Solutions Architect

ESL All Companies • Rochester, NY

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Solutions Architect designs scalable, secure solutions for strategic initiatives in alignment with enterprise architecture. The role enables key organizational capabilities while preserving architectural integrity and business alignment. It works with product owners, delivery teams, developers, data architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to translate needs into feasible solutions and capability-centered designs.

The position is based at ESL Corporate Headquarters in Rochester, New York, and is hybrid and remote eligible for up to 40% of the time. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (40 hours per week), with flexibility to meet current and future business needs. Starting pay is $143,000, with a stated salary range of $110,095–$157,227. Eligible employees may receive an annual performance-based incentive.

ESL offers a competitive benefits package focused on work-life balance, including a wellness program, family assistance plan, 401(k) with match, paid volunteer time, and Learning & Development training. ESL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and welcomes candidates with varied skillsets and capabilities. ESL does not offer sponsorship for obtaining U.S. work authorization and is not enrolled in E-Verify, so it cannot support an extension of OPT employment authorization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 5 years of experience designing solutions in IT.
• Demonstrated alignment with ESL’s Core Values, mission, vision, and purpose to help the community thrive and prosper.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Deep understanding of API design and integration patterns.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proven leadership and ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Deep understanding of modern data architecture frameworks.
• Experience with the Microsoft Fabric Analytics Platform, including Azure Data Factory, OneLake, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions that meet business needs while adhering to enterprise architecture standards and approved patterns.
• Collaborate with product owners, delivery teams, developers, data architects, and infrastructure teams to ensure solution feasibility.
• Promote modularity and reuse of APIs, data, integrations, and services.
• Decompose business problems into logical architecture components and capabilities.
• Create solution architecture documents, diagrams, and integration specifications.
• Align technology solutions with business capabilities and value streams in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Map solutions to the business capability model and assist in developing domain architecture components.
• Collaborate with business systems analysts, the data team, and the process team on requirements.
• Participate in discovery workshops, capability planning, and vendor evaluations.
• Support domain owners and product teams in capability-centered design discussions.
• Promote consistency with and compliance to architecture standards and guidelines.
• Present solutions for review and participate in architecture reviews.
• Contribute to reference architecture definitions and reusable design patterns.
• Evaluate technical debt risk and recommend modernization options.
• Mentor IT staff in best practices and architectural thinking.

Benefits

• Wellness program
• Family assistance plan
• 401(k) with match
• Paid volunteer time
• Learning & Development training
• Annual performance-based incentive for eligible employees

What This Job Offers

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