Hands-on Lead Solutions Architect for Modernization

Acuative Corporation; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuative Corporation in Strongsville, OH is seeking a hands-on Lead Solutions Architect to drive the architecture of our enterprise software ecosystem. You will blend senior technical leadership with practical software development, mentoring teams, and defining strategic technology direction.

You'll influence platform modernization, API design, ERP integrations, and DevOps practices while collaborating with IS managers, business analysts, and development teams to deliver scalable, secure

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Deep expertise with C#, .NET, Angular, and SQL Server.
• Strong experience with GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience leading or mentoring software development teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical leader for Acuative’s application ecosystem.
• Establish architecture standards, development practices, and engineering guidelines.
• Mentor developers and grow technical capabilities across the organization.
• Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise solutions.
• Define integration strategies between internal and external systems.
• Lead long-term application and technology roadmaps.
• Ensure solutions align with business objectives and operational requirements.
• Participate in hands-on software development for strategic initiatives.
• Lead modernization efforts and platform evolution.
• Promote DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Establish observability and operational support standards.

Skills

Software development

Architecture leadership

C#

.NET

Angular

SQL Server

GitLab CI/CD

Mentoring teams

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Security clearance

Tools

GitLab

REST APIs

Job description

Acuative Corporation in Strongsville, OH is seeking a hands-on Lead Solutions Architect to drive the architecture of our enterprise software ecosystem. You will blend senior technical leadership with practical software development, mentoring teams, and defining strategic technology direction.

You'll influence platform modernization, API design, ERP integrations, and DevOps practices while collaborating with IS managers, business analysts, and development teams to deliver scalable, secure