Senior Solution Architect

Insomniac Design; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global digital agency in Washington D.C. is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead client engagements and design enterprise architecture solutions. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of development experience and a strong ability to manage client relationships. Responsibilities include mentoring team members, collaborating with stakeholders on technical feasibility, and delivering cloud-native applications. A thorough understanding of data schema design and familiarity with programming languages like Python and Java are essential. This role provides an opportunity for significant impact within the agency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a technical client-facing role.
• 10+ years of development experience with multiple programming languages.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and design enterprise architecture solutions.
• Manage client relationships as the primary technical point of contact.
• Participate as a software development team member and contribute code.

Skills

Python

Scala

R

Java

PHP

FastAPI

Data schema design

Agile development

GCP

AWS

Azure

React

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloud Development Kits

Job description

LOCATION / TECHNOLOGY / FULL-TIME Insomniac Design is a global digital agency headquartered in Washington D.C., with offices in London, Bucharest and Chisinau. We’re an agile, determined and innovative team organized by functional areas of expertise — Creative, Technology, Strategy, and Management. We specialize in human-centered design with deep focus on design thinking and digital transformation.

Senior Solutions Architect

The Senior Solutions Architect will be responsible for leading client engagements, designing enterprise architecture solutions, and overseeing the technical relationship between our clients and the development team. You will have adept experience in pre‑sales support, managing successful client engagements, data modeling, schema design, systems architecture, and web application development in a cloud‑first environment.

General Responsibilities

• Expected to have a significant impact within the immediate department, driving innovation and leading strategic initiatives.
• Invent efficient solutions to problems with no known resolutions, designs and implements frameworks, processes and tools to address complex challenges.
• Invent automation, processes, or align work to industry best practices or revolutionary ideas, influencing the overall direction of the organization, shaping organizational strategy.
• Invent and/or lead implementation of product, process, automation and/or streamline work with industry best practices or revolutionary ideas, contributing to measurable improvements at the department level.
• Enable and unlock new business strategies through the development of innovative processes.
• Mentor all team members, actively participate in the hiring process, lead business improvements, and play a key role in performance management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to understand their business needs and design and document detailed solutions that meet those requirements. This includes developing white papers, client proposals, presentations, system architecture diagrams, and others as appropriate.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure the technical feasibility of solutions.
• Lead production and delivery of technical cloud‑native application software development proposals to clients.
• Manage client relationships, acting as the primary technical point of contact.
• Define, document, and lead data schema definition and design.
• Participate as a software development team member, contributing code as a project team developer, and providing software development thought leadership.
• Develop and implement best practices for technical delivery, such as coding standards, code reviews, and automated testing.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Work with the development team to deliver solutions through to production.
• Mentor software team members, actively participate in the hiring process, lead internal business process improvements, and play a key role in performance management.
• Support pre‑sales in conjunction with our strategy and business development teams.
• Stay up‑to‑date with emerging trends and technologies in web development, cloud platforms, and data schema design.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a technical client‑facing role.
• 10+ years of development experience within multiple languages such as Python, Scala, R, Java or PHP.
• Ability to participate in our Software proficiency test.
• Experience using frameworks such as FastAPI and Cloud Development Kits. Expertise in data schema design and modeling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience managing client relationships.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with cloud‑based platforms, such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience with front‑end frameworks such as React.
• Experience supporting pre‑sales efforts for enterprise‑level clients.