16213 - Senior Solutions Architect

Smith Johnson Tech • Salt Lake, UT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an outstanding opportunity for a technology leader who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to architect innovative, cloud-native solutions that accelerate digital transformation and deliver lasting business value. This is a hands-on architecture role where you'll work closely with engineering teams to guide solution implementation, review technical designs, resolve complex architectural challenges, and ensure successful delivery. As a trusted advisor, you will collaborate with executive stakeholders, business leaders, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to define technology roadmaps, design enterprise-scale solutions, and guide the successful delivery of mission-critical initiatives. You'll help organizations modernize their technology landscape through cloud adoption, AI-enabled capabilities, event-driven architectures, microservices, enterprise integration, and modern software engineering practices. As one of the world's largest independent IT and business consulting firms, you'll have the opportunity to:
Design enterprise solutions for industry-leading organizations
Lead cloud modernization and digital transformation initiatives
Help clients adopt AI, automation, and intelligent business capabilities
Influence enterprise architecture and long-term technology strategy
Collaborate with experienced architects, engineers, and business leaders
Grow your career through challenging engagements, technical leadership, and continuous learning
Deliver meaningful solutions that create lasting business impact

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience)
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise application development
• Demonstrated progression from senior software engineer into architecture, technical leadership, or enterprise solution design roles
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications supporting complex business environments
• Proven success leading architecture decisions across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Experience collaborating with executive stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams
• Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions utilizing technologies such as: Programming Java, Python, Modern object-oriented programming languages
• Cloud Platforms Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure
• Architecture & Design Microservices, Event-driven architecture, Enterprise integration patterns, API-first design, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Distributed systems
• Integration Technologies RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, API Management platforms
• Enterprise messaging Apache Kafka or comparable event-streaming technologies
• DevOps & Cloud Engineering Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar), CI/CD pipelines, Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub
• Data Technologies SQL, Relational databases, Data modeling and query optimization
• Operating Systems Linux, Shell scripting
• AI & Emerging Technologies Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI-assisted software development, Intelligent automation

Nice To Haves

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• API Management platforms (Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management, etc.)
• Event streaming platforms (Kafka, Event Hubs, or similar)
• Data integration and analytics platforms
• Security architecture, identity, and access management (IAM)
• DevSecOps practices
• Observability and monitoring platforms (Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, etc.)
• Experience within financial services, government, healthcare, or other regulated industries
• Agile, Scrum, and SAFe delivery environments
• Technical leadership across geographically distributed engineering organizations

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, business leaders, product owners, and technical teams
• Partner with business and technology leadership to translate strategic objectives into scalable technology solutions
• Participate in enterprise planning, technology strategy, and investment discussions
• Support business case development, technology assessments, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, and modernization initiatives
• Advise leadership on technology selection, architecture decisions, innovation opportunities, and emerging industry trends
• Support application portfolio management, including modernization, lifecycle planning, and technology rationalization
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cloud-native enterprise solutions supporting mission-critical business capabilities
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into comprehensive solution architectures aligned with enterprise standards
• Develop architecture blueprints, reference architectures, solution roadmaps, and integration strategies
• Design modern distributed systems leveraging: Cloud-native architectures, Microservices, Event-driven architectures, API-first integration, Enterprise messaging, AI-enabled services
• Lead application modernization initiatives, including legacy transformation and cloud migration
• Ensure architectural decisions promote scalability, security, maintainability, observability, and operational excellence
• Establish architecture principles, governance standards, reusable design patterns, and engineering best practices
• Partner with development teams to ensure successful implementation of architectural designs
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure solution alignment with long-term technology strategy
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and governance processes
• Evaluate technology risks, technical debt, and modernization opportunities
• Develop future-state technology roadmaps that support evolving business capabilities
• Promote standardized, reusable, secure, and automated architectural approaches
• Drive architecture documentation, design standards, and governance throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Champion innovation through the adoption of AI, automation, cloud-native engineering, and emerging technologies
• Mentor architects, developers, and technical teams on architecture principles and engineering excellence
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical leadership
• Stay current with industry trends, cloud platforms, AI technologies, enterprise integration patterns, and software architecture best practices
• Improve engineering productivity through automation, DevSecOps, AI-assisted development, and platform modernization

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well being programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior