Senior Solution Architect — Data & Digital Platform Lead

USG; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) with company match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

USG Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Sr. Solution Architect to translate complex business requirements into technical solution architecture and drive the roadmaps that deliver them.

You will spend substantial time talking with business leaders, mentor developers, and lead architecture across data, web, eCommerce, Salesforce, integration, and martech domains while aligning with Knauf standards. The role offers a hybrid workplace in Chicago with minimal travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology roles with at least 5 years in lead solution architecture or related roles.
• Proven track record translating business strategy into architecture and phased delivery roadmaps.
• Experience architecting and integrating customer-facing technology solutions end-to-end spanning CMS, PIM, CRM, eCommerce, DAM, and CDP.
• Experience working in global organizations with standardized tech stacks, governance, and regional requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements, commercial goals, and customer experience needs into technical solution architecture and roadmaps.
• Partner with business stakeholders across sales, marketing and customer service to understand capability needs before they become requirements.
• Own the architecture narrative, producing clear documentation and presentations for executives.
• Define and harmonize platform, process, and data architecture across the customer technology stack.
• Ensure architecture decisions account for scalability, security, and total cost of ownership.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Architecture leadership

MACH architecture

Cloud-native

API-first design

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Lucidchart

Visio

Miro

Azure

Job description

USG Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Sr. Solution Architect to translate complex business requirements into technical solution architecture and drive the roadmaps that deliver them.

You will spend substantial time talking with business leaders, mentor developers, and lead architecture across data, web, eCommerce, Salesforce, integration, and martech domains while aligning with Knauf standards. The role offers a hybrid workplace in Chicago with minimal travel.