Solution Architect III

GM Financial • Irving, TX

18d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Solution Architect III provides technical leadership for agile teams and defines and communicates a shared technical vision for the solution under development. The role architects end-to-end solutions by translating customer needs into technical solutions and plays a key role in designing Azure architecture for mobile and web applications.

The Solution Architect defines and evolves the solution’s technical and architectural vision, outlines its primary components and interfaces, and plans architecture runway enablers through research, prototyping, and evaluation of alternatives. The role collaborates with product and engineering partners to translate product requirements into technical requirements and estimable stories, helps remove architectural impediments, and participates in solution demos and program planning.

The position requires advanced knowledge of agile methodologies, application architecture and integration, service-oriented architecture, and solution architecture across relevant domains. The job also calls for strong communication, independent prioritization, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively through others. Familiarity with AI-enabled work practices and responsible AI use is also expected. This is a hybrid position with two days per week in the office. Candidates requiring visa sponsorship cannot be considered.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of relevant experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Lean, and XP, and experience with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced knowledge of multi-tier application architecture design, application development across the full SDLC, and application integration.
• Advanced knowledge of service-oriented architecture concepts, including SOAP, Web API, REST API, and microservices.
• Advanced knowledge of implementing solution architecture in one or more domains: technology, information, data, application, security, or integration architecture.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar subjects quickly and discuss them intelligently.
• Ability to multitask and work independently with minimal direction and strong accountability.
• Ability to self-manage time and priorities in a complex, multi-team agile environment while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
• Ability to work through others to achieve results beyond individual contribution.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical solutions to technical and non-technical audiences with varying skill levels and organizational seniority.
• Ability to use AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot in daily work and evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias.
• Experience integrating AI into workflows to improve efficiency or insights; familiarity with AI-assisted research, summarization, and content generation.
• Understanding of responsible AI use, including ethics and data protection.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development or automation, knowledge of prompting techniques, and awareness of emerging GenAI capabilities and limitations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Adobe Marketing Cloud products.
• Experience with mobile application development.
• Experience building cloud solutions architecture using public cloud IaaS and PaaS.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Docker Swarm, or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical and architectural vision for solutions through technical trade-offs and analysis of alternatives.
• Continuously evolve solution architecture with input and feedback from application architects and software engineers.
• Outline the primary solution components and interfaces and describe how they interact.
• Plan and develop architecture runway enablers through research, prototyping, and other activities to explore prospective solutions and evaluate alternatives.
• Work with the Product Manager, Product Owner, Application Architect, and software engineering teams to turn product requirements into technical requirements and estimable stories.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums to understand and remove architectural impediments and blockers.
• Participate in solution demos and program planning, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide technical leadership to agile teams and communicate a shared technical vision.
• Design Azure architecture for mobile and web applications.

Benefits

• 401K matching.
• 12 weeks of 100% paid bonding leave for new parents.
• Tuition assistance.
• Training.
• GM employee auto discount.
• Community service pay.
• Nine company holidays.
• Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED