Principal Solution Architect- US
About The Position
The Principal Solution Architect is a senior software engineer that will build the architecture of solutions for our customers. The Solutions Architect will be working hand-in-hand with Sales Engineers and enterprise customers to design smart, scalable automation architectures. This role is about connecting deep technical understanding with business insights, crafting solutions that deliver value to the customer while keeping development efficiency and long-term maintainability. The role is based in the U.S. and requires candidates to already have valid work authorization
Requirements
- 5+ years as a software engineer experience, including production-grade systems in fast-paced environments.
- Customer-facing experience.
- Strong system design skills, including tradeoff analysis between scalability, complexity, and maintainability.
- Proven experience with automation, API integrations, and security technologies (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, CSPM, EDR).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to lead high-stakes conversations with customers and internal teams.
- Experience supporting SOW development and effort estimation for enterprise projects.
- Comfortable influencing across functions: Sales, Engineering, CS, and Product.
Responsibilities
- Join enterprise sales conversations to understand customer requirements in depth technically and strategically.
- Design BlinkOps-based architectures that align with customer needs, optimize delivery effort, and minimize future maintenance risks.
- Collaborate closely with Sales Engineers, AEs, and internal stakeholders to drive agreement around the best solution design.
- Lead architecture deep dives, solution validation sessions, and POCs when necessary.
- Serve as a technical advisor during SOW creation, including effort estimation and design clarity.
- Maintain expert-level knowledge of the BlinkOps platform and upcoming roadmap capabilities.
- Create reusable design assets (reference architectures, design patterns, best practices) to accelerate future engagements.
- Act as a thought partner to Product and Engineering by providing structured feedback on recurring needs or gaps seen in the field.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
