Solutions Architect

Citadel; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 65,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Room to grow

Job summary

Citadel is seeking a Solutions Architect in Columbia, SC, with Docker and GitLab CI expertise, ready to own critical technology outcomes. This role allows relocation or remote work and offers mentorship and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will design, build, and ship software for millions of users daily, turning vague tickets into clear acceptance criteria while maintaining a culture of collaboration and ownership.

Qualifications

• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Willingness to relocate to Columbia, SC, or to make remote work.
• 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Practical GitLab CI skills sharpened in a full-time setting.
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork.
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating.

Responsibilities

• Ship the Team Leadership solutions-focused rewrite that pays down years of Citadel technical debt.
• Ship Microservices fixes to Citadel customers in Columbia, SC the same day they report them.
• Watch Webpack error budgets and pump the brakes before Columbia, SC burns through them.
• Wire Microservices APIs to GitLab CI consumers so data lands where Columbia teams expect it.
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Webpack acceptance criteria.

Skills

Discretion

Teamwork

Relocation willingness

Tools

Docker

GitLab CI

Job description

Citadel is hiring a Solutions Architect to design, build, and ship software that serves millions of users every day. At Citadel the $65,000 - $99,000 matters, sure, but so does owning the technology outcome with 4 years of Docker behind it.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship the Team Leadership solutions-focused rewrite that pays down years of Citadel technical debt
• Ship Microservices fixes to Citadel customers in Columbia, SC the same day they report them
• Watch Webpack error budgets and pump the brakes before Columbia, SC burns through them
• Wire Microservices APIs to GitLab CI consumers so data lands where Columbia teams expect it
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Webpack acceptance criteria

What You'll Bring

• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Willingness to relocate to Columbia, SC, or to make remote work
• 4+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Practical GitLab CI skills sharpened in a full-time setting
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating

From a Columbia loft, Citadel has built a growth-minded reputation for solving technology problems others quietly gave up on. We hand new Solutions Architect hires real ownership early because trust given freely tends to be returned.

For your 5 of Microservices, expect $65,000 - $99,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.

Right now in Columbia, the Solutions Architect chair sits open and the door is unlocked.