Job Description
Job Description
The Senior Solution Architect (Consultant) is a strategic, client-facing technology leader responsible for designing innovative, scalable, and secure solutions that drive measurable business value. This role plays a critical part in business development and participates across all phases of proposal development, including solution estimation, resource planning, and shaping winning technical strategies for strategic client engagements.
Operating with a strong consulting mindset, the Senior Solution Architect leads solutioning efforts across complex enterprise and client initiatives, balancing near-term delivery needs with long-term architectural integrity. This role serves as a confident advisor who thrives in ambiguity, communicates effectively with executive stakeholders, and consistently delivers high-impact results in fast-paced environments.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solution Design
- Design and deliver enterprise-grade architectures for complex initiatives ranging from $3M–$30M+ , balancing short-term wins with long-term sustainability, often with incomplete or evolving inputs.
- Maintain a big-picture architectural perspective while managing critical technical details to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and business objectives.
- Apply enterprise architecture principles (including TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent frameworks) to guide structure, governance, and decision-making without being overly academic or process-heavy.
- Utilize design patterns, integration strategies, and microservices principles to build resilient, scalable, and maintainable systems.
Solution Estimation & Proposal Support
- Drive end-to-end solutioning for complex client and internal initiatives, ensuring feasibility, scalability, and strategic alignment.
- Lead solution estimation, defining LOE, scope, staffing models, timelines, assumptions, and risks .
- Collaborate with Client Services and business development teams to shape solution strategies and present technical vision during proposal and pre-sales activities.
Client Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a trusted advisor, translating business requirements into actionable technical strategies.
- Confidently recommend, defend, and communicate architectural decisions with clarity to executives, business leaders, and delivery teams.
- Provide strategic guidance to clients, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence decision-making with data-driven insights.
Technical Leadership & Governance
- Apply deep technical knowledge across backend, frontend, DevOps, infrastructure, and cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Microsoft technologies and hybrid/distributed environments.
- Incorporate enterprise architecture governance, security standards, and regulatory compliance into solution designs.
- Create and promote reusable components, templates, and reference architectures to accelerate delivery and ensure consistency.
- Define KPIs and success metrics for architectural solutions and support post-implementation reviews to ensure value realization.
Collaboration, Mentorship & Delivery Enablement
- Work closely with product owners, delivery teams, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful execution from design through implementation.
- Support project and change management efforts to ensure smooth transitions into delivery.
- Provide thought leadership and mentorship to peers and junior architects, fostering a culture of continuous learning and architectural excellence.
- Champion emerging technologies by staying current with industry trends and incorporating modern stacks and innovations where appropriate.
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 15–20+ years of enterprise technology experience, including significant experience in solution estimation and proposal development , preferably in a consulting, professional services, or digital agency environment.
- Proven success leading complex initiatives valued at $3M–$30M+ across diverse industries and client environments.
- Demonstrated experience applying enterprise architecture concepts and frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or similar) in practical, delivery-focused ways.
Technical Expertise
- Deep proficiency across backend, frontend, DevOps, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
- Strong experience with Microsoft technologies , including:
- Azure (networking, compute, data services)
- Dataverse
- MS SQL
- Dynamics
- Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate)
- Microsoft 365 (including accessibility considerations)
- Hands-on experience with modern technology stacks, distributed systems, and integration strategies.
- Strong understanding of architectural design patterns, microservices, and trade-off analysis.
Leadership & Communication
- Exceptional ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate effectively at executive levels.
- Strategic mindset that connects enterprise vision with practical execution.
- Confident decision-maker with the ability to mentor teams and build trusted client relationships.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt solutions to evolving client and business needs.
Other Beneficial Skills
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Industry certifications (Azure, TOGAF, AWS, PMP, etc.).
- Experience with digital transformation and enterprise modernization.
- Exposure to multiple industry verticals.
- Published thought leadership or public speaking experience.
- Experience leading large, distributed technical teams.
Core Services Delivered
- Strategic Solution Architecture
- Client Advisory & Innovation Leadership
- Proposal Development & Estimation
- Enterprise Integration & Platform Strategy
- Governance & Architecture Standards
- Technical Oversight & Delivery Assurance
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Mentorship
- Risk Management & Trade-off Analysis
- Technology Roadmapping & Portfolio Planning
- Thought Leadership & Knowledge Enablement
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Job Tags
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