Senior Solution Architect — Cloud, AI & Enterprise Platforms

ABC Supply Co.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with generous company match

Employee assistance program

Employer paid disability

Job summary

ABC Supply Co. in Chicago seeks a Solution Architect embedded with one portfolio, delivering fit-for-purpose designs across Azure, Power BI, and security domains. You will own solution blueprints, ADRs, and governance while collaborating with product managers, engineers, and enterprise architects.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT with 3–5+ years in architecture, strong API/microservices, cloud and IAM experience (Okta or Entra ID), and a hands-on, product-minded leadership style.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field—or equivalent experience
• 7+ years in IT with 3–5+ years in solution architecture (design, installation, configuration) across multiple domains
• Experience designing and supporting third-party solutions and integrations; strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, containers, and messaging
• Knowledge of secure network architecture and application development methodologies; compliance awareness (e.g., PCI DSS)
• Comfortable with Agile and Waterfall; excellent written and verbal communication; cross-team collaboration; change management experience
• Hands-on cloud architecture (Microsoft Azure preferred) and the M365 ecosystem; strong integration, API, networking, and security fundamentals.
• Familiarity with IAM (Okta and/or Microsoft Entra ID), ITSM/CMDB (ServiceNow), and data/analytics platforms (Power BI); practical AI/ML and GenAI understanding.
• Modeling notations (UML or ArchiMate), agile/DevOps SDLC methodologies, and TCO/FinOps principles for evaluating solution alternatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution ideation, architecture design, and implementation across portfolio value streams
• Produce solution blueprints, integration/data flow models, and ADRs; maintain artifacts in shared registries
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, observable, and cost-aware
• Leverage EA reference architectures, starter kits, and pattern catalogs for repeatable delivery
• Contribute feedback to improve enablement assets and drive adoption across the portfolio
• Replace manual approvals with automated guardrails where feasible (policy-as-code, CI/CD checks)
• Participate in ARB for exceptions; publish decisions and ADRs
• Collaborate with Security, Data, Infrastructure architects to satisfy NFRs and compliance (e.g., PCI DSS)
• Coordinate with Change Advisory Board and program governance as needed
• Develop and maintain portfolio product roadmaps (upgrades, migrations, end-of-life)
• Identify and remediate technical debt; support modernization paths
• Run or support pilots from the Innovation Sandbox and integrate validated patterns into solutions
• Translate business and technical requirements into architectural blueprints and maintain a robust runway
• Lead design and analysis to implement solution architectures across applications and technologies
• Develop roadmaps for the portfolio’s evolution from current to future state
• Guide application architects to align with enterprise architecture across product life cycle

Skills

Solution architecture

APIs & microservices

Containers & messaging

Agile & DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field

Tools

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

ServiceNow

Power BI

Azure

M365

Job description

ABC Supply Co. in Chicago seeks a Solution Architect embedded with one portfolio, delivering fit-for-purpose designs across Azure, Power BI, and security domains. You will own solution blueprints, ADRs, and governance while collaborating with product managers, engineers, and enterprise architects.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in IT with 3–5+ years in architecture, strong API/microservices, cloud and IAM experience (Okta or Entra ID), and a hands-on, product-minded leadership style.