Remote Solutions Architect — Enterprise Cloud & AI/ML

Lithia & Driveway; Beaverton (OR); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

Paid Holidays

PTO: 80 hours front‑loaded on day 1

Short and Long‑Term Disability

Paid Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Lithia Learning Center

Vehicle Purchase Discounts

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Lithia & Driveway is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect for remote work with occasional travel in the United States. You will lead discovery, design scalable architectures, and ensure technology decisions align with business goals.

This high-impact role requires hands-on architecture and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, data, cloud, and security teams. You will guide architectural decisions, develop implementation-ready designs, and mentor teams on modern, secure,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale software solutions and distributed systems.
• Experience leading architecture and solution design across multiple technology domains.
• Strong background in requirements discovery, solution architecture, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience evaluating options, documenting solution approaches, and guiding decisions.
• Expertise with cloud platforms, APIs, system integration, scalability, security, and modern architectures.
• Familiarity with AI/ML technologies and governance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and current-state assessments with business and technology stakeholders to understand systems, dependencies, and requirements.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient architectures across applications, integrations, cloud platforms, and data ecosystems.
• Partner with engineering, cloud, security, and data teams to ensure solutions align with architectural principles.
• Develop implementation-ready solution architectures and technical designs for strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and provide guidance on tradeoffs, risks, and maintainability.
• Support modernization initiatives to reduce technical debt and improve platform performance.
• Evaluate technologies and vendor solutions to support business objectives and evolution.
• Contribute to architecture standards and reference patterns for consistency across solutions.
• Translate strategic goals into practical technology solutions with business leaders.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout project planning, design, and delivery.

Job description

Lithia & Driveway is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect for remote work with occasional travel in the United States. You will lead discovery, design scalable architectures, and ensure technology decisions align with business goals.

This high-impact role requires hands-on architecture and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, data, cloud, and security teams. You will guide architectural decisions, develop implementation-ready designs, and mentor teams on modern, secure,