Solution Architect - *Hybrid

Mcgrath Rent Corp; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Mcgrath Rent Corp is seeking a Solution Architect to lead end-to-end design of enterprise solutions in a hybrid role based in Livermore, CA. You will own the total solution across business processes, applications, and integrations, ensuring alignment with security and cloud deployment standards.

Responsibilities include evaluating new products, guiding implementations, and maintaining governance. Strong experience with ERP/CRM platforms and modern deployment practices is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in application development, system design, and enterprise integration.
• 4+ years in a solution architect or senior application architecture role.
• Strong expertise in ERP and CRM platforms (e.g., Oracle Cloud, Salesforce).
• Proficiency in integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, OIC) and API design.
• Experience leading platform selection and vendor evaluation processes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, Azure & OCI and deployment best practices.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies.
• Strong grasp of application security, compliance frameworks, and cost optimization strategies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to think long-term, anticipate future needs, and design scalable solutions.
• Ability to analyze complex business problems and make data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the organization’s application and integration landscape.
• Act as the overall solution owner, ensuring designs, implementations, and infra form a cohesive system.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of new products and platforms to align with long-term strategies.
• Ensure architectures meet security, compliance, scalability, and cost objectives.
• Collaborate across teams to maintain alignment throughout project lifecycles.
• Establish and uphold architectural governance processes to protect long-term integrity.
• Assess current systems, identify opportunities, and recommend improvements.
• Design application and integration architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
• Oversee both functional and technical workstreams to the approved blueprint.
• Conduct product and platform evaluations, ROI analyses, and vendor assessments.
• Translate business requirements into architecture blueprints with data flows and APIs.

Skills

ERP platforms

Salesforce

MuleSoft

APIs

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Security compliance

Azure OCI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Salesforce CRM

MuleSoft

APIs design tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD tools

Job description

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Solution Architect - *Hybrid

IT GROUP Full Time Regular Professionals Livermore, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2900

Salary Range: $128,800.00 To $175,000.00 Annually

The specific pay rate and level will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications, prior experience and location.

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“A Day in the Life”

The Solution Architect owns the end-to-end design of enterprise solutions, sitting above both functional and technical workstreams to ensure complete alignment between business processes and technology delivery. This role has command of the total solution — from business requirements and process optimization to application architecture, integrations, security, and deployment.

While the primary focus is on applications and integrations (ERP, CRM, middleware, and APIs), the Solution Architect also ensures all solutions meet security, compliance, and cloud deployment standards through close collaboration with the Infrastructure and Security team.

The Solution Architect will collaborate with the PMO to evaluate new products and platforms, guide implementations to follow the approved architecture, and uphold strong governance so solutions are sustainable, scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise strategy.

“What You’ll Do”

• Develop a deep understanding of the organization’s application and integration landscape to identify improvement opportunities.
• Act as the overall solution owner, ensuring functional designs, technical implementations, and infrastructure considerations form a cohesive, sustainable system.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new products and platforms to align with long-term business and IT strategies.
• Ensure all application architectures incorporate security, compliance, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate across business, functional, and technical teams to maintain alignment throughout project lifecycles.
• Establish and uphold strong architectural governance processes to protect long-term solution integrity.
• Assess current systems and processes, identify opportunities to streamline, align, and simplify, and recommend improvements through upgrades, consolidation, new technologies, or architectural changes
• Lead the design of application and integration architectures, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and strategy.
• Oversee both functional and technical workstreams to maintain alignment with the approved solution blueprint.
• Conduct product and platform evaluations, including proof-of-concepts, ROI analysis, and vendor assessments.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into detailed architecture blueprints, including data flows, API specifications, and integration patterns.
• Oversee implementation to ensure adherence to design principles, security requirements, and cost objectives.
• Document and maintain architecture decisions, design patterns, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure deployment readiness and compliance with security policies.
• Anticipate risks and constraints related to time, scope, resources, and compliance, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Mentor technical and functional team members to promote architectural best practices.
• Promote the use of Kubernetes, containerization, and microservices where appropriate for scalability and agility.
• Participate in and, where needed, lead architecture review boards or governance forums.
• Design and lead AI-driven solutions: Build secure, scalable systems that integrate AI into business processes, guiding teams to drive innovation, ensure governance, and align with organizational goals and ethics.
• Perform other duties as assigned

“Must Haves”

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 7+ years of experience in application development, system design, and enterprise integration.
• 4+ years in a solution architect or senior application architecture role.
• Strong expertise in ERP and CRM platforms (e.g., Oracle Cloud, Salesforce).
• Proficiency in integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, OIC) and API design.
• Experience leading platform selection and vendor evaluation processes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, Azure & OCI and deployment best practices.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies.
• Strong grasp of application security, compliance frameworks, and cost optimization strategies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to think long-term, anticipate future needs, and design solutions that are scalable and adaptable.
• Ability to analyze complex business problems, evaluate trade-offs between different solutions, and make data-driven decisions.

“Nice to Haves”

• Experience in B2B or rental industry systems.
• Familiarity with microservices, event-driven architecture, and API gateways.
• Hands-on experience with application deployment automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of infrastructure fundamentals (networking, hosting, load balancing).
• Ability to bridge application, security, and infrastructure requirements in solution design.
• Experience with AWS cloud platforms
• It’s a great place to work where you are given the space to share ideas and opinions and the bottom-line is “YOU” matter!
• We value our employees' Quality of Life, and when it comes to mental health, recovery, and self-care, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that is why we provide resources where employees can find information on several wellness topics like nutrition, exercise, emotional health, and more!
• We all need to rest and recharge, that’s why in addition to vacation and sick time we also offer 10 days + 2 half days company-paid holidays!
• We offer a variety of benefits that offer you flexibility and choice, a simple selection experience, and the ability to take control over your benefit spending.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match.
• Life is unpredictable, having Company Paid Life Insurance and knowing that your loved ones will be protected financially in the event of an unexpected death can give you peace of mind.
• We also offer DailyPay, HSA, FSA, EAP and Pet Insurance!

Flexibility & Evolving Responsibilities

This job posting is intended to convey the general nature and level of work expected in the role. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Responsibilities may evolve over time, and team members may be asked to take on additional tasks or adjust their focus in response to changing business needs—sometimes with or without prior notice. This flexibility is a valued part of our culture and supports our commitment to collaboration, agility, and shared success.

Pre-employment screenings are conducted after a conditional offer of employment is extended, in accordance with fair hiring laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, on the basis of disability and any other legally protected status. Our company uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.