Manager, Solutions Architect (Deployment)

Axon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k match

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave for all

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Mental Wellness support

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Manager, Solutions Architects (Deployment). You will lead a team delivering technical excellence across Axon's Real-Time Operations offerings and partner with sales, product, and engineering to ensure successful deployments.

The role spends ~80% on team leadership and ~20% on complex client engagements, with hiring, coaching, architecture reviews, and ensuring execution aligned to Axon standards. CJIS background check is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years in solution architecture or related technical leadership roles.
• 1–3 years of direct supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Expertise in solution architecture frameworks, cloud technologies, and systems integration.
• Effective communication across technical and non-technical audiences, including clients.
• Experience in project management and business process analysis.
• Basic understanding of integration coding methodologies.
• Experience in the public safety sector preferred (e.g., RMS/CAD implementations).
• CJIS background check required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Solutions Architects focused on law enforcement, campus, and corrections customers.
• Provide technical and project guidance to team members and ensure consistent quality and productivity in solution delivery.
• Coach and mentor team members, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability.
• Analyze and review IT system architectures to scope and recommend technical solutions.
• Partner with customers and internal stakeholders (sales, account management, product, engineering) to ensure successful project implementation and integration.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of new Solutions Architects.
• Ensure timely and effective project execution aligned with Axon's solution architecture standards.
• Maintain responsibility for team performance, resource allocation, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Champion continuous process improvement in architecture, customer delivery, and team operations.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cloud technologies

Systems integration

Communication skills

Project management

Business process analysis

Integration coding

CJIS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Manager, Solutions Architect (Deployment)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

As a Manager, Solutions Architects, you'll lead a team focused on delivering technical excellence in solution architecture across Axon's Real-Time Operations (RTO) offerings. Partnering closely with the Sr. Manager and cross-functional teams, you'll implement and scale high-quality solution design processes while providing strategic support for mission-critical, customer-facing engagements.

You will spend approximately 80% of your time leading the team and managing project delivery across your group, and 20% supporting complex or unique client engagements with technical depth, particularly in emerging or highly integrated deployments.

What You'll Do

Location: Hybrid - Must report into one of our Hub locations listed below
(Scottsdale AZ, Seattle WA, Boston MA, Atlanta GA)
Reports to: Senior Director, RTO
Direct Reports: 6-10 Solutions Architects

• Lead and develop a team of Solutions Architects focused on law enforcement, campus, and corrections customers.
• Provide technical and project guidance to team members and ensure consistent quality and productivity in solution delivery.
• Coach and mentor team members, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability.
• Analyze and review IT system architectures to scope and recommend technical solutions.
• Partner with customers and internal stakeholders (sales, account management, product, engineering) to ensure successful project implementation and integration.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of new Solutions Architects.
• Ensure timely and effective project execution aligned with Axon's solution architecture standards.
• Maintain responsibility for team performance, resource allocation, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Champion continuous process improvement in architecture, customer delivery, and team operations.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years of experience in solution architecture or related technical leadership roles.
• 1–3 years of direct supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Expertise in solution architecture frameworks, cloud technologies, and systems integration.
• Effective communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, including clients.
• Experience in project management and business process analysis.
• Basic understanding of integration coding methodologies.
• Experience in the public safety sector preferred (e.g., RMS/CAD implementations).
• Must pass a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) background check and maintain CJIS clearance

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit https://www.axon.com/careers .

Base Pay Range

$144,555 - $231,288 USD

Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

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