Solution Architect
Job Summary
We are looking for a Solution Architect. In this role, you will be a proactive, self-starter with strong experience in working with business and software engineering departments to deliver top-class products that reuse common assets and patterns globally. You are responsible for the delivery of technical solutions to address business problems. The role requires both broad and deep technology knowledge and the ability to architect solutions by mapping common customer business problems to reusable end-to-end technology solutions.
You will be capable of assessing customer requirements and developing an integrated (technical, business, and service) solution, while supporting the development of cost estimates for the solution in the field. The Solution Architect is responsible for the development of the overall vision that underlies the projected solution and transforms that vision through execution into the solution.
As our Solution Architect you will become involved with international projects (in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific) at the time of inception and remains involved in some capacity throughout the balance of the project. Our product development projects follow principles of Lean Product Design and Agile Software Development. During the early phases of the engagement, you need to gather (technical) requirements and work with the project manager, business analyst and engagement team to put together a solution proposal. During the execution phase of the project, you will review ongoing implementation governance and architecture compliance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The Solution Architect is a member of the Architecture team but also becomes a member of the Development team and has a mixed role, as bridge between concept and implementation. In this role, you must be able to:
- Work with business stakeholders and product management to understand the business requirements from technical and architecture perspective so as to define the architecture solution that will support the product/system strategy
- Able to play an advisory role to development teams by providing architecture definition including problem definition, discovery, solution blueprint, technology evaluation and consultancy
- Provide consultation and guidance to delivery team on choice of appropriate technologies, standards adherence and process to obtain approval for deviations
- Coordinate with other technology areas (as needed) to formulate high-level solution architectures to support conceptual and preliminary estimates.
- Participate in reviews of the project solution architecture by identifying opportunities and recommendations to optimize or enhance product delivery offerings
- Lead the development team through the process of architectural and design reviews
- Produce architectural artifacts / documentation
- Integrate security, compliance, and data privacy considerations into all architectural designs.
- Identify and resolve complex integration, interoperability, and scalability challenges.
- Maintain clear architecture documentation, standards, and reusable guidelines.
- Ensure alignment with organizational and industry best practices
- Assist with detailed implementation planning, project planning and project coordination in conjunction with the project manager, and delivery manager, developing positive customer relationships (executive level and end user), creating a high level of customer satisfaction, and effective team management.
Job Qualifications
Education & Experience
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of overall IT experience
- 3+ years in an architectural or technical leadership role delivering enterprise-grade applications
- Proven track record of working with external customers to understand their needs and translate into technical solutions.
- Knowledge of infrastructure components, middleware and service architectures
- Knowledge of and experience working with either AWS and or Azure cloud computing environments
- Experience analyzing, designing and building end-user applications and/or backend systems.
- Experience working in a cross-functional, team-based globally distributed environment; experience working in an international environment desired.
- UI/Full stack development experience working in agile teams using technologies like React.Js, Node.JS, typescript and different kind of datastores
- Ability to properly scope requirements, identify tasks, and determine level of effort.
- Ability to effectively communicate technical decisions and their rationales to business unit stakeholders and development teams.
- Passionate about latest trends in the IT industry with a strong desire for innovation.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, written, problem solving skills.
- Self-motivated and self-managing and able to work independently.
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
