Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture & Technical Leadership

Axiom Path • Charlotte, NC

21h

About The Position

This is a highly visible technical leadership position responsible for an established team of Solution Architects supporting multiple technology initiatives. The Senior Manager leads and develops approximately six direct reports, ensuring projects receive appropriate architecture support and resources are balanced across competing priorities. The role works closely with software engineering, Solutions Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and business teams, and influences architecture decisions without personally owning every technical design.

The position requires a strong foundation in software engineering and systems architecture to evaluate technical direction, review proposed solutions, and determine when concerns need further analysis or escalation. The manager removes roadblocks, promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among architects, and maintains visibility into projects while communicating with technical leaders, business stakeholders, and architecture partners. The role also helps the organization respond to evolving architecture practices, including AI's growing influence on software development and solution design. The role is onsite four days per week.

Requirements

• Proven people-management experience leading technical professionals or software development teams.
• Previous experience as a software developer or software engineer.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, software development, systems, and technical solution design.
• Ability to review technical proposals, ask meaningful architecture questions, and determine when concerns require escalation.
• Working knowledge of SQL and ability to participate credibly in technical architecture discussions.
• Strong coaching, resource-management, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Experience developing collaborative technical teams and removing organizational or project-level blockers.
• Awareness of modern AI capabilities and their impact on application development and architecture.
• Established management experience; this position is intended for an experienced people leader rather than a first-time manager.

Nice To Haves

• Solutions Architecture experience is strongly preferred.
• Experienced software engineering managers with significant solutioning and architecture exposure may also qualify.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Solution Architects supporting multiple technology initiatives.
• Ensure projects receive appropriate architecture support and balance resources across competing priorities.
• Remove roadblocks that prevent architects and project teams from progressing.
• Review proposed solution approaches and challenge technical decisions when additional analysis is necessary.
• Identify architectural concerns that require escalation or partnership with Enterprise Architecture.
• Build a collaborative team environment where architects share expertise, provide backup, and support one another across initiatives.
• Maintain visibility into ongoing projects and communicate effectively with technical leaders, business stakeholders, and architecture partners.
• Apply software engineering and systems architecture knowledge when evaluating technical direction.
• Help the organization navigate evolving architecture practices, including the influence of AI on software development and solution design.

What This Job Offers

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