Digital Solution Arch. Lead Consultant

NTT DATA • Plano, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

As a Digital Transformation Solutions Architect, you will operate at the organizational and enterprise level, leading the implementation of architectural patterns that eliminate friction, reduce technical debt, and enable sustained innovation. You will work hands-on with development teams while engaging with C-suite stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic business outcomes. You will champion a platform mindset over integrated systems, ensuring that every architectural decision creates options rather than constraints. Your expertise will guide teams in building systems with natural seams for change, contract-first APIs, and clean separation of core domain logic from infrastructure concerns. You will also drive AI-augmented architecture and software engineering practices, helping teams leverage intelligent tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining architectural integrity. Engage at the C-suite level to translate technical architecture into business language Develop future-state enterprise architecture views and actionable transformation roadmaps Lead pre-sales technical strategy, solution design, and proposal development Create and maintain developer portals, reference repositories, and platform documentation that enable frictionless onboarding Foster developer experience as customer experience, treating internal teams as first-class platform consumers Champion AI-augmented software engineering practices, leveraging tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code to amplify developer productivity and accelerate high-quality delivery Lead domain decomposition using DDD principles to identify Core, Supporting, and Generic sub-domains, ensuring strategic differentiation is protected and solved problems are not re-solved Design and enforce seams (anti-corruption layers) between domains, preventing detail leakage and maintaining axes for change Champion contract-first API design using OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and automated contract testing Guide cloud-native adoption: 12-factor principles, containerization, horizontal scaling, and managed services optimization Foundational Responsibilities Agile Flow: Champion flow over ceremony; implement Scrumban and lean delivery practices that eliminate wait, hand-offs, and rework DevSecOps Automation: Establish everything-as-code, immutable infrastructure, automated CI/CD pipelines, and self-service developer platforms Quality Engineering: Implement test automation strategies aligned to architectural patterns; enforce regression prevention through automated test suites Architectural Patterns: Define and maintain reference architectures for microservices, clean/hexagonal architecture, and domain-driven design AI-Augmented Engineering: Establish patterns and guardrails for AI-assisted development, ensuring teams harness intelligent tooling responsibly and effectively

Requirements

• 10+ years architecting, designing, and building enterprise solutions (hands-on implementation experience required)
• 4+ years experience in cloud-native patterns: 12-factor applications, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), serverless architectures, and managed cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 4+ years experience with Domain-Driven Design principles: bounded contexts, aggregate design, domain events, and strategic domain mapping
• 4+ years experience with DevSecOps toolchains: infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and observability platforms
• 5+ years implementing agile delivery practices with a focus on flow optimization and value stream mapping
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Experience building internal developer platforms and self-service infrastructure portals
• Strong foundation in modern architectural patterns: Clean/Hexagonal architecture, CQRS, Event Sourcing, microservices, and API-first design
• Background in platform engineering, including API gateways, service meshes, and developer experience tooling
• Experience with event-driven architectures, message brokers, and distributed systems patterns
• Track record of migrating legacy monoliths to modular, cloud-native architectures using strangler fig or similar patterns
• Hands-on experience with AI-augmented development workflows and establishing team practices around AI coding assistants
• Experience with AI/ML integration patterns and preparing systems for AI-powered operations
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and present architectural vision at executive level using business language
• Experience providing pre-sales support and contributing to technical proposals
• Must reside in the US

Responsibilities

• Engage at the C-suite level to translate technical architecture into business language
• Develop future-state enterprise architecture views and actionable transformation roadmaps
• Lead pre-sales technical strategy, solution design, and proposal development
• Create and maintain developer portals, reference repositories, and platform documentation that enable frictionless onboarding
• Foster developer experience as customer experience, treating internal teams as first-class platform consumers
• Champion AI-augmented software engineering practices, leveraging tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code to amplify developer productivity and accelerate high-quality delivery
• Lead domain decomposition using DDD principles to identify Core, Supporting, and Generic sub-domains, ensuring strategic differentiation is protected and solved problems are not re-solved
• Design and enforce seams (anti-corruption layers) between domains, preventing detail leakage and maintaining axes for change
• Champion contract-first API design using OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and automated contract testing
• Guide cloud-native adoption: 12-factor principles, containerization, horizontal scaling, and managed services optimization
• Champion flow over ceremony; implement Scrumban and lean delivery practices that eliminate wait, hand-offs, and rework
• Establish everything-as-code, immutable infrastructure, automated CI/CD pipelines, and self-service developer platforms
• Implement test automation strategies aligned to architectural patterns; enforce regression prevention through automated test suites
• Define and maintain reference architectures for microservices, clean/hexagonal architecture, and domain-driven design
• Establish patterns and guardrails for AI-assisted development, ensuring teams harness intelligent tooling responsibly and effectively

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees