Senior Solutions Architect & Hands-on Tech Lead

Compunnel, Inc.; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. seeks a Principal Tech Consultant – Solution Architect to design and deliver scalable, secure enterprise apps while actively coding, prototyping, and solving complex problems. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and DevOps to modernize and cloud-transform platforms.

The role is hybrid, based in Arlington, VA, New York, NY, or St. Louis, MO, with 10+ years in software/architecture and strong leadership across delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, and enterprise solution design.
• 7+ years of hands-on coding experience with Java/Spring Boot, .NET, Python, or similar enterprise technologies.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and enterprise integrations.
• 3+ years of experience designing and developing cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, object-oriented design, design patterns, and clean coding principles.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed application architecture.
• Strong consulting, architecture, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architecture for complex enterprise applications and platforms.
• Remain actively involved in hands-on coding, development, prototyping, and implementation of critical application components.
• Design scalable microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
• Develop Proofs of Concept (PoCs) to evaluate technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches.
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical designs and implementation strategies.
• Establish application architecture, coding standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical design reviews, and code reviews.
• Work closely with engineering teams to resolve complex technical and performance challenges.
• Mentor senior developers and provide hands-on technical guidance to development teams.
• Drive application modernization, refactoring, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD, deployment automation, and application reliability.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for security, scalability, availability, performance, and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide architectural and code-level solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption based on business and technical requirements.

Skills

Software architecture

Hands-on coding

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Compunnel, Inc. seeks a Principal Tech Consultant – Solution Architect to design and deliver scalable, secure enterprise apps while actively coding, prototyping, and solving complex problems. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and DevOps to modernize and cloud-transform platforms.

The role is hybrid, based in Arlington, VA, New York, NY, or St. Louis, MO, with 10+ years in software/architecture and strong leadership across delivery teams.