Sr Architect- Solution Architecture

Stanley Black & Decker • Charlotte, NC

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Solution Architect is part of the technology organization and provides technical and functional expertise across a portfolio of solutions within a business domain. The role partners with Business Relationship Managers, product teams, business stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture, and external partners to define solution roadmaps, shape high-level designs, and ensure solutions meet business needs and architecturally significant functional and nonfunctional requirements.

The Solution Architect provides vision and coordination across technical solutions, translates business context into technical capabilities and solution approaches, documents high-level designs, and supports estimation and scope management. The role also guides application scans and risk reviews, promotes alignment with enterprise architecture standards, and leads solutioning workshops and stakeholder presentations while encouraging an AI-first approach.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree with 13 or more years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with 10–12 years of relevant experience.
• Strong business acumen and familiarity with SDLC methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and iterative development.
• Experience connecting solutions across systems, developing business cases, estimating project scope and duration, and simplifying complex concepts and processes.
• Technical knowledge of integration technologies, cloud and infrastructure platforms, SOA, data architecture and modeling, AI tools and LLMs, and web/mobile technologies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, prioritization, collaboration, and change-management skills.
• A strong growth mindset and the ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, oversight, and coordination across a portfolio of technical solutions being developed within the domain.
• Translate business domain context into technical capabilities for architects and development teams, and define solution approaches that address business requirements and gaps.
• Document high-level solution designs, support effort and skill estimation, and help maintain scope while managing approved changes.
• Conduct and guide application scans and risk reviews to validate that privacy, security, and risk policies are met.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and peer Solution Architects to align solutions with architecture principles, guardrails, standards, patterns, and frameworks.
• Lead solutioning workshops, whiteboarding sessions, and stakeholder roadshows while promoting an AI-first approach to business capability and solution architecture.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability benefits
• 401(k)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness program
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and partner programs
• Learning and development resources, including a digital learning portal, Lean Academy, and online university

What This Job Offers

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