architecture, application architecture, security architecture, and integration architecture.
• Experience with Adobe Marketing Cloud products preferred.
• Experience with mobile application development preferred.
• Experience in building cloud solutions architecture using Public Clouds (IaaS and PaaS) preferred.
• Experience in containerization – Docker, Docker Swarm or Kubernetes preferred.
• Ability to overcome steep learning curve within a short period of time on any subject and speak intelligently about the subject.
• Ability to multitask and work independently with minimal direction and maximum accountability.
• Ability to self-manage time and priorities in a complex multi-team agile environment while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
• Works through others to achieve more than individual contribution.
• Strong communication skills – proficient in communicating technical solutions to technical and non-technical audiences of varying skillset and levels of the organization.

AI Skills Preferred

• Experience with AI assisted software development or automation.
• Knowledge of prompting techniques to improve output quality.
• Awareness of emerging GenAI capabilities and limitations.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of relevant experience required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience preferred.

Benefits

• 401K matching.
• Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid).
• Tuition assistance.
• Training.
• GM employee auto discount.
• Community service pay.
• Nine company holidays.

Schedule

Hybrid work environment, 2 days a week in office.