Lead Solution Architect

The Lead Solution Architect will serve as the technical architecture expert for a value stream, managing architectural roadmaps and ensuring successful product deliveries. Responsibilities include understanding product requirements and vision, evaluating technical feasibility, identifying blockers and risks, and leading solution discussions. The role involves working on overall solutions with colleagues across UI, API, and service levels, defining logic workflows, integration strategies, and technical blueprints. Key duties include communicating and presenting solutions to business partners and leadership, aligning engineering teams on technical blueprints, leading proof-of-concepts and spike solutions, and providing reference architectures. The architect will evaluate new technologies and vendors, provide guidance and mentorship to developers and other architects on best practices, standards, and the design of server applications including APIs, microservices, containers, databases, and cloud services. Ensuring non-functional requirements are met and participating in high-level estimations are also core responsibilities.