Principal Solutions Architect

alphafmcroles; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Retirement plan matching

25 days paid time off

Supplementary medical/dental/vision

Commuting/mobile/home internet cost Re

Team training and retreats

Certification or training support

Up to five paid training days

Job summary

alphafmcroles is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to lead technology discovery and design for complex transformations. You’ll align business goals with architectures across applications, data, cloud, and integration, guiding teams through critical technical decisions and delivery challenges.

You will contribute to proposals, reusable assets, and evaluation of emerging technologies to create tangible business value. Travel up to 80% is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in solution/enterprise architecture or related field.
• Significant client-facing consulting experience.
• Proven track record in delivering complex enterprise solutions.
• Deep expertise in at least one cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Strong data platform and integration background.
• Familiar with APIs, CI/CD, IaC, containers, monitoring and observability.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state assessments, requirements discovery, target-state design, gap analysis, and roadmaps.
• Design end-to-end architectures across applications, data, cloud, and integrations.
• Advise on technology choices considering scalability, security, cost, and risk.
• Translate complex requirements into clear recommendations for technical and exec stakeholders.
• Mentor teams and coordinate across engineering, data, product, and business functions.
• Build proofs of concept and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI; contribute to proposals and SLAs.

Skills

10+ years experience

Client-facing

Solution/Enterprise architecture

APIs

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Containers

Monitoring/Observability

Technical leadership

Communication

Executive presentation

Commercial awareness

AI/ML exposure (Nice to have)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Data platforms

Databases

Data modeling

Integration

Job description

Role overview

The Principal Solutions Architect leads technology discovery and solution design for complex client transformation work. The role connects business goals to practical architectures across applications, data, cloud, integration, and enterprise technology, then guides teams through technical decisions and delivery challenges. It also contributes to proposals, reusable consulting assets, and evaluation of emerging technologies where they can create business value.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state assessments, requirements discovery, target-state design, gap analysis, and implementation roadmaps.
• Design end-to-end architectures across applications, data platforms, cloud services, integrations, and operating models.
• Advise on technology choices and implementation approaches, considering scalability, security, cost, and risk.
• Translate complex requirements into clear recommendations for technical and executive stakeholders; guide data architecture and management strategy.
• Act as a senior escalation point, mentor technical teams, and coordinate across engineering, data, product, and business functions.
• Build proofs of concept when needed, assess emerging technologies including AI, and contribute to proposals, estimates, statements of work, and reusable standards.

Requirements

• At least 10 years in solution or enterprise architecture, software engineering, technology consulting, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant client-facing experience in consulting, professional services, systems integration, or technology delivery.
• Track record designing and delivering solutions in complex enterprise environments, with broad knowledge of application, data, cloud, integration, and technology operating models.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP, including deep expertise in at least one platform.
• Strong background in data platforms, databases, modeling, integration, and management.
• Familiarity with modern delivery practices such as APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containers, monitoring, and observability.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, analytical and communication skills, executive presentation ability, and commercial awareness.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent discipline; willingness to travel up to 80%.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or exposure to AI, machine learning, generative AI, or other emerging technologies.

Benefits and work setup

The listing describes annual profit sharing, retirement plan matching, 25 days of accrued paid time off, supplemented medical, dental, and vision coverage, and reimbursement for commuting, mobile phone, and home internet costs. It also mentions team training and retreats, certification or training support, and up to five paid training days. Travel may reach 80%.