Senior Solution Architect: Cloud & Platform Strategy

TrulyHired; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 81,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is seeking a Solution Architect to guide the technical direction of key K12 product platforms. You will work with product, UX, and engineering to design secure, scalable solutions and set architectural standards. This virtual role is open to residents across the United States, with occasional travel.

You will drive architecture, own platform direction, and document decisions while collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact initiatives and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with multi-system architecture influence.
• 3+ years building solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on with multiple coding languages, UI frameworks and DB technologies.
• Familiar with modern web tech and open-source frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and ability to analyze trade-offs.
• Experience with large-scale, high-availability systems.
• Strong communication and ability to lead through influence.
• Understanding of app integration, SOA, and distributed patterns.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation.
• Background check clearance and up to 5% travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture across platforms and contribute to strategy.
• Own the technical direction for your platform with stakeholders.
• Define vision prioritizing security, performance, reliability, DevOps, monitoring.
• Document architecture decisions, patterns, and strategy.
• Guide engineering teams and break work into roadmaps; provide ongoing guidance.

Skills

Architectural thinking

Leadership by influence

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

UI frameworks

Database technologies

Job description

Stride, Inc. is seeking a Solution Architect to guide the technical direction of key K12 product platforms. You will work with product, UX, and engineering to design secure, scalable solutions and set architectural standards. This virtual role is open to residents across the United States, with occasional travel.

You will drive architecture, own platform direction, and document decisions while collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact initiatives and maintainability.