Associate Distinguished Engineer - Solutions Architect
- New York City, NY
- $180,000-200,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop comprehensive solution blueprints and architecture diagrams covering application, data, integration, and infrastructure layers.
- Evaluate and select appropriate approaches based on business needs, total cost of ownership, and long-term maintainability.
- Ensure designs meet non-functional requirements including scalability, performance, security, availability, and compliance.
- Define integration strategies for systems spanning on-premises, cloud, and third-party environments.
- Requirements Analysis & Translation
- Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications and architecture designs.
- Conduct feasibility studies, prototyping, and proof-of-concepts to validate architectural decisions.
- Identify gaps between requirements and existing system capabilities, recommending modernization, extension, or replacement strategies.
- Technology & Platform Expertise
- Architect solutions leveraging different COTS and non-COTS based application frameworks.
- Develop strategies for integrating software with enterprise systems, ensuring data integrity, interoperability, and security.
- Provide guidance on platform configuration vs. customization trade-offs.
- Governance, Standards & Best Practices
- Ensure architectural compliance with enterprise architecture frameworks, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Define and enforce design standards, coding practices, and architectural patterns for development teams.
- Review and approve solution designs, ensuring adherence to enterprise roadmaps and target state architectures.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Present solution concepts, architecture options, and trade-offs to business and technical audiences, including executives.
- Act as a trusted advisor to project managers, developers, and business leaders on architecture decisions.
- Facilitate workshops and design sessions to align stakeholders on solution direction.
- Implementation Oversight
- Support development teams during build and integration phases, ensuring adherence to design specifications.
- Assist in resolving technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and integration issues.
- Conduct architecture reviews and solution audits during and after implementation.
- Broad architectural expertise spanning custom-built solutions (full-stack web, enterprise applications, microservices, APIs).
- Well deft in COTS solutions and vendor product integration.
- Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks (TOGAF, or equivalent).
- Proficiency in solution design methodologies, UML, and modeling tools.
- Understanding of security architecture principles (identity management, encryption, compliance standards).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strategic mindset.
- Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, ITIL, or equivalent.
- 14+ years in IT solution architecture, including hands-on experience with diverse technology stacks.
- Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale solutions.
- Proven track record of working across multiple technical domains (web, mobile, enterprise applications, integration, and data).
- Experience in enterprise-scale migrations, system consolidations, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.