Solution Architect

Raas Infotek; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Raas Infotek in the United States seeks an experienced Solution Architect to design scalable, secure, enterprise-level technology solutions. This role requires 12+ years of IT experience and collaboration with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into robust architectures.

The position emphasizes end-to-end design, integration, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices, with leadership in architecture discussions and documentation to support delivery.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software development, architecture, and enterprise design.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Experience with designing high-level and low-level architectures.
• Hands-on with microservices, APIs, REST/SOAP, distributed systems.
• Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Security, IAM, authentication and authorization expertise.
• Ability to mentor teams and lead technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end enterprise solutions based on requirements.
• Define architecture standards, patterns, best practices.
• Lead architecture and technical design discussions.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, product, and business teams.
• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, performance, and compliance.
• Review existing applications and recommend modernization.
• Provide technical guidance throughout implementation and deployment.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Microservices & API design

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD & DevOps

Security & IAM

Performance & scalability

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

REST/SOAP

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architecture with 12+ years of IT experience and strong expertise in designing scalable, secure, and enterprise-level technology solutions. The ideal candidate will work closely with business and technical stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical architectures.

Position: Solution Architect

Experience: 12+ Years

Employment Type: W2 Only

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software development, architecture, and enterprise solution design.


• Strong hands-on experience in Solution Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.


• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.


• Strong experience designing high-level and low-level architecture.


• Extensive knowledge of microservices, APIs, REST/SOAP, and distributed systems.


• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.


• Experience with application integration, enterprise systems, and third-party integrations.


• Strong understanding of databases, data integration, messaging, and event-driven architecture.


• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.


• Knowledge of Terraform or Infrastructure as Code is preferred.


• Strong understanding of application and cloud security, IAM, authentication, and authorization.


• Experience designing solutions for scalability, high availability, performance, disaster recovery, and business continuity.


• Ability to create architecture diagrams, technical specifications, solution roadmaps, and design documentation.


• Experience evaluating technologies and providing technical recommendations.


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Ability to provide technical leadership and mentor development teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Kafka or other messaging technologies.


• Experience with cloud-native and modernization initiatives.


• Knowledge of TOGAF or other architecture frameworks.


• Relevant cloud or architecture certifications are a plus.


• Experience working on large-scale enterprise transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end enterprise solutions based on business and technical requirements.


• Define architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.


• Lead architecture and technical design discussions.


• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, product, and business teams.


• Identify technical risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.


• Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, performance, and compliance requirements.
  
• Review existing applications and recommend modernization and optimization strategies.


• Provide technical guidance throughout implementation and deployment.

Important

Only W2 candidates with 12+ years of experience will be considered.