Solutions Architect

The core job purpose of the Solutions Architect is to design and oversee the implementation of technical solutions that address specific business problems and needs

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly understands and captures the business problems, goals, and needs from stakeholders
• Creates a comprehensive, well-structured, and feasible technical blueprint for the solution
• Develops a clear technical vision and strategy that supports the organizations long-term goals
• Bridges the communication gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring everyone is aligned and informed
• Provides technical oversight and direction throughout the solutions lifecycle
• Identifies potential technical, security, compliance, and operational risks associated with the proposed solution
• Creates and maintains detailed technical documentation
• Designs solutions within specified project limitations (budget, time, resources)
• Provides accurate and realistic estimates for the total cost of ownership (TCO) of proposed solutions which involves factoring in direct costs, indirect costs and contingency costs
  
  

• Must be a Bachelor’s Degree holder in Information Technology, Software Engineering or any IT-related courses
• Must have 3-7 years of experience in at least one, but often multiple, languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, Node.js, Go). This includes understanding language ecosystems, common libraries, and best practices.
• Must have 3-7 years of experience in practical application of SOLID principles, design patterns (e.g., Factory, Singleton, Observer), and object-oriented or functional programming paradigms
• Must have 3-7 years of experience of hands-on experience with Linux and/or Windows Server environments
• Must have 3-7 years of experience in practical understanding of IP addressing, DNS, firewalls, routing, load balancing, and common network protocols (HTTP/S, TCP/IP)
• Must have 3-7 years of experience with virtual machines (VMware, Hyper-V) and increasingly, container technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Must have 3-7 years of hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle), including writing complex queries, designing schemas, and understanding performance tuning
• Must have 3-7 years of exposure to or experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis) and understanding their use cases and trade-offs
• Must have 3-7 years of experience in designing specific modules, services, or sub-systems within a larger application.
• Practical experience in designing, documenting, and consuming RESTful APIs (or other API styles like GraphQL, SOAP)
• Must have 3-7 years of hands-on experience implementing or working within specific architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless functions, event-driven architectures, monolithic applications). Understanding the benefits, drawbacks, and complexities of each
• Must have 3-7 years of experience designing systems that can handle increasing loads and perform efficiently. This includes implementing caching strategies, message queues, and distributed systems
• Must have 3-7 years of experience applying security best practices in code and infrastructure, including authentication, authorization (e.g., IAM roles, OAuth), data encryption (at rest and in transit), and network segmentation
• Must have expertise in various integration patterns, APIs (REST, SOAP), message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), ETL tools, and data synchronization techniques
• Must be proficient in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is a mandatory requirement. This includes: (1.) Computing (VMs, containers, serverless functions), Storage (object, block, file, database), Networking (VPCs, subnets, load balancers, CDN), Security (IAM, firewalls, encryption); (2.) Cost optimization, security, reliability, performance, operational excellence (the "five pillars" of well-architected frameworks); (3.) Understanding how to design solutions that span on-premise and cloud environments, or across multiple cloud providers
• Must have the ability to understand the capabilities and limitations of various popular languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, Node.js) and their associated frameworks
• Must have knowledge in Relational (SQL), NoSQL (document, key-value, graph, columnar), and know when to use each’
• Must understand how to design efficient and scalable data structures
• Must have familiarity with Windows, Linux, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Must have proficiency in using architectural modeling tools (e.g., UML, ArchiMate) and diagramming software (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, Miro) to communicate complex designs effectively
• Must have skill in embedding security into every layer of the architecture (designing for secure authentication, authorization, data encryption, network security, and compliance)