Senior Solution Architect

Company Overview

Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and services to drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility. Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance-based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our seasoned professionals deliver services based on Milestone’s best practices and service delivery framework. By leveraging our vast knowledge base to execute initiatives, we deliver both short-term and long-term value to our clients and apply continuous service improvement to deliver transformational benefits to IT. With Intelligent Automation, Milestone helps businesses further accelerate their IT transformation. The result is a sharper focus on business objectives and a dramatic improvement in employee productivity. Through our key technology partnerships and our people-first approach, Milestone continues to deliver industry-leading innovation to our clients. With more than 3,000 employees serving over 200 companies worldwide, we are following our mission of revolutionizing the way IT is deployed.

Job Overview About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to play a pivotal role in software project delivery by architecting cutting-edge Data and AI solutions integrated with DevOps best practices. This role demands a strong technical leader who can design scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions that accelerate our data-driven software products and apps, ensuring seamless deployment and operations across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design and architecture enabling successful delivery of Data and AI software projects.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, software development teams, data scientists, and DevOps engineers to ensure aligned solutioning that meets business and technical requirements.
• Architect comprehensive data platforms, AI/ML pipelines, and analytics frameworks embedded within software applications.
• Design and implement DevOps workflows specifically tailored for Data and AI software projects, including CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, infrastructure as code, and automated testing on multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Provide technical guidance on integrating data/AI models with software application stacks, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Drive cloud platform selection and optimal usage of managed data and AI services (e.g., Azure Synapse, AWS SageMaker, Google AI Platform) aligned with project needs.
• Ensure best practices around security, compliance, and governance are embedded in the software delivery lifecycle.
• Mentor and collaborate with software developers, data engineers, and DevOps specialists to elevate team capabilities and project outcomes.
• Participate in pre-sales and solutioning workshops to help define scope, architectural roadmap, and technology stack for software engagements.
• Continuously evaluate new technologies and tools to enhance solution delivery and project efficiency.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in software solution architecture, mainly focused on Data and AI.
• Proven expertise in delivering Data and AI-centric software projects involving data ingestion, processing, model development, and deployment.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps for software delivery, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure automation (Terraform, ARM templates), ideally in Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies in the context of Data/AI projects.
• Proficient in integrating AI/ML capabilities with software applications and APIs.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native data services, AI model deployment platforms, and DevOps toolchains relevant to software projects.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, and operational teams.
• Relevant cloud and architecture certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect) are highly desirable.
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with microservices architecture and serverless computing in software projects.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming platforms (Kafka, Azure Event Hubs).
• Knowledge of software testing automation, monitoring, and telemetry specific to AI-enabled applications.
• Programming and scripting skills (Python, Java, Bash, PowerShell) for automation and prototype development.
• Understanding of IT security best practices and compliance frameworks in software delivery.
  
  

Compensation

Estimated Pay Range:

Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Milestone we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and work with, where we all feel empowered to bring our full, authentic selves to work. We know creating a diverse and inclusive culture that champions equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do for our employees but is also critical to our continued success.

Milestone Technologies provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, or local ordinance. Milestone also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees. 

We welcome the unique background, culture, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and perspectives you can bring to our global community. Our recruitment team is looking forward to meeting you.

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