IT Solution Architect (954)

American Builders and Contractors Supply Co • Beloit, WI

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About The Position

ABC Supply is North America’s largest wholesale distributor of exterior and interior building products. ABC Supply is proud to be an employee-first company. In fact, we have won the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award every year since its inception in 2007, and Glassdoor has named us one of the best places to work in the country. Be part of a company that recognizes your talents, rewards your efforts, and helps you reach your full potential. At ABC Supply, we have YOUR future covered. Role Summary: The Solution Architect (SA) is embedded by portfolio and typically supports ~five value streams. SAs own solution design and technical/solution ownership across their portfolio, aligning designs to enterprise guardrails and enablement assets. They collaborate with Enterprise Architects, domain architects (Security, Data, Infrastructure, Business), Product Managers, Engineering, and Operations to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions that meet non-functional requirements and accelerate time-to-market. Team Context: Team size: 1 Principal Enterprise Architect, 4 Enterprise Architects, 5 Solution Architects Portfolio alignment: SAs are embedded with one portfolio and apply patterns across ~five value streams; operate in flow-based, value stream–aligned delivery. Mission & Objectives: Design solutions aligned to enterprise patterns, minimal viable standards, and target architecture Apply enablement assets (reference architectures, starter kits, decision templates) to accelerate delivery across multiple value streams Establish ADRs and solution blueprints; ensure security, reliability, scalability, performance, and operability Integrate governance-by-enablement into delivery (policy-as-code checks, CI/CD gates) and use ARB only for exceptions Maintain portfolio-level roadmaps (upgrades, migrations, end-of-life) and contribute to modernization initiatives.

Requirements

• 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
• Systems thinking and portfolio-level prioritization
• Architectural storytelling and documentation (ADRs, blueprints)
• Enablement mindset and automation-first governance
• Outcome focus and disciplined innovation
• Strong partnership with Product and Engineering across ~five value streams
• Trusted, pragmatic, and vendor-neutral
• Future-focused and adaptable
• Comfortable operating across multiple concurrent streams
• Obsessed with clarity, flow, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• 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; 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); Coordinate 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.

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
• Flex spending
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees