(ON HOLD) Senior Solution Architect | Hybrid in Makati

Gratitude Philippines; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,562,000 - 1,618,000; Full time

Job summary

Gratitude Philippines in Makati, Philippines, is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to bridge business strategy and technology execution. You will lead cross-functional teams across cloud, software engineering, automation, DevOps, and enterprise platforms to deliver scalable and secure solutions.

The role demands strong hands-on engineering and enterprise architecture capabilities, with a day shift in a hybrid setup. Join a team shaping future-ready technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software/enterprise engineering and architecture.
• Experience designing or guiding enterprise technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of production environments, resiliency, monitoring, and incident management.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with Agile, SAFe, DevOps, or similar delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective enterprise technology solutions.
• Translate business requirements into architecture designs and roadmaps.
• Lead architecture discussions and establish technical direction for strategic initiatives.
• Evaluate technology options, assess risks, and recommend best-fit solutions.
• Develop target-state architectures, transition strategies, and implementation plans.
• Identify technical debt, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, and design workshops.
• Collaborate with engineering, cloud, security, and operations teams.
• Guide engineering teams through solution design, implementation, and readiness.
• Communicate architecture decisions to business and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud engineering

Software engineering

DevOps

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Senior Solution Architect

Shape the Future of Enterprise Technology | Makati, Philippines

Are you an experienced technology professional passionate about designing enterprise solutions, driving innovation, and leading complex technical initiatives?

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect who can bridge the gap between business strategy and technology execution. If you have strong hands-on engineering experience, enterprise architecture exposure, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams toward scalable and secure solutions, this opportunity is for you!

Position Highlights

• Job Title: Senior Solution Architect

• Location: Makati, Philippines

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid

• Shift: Day Shift | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

• Experience: 8+ Years

• Salary: PHP 140,000 – 145,000 per month

• Open Positions: 1

• Joining: As per notice period

What Makes This Opportunity Exciting?

• Lead architecture decisions for complex enterprise technology initiatives.

• Work across cloud, software engineering, automation, DevOps, and enterprise platforms.

• Influence technology strategy and solution design.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams.

• Drive innovation, automation, simplification, and continuous improvement.

• Make a meaningful impact on scalable, secure, and future-ready technology solutions.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective enterprise technology solutions.

• Translate business requirements into practical architecture designs and implementation roadmaps.

• Lead architecture discussions and establish technical direction for strategic initiatives.

• Evaluate technology options, assess risks, and recommend the best-fit solutions.

• Develop target-state architectures, transition strategies, and implementation plans.

• Identify technical debt, dependencies, operational risks, and delivery challenges.

• Conduct architecture reviews, technical assessments, design workshops, and proof-of-concept activities.

• Collaborate with engineering, cloud, security, operations, product, and business teams.

• Guide engineering teams throughout solution design, implementation, and operational readiness.

• Communicate architecture decisions and technical recommendations to business and technical stakeholders.

• Promote automation, standardization, reusability, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• 8+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following:

  • Software Engineering

  • Cloud Engineering

  • Platform Engineering

  • Infrastructure Engineering

  • DevOps

  • Automation Engineering

  • Database Engineering

• Proven experience designing or guiding enterprise technology solutions.

• Strong understanding of production environments, operational supportability, resiliency, monitoring, and incident management.

• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.

• Ability to lead technical discussions, influence decisions, and guide multiple teams.

• Experience with Agile, SAFe, DevOps, or similar delivery methodologies.

Technical Skills

• Cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure.

• Software engineering and automation.

• GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar tools.

• Programming and scripting: Python, C, PowerShell, Go, or equivalent languages.

• REST APIs and systems integration.

• JSON, YAML, and workflow automation.

• Security, identity management, resiliency, and observability.

• CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.

• Architecture documentation, technical analysis, and solution design.

The Ideal Candidate

• Strong hands-on technical background with enterprise architecture capabilities.

• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Capable of influencing technical decisions without direct authority.

• Comfortable working across multiple technologies and business domains.

• Able to evaluate technical tradeoffs and recommend practical solutions.

• Strong learning agility and ability to adapt to evolving technology landscapes.

Candidate Pre-Screening Questions

1. Highest Educational Attainment:

2. Total years of professional technical experience:

3. Relevant years of experience in Solution Architecture / Enterprise Architecture:

4. Experience with cloud, DevOps, software engineering, or infrastructure technologies:

5. Last Drawn Salary:

6. Expected Salary:

7. Are you comfortable working in a hybrid setup in Makati, Philippines?

8. Are you comfortable with the 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM day shift?

9. What is your current notice period?

Interview Preparation

Candidates are requested to highlight their relevant architecture projects, hands-on technical contributions, enterprise solution designs, and technology experience clearly in their latest CV.

Ready to take your architecture career to the next level?

If you have the technical depth, architectural mindset, and leadership skills to design enterprise solutions and drive technology transformation, we would love to hear from you!