Principal Solutions Architect, Software Services (U.S & LATAM Only)

Allshore Talent • Ambinany, CA

8d • Remote

About The Position

AllShore Talent is seeking a senior, client-facing Solutions Architect to join and support their Software Services practice. This role acts as the technical counterpart to the sales team, responsible for transforming client needs into practical software solutions, delivery plans, and engineering engagements. The ideal candidate possesses a blend of strong software architecture and engineering expertise with consulting and pre-sales capabilities. They should be comfortable engaging in client discussions, asking pertinent technical questions, designing solutions, estimating delivery requirements, and effectively communicating how AllShore Talent can address client challenges. This position operates at the intersection of sales, architecture, consulting, and delivery, and is not solely an internal engineering role.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, consulting, or related technology roles.
• Strong software architecture and solution design experience.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise software applications.
• Strong knowledge of modern application development, APIs, integrations, cloud environments, databases, and distributed systems.
• Experience participating in client discovery, consulting, or pre-sales activities.
• Ability to turn loosely defined business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Experience estimating technical projects and determining appropriate team structures.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both engineers and senior business stakeholders.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Must have experience working directly with U.S. clients in consulting, architecture, engineering, pre-sales, or professional services environments.
• Strong understanding of client-facing expectations within the U.S. technology services market.
• Must be comfortable leading discovery sessions, technical presentations, and solutioning conversations with U.S.-based stakeholders.
• Must be able to work across U.S. business hours as needed for client meetings and project support.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within a systems integrator, software consultancy, digital engineering firm, or professional services organization.
• Experience working directly alongside sales or business development teams.
• Experience designing solutions for project-based consulting engagements.
• Experience supporting proposals, statements of work, technical presentations, or RFP responses.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with globally distributed engineering teams.
• Experience helping build or scale a technical services practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery with prospective and existing clients.
• Understand client business problems, technical environments, and project requirements.
• Design software architectures and recommend appropriate technologies and delivery approaches.
• Translate requirements into proposed solutions, technical scopes, team structures, and project plans.
• Support Sales during pre-sales conversations, proposals, presentations, and technical discussions.
• Help estimate project complexity, timelines, resource requirements, and technical risk.
• Participate in client presentations and explain proposed solutions to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Evaluate whether new opportunities align with the company's engineering capabilities.
• Work with engineering and recruiting teams to identify the technical talent required for specific engagements.
• Provide technical guidance during the transition from sales into delivery.
• Help establish reusable technical capabilities, delivery standards, and solution patterns for the Software Services practice.
• Identify capability gaps and recommend where the company should hire, train, or partner.
• Support the development of new service offerings based on client demand and market opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed