Solutions Architect

Energy Innovation Corp; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures is seeking a Solutions Architect in Thornton, CO who thrives on database tuning, performance optimization, and thoughtful tech choices. You will own data models, query plans, and the stack that powers high-throughput workloads for Sony Pictures’ applications.

You’ll evaluate buy vs. build decisions, lead performance improvements, and help secure authentication flows with Next.js, while mentoring teams to uphold engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to optimize queries and schemas for high-throughput workloads.
• Experience deciding buy vs build for tech stacks.
• Experience ensuring uptime and performance in production.
• Review code and uphold engineering standards.
• Ability to reduce cloud spend through efficient architecture.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Sony Pictures workloads.
• Decide when to buy Go versus build it for Sony Pictures's Thornton, CO stack.
• Defend Sony Pictures uptime through the 2 a.m. Thornton pages nobody volunteers for.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team.
• Trim Sony Pictures's cloud bill by right-sizing the Cultural Awareness infrastructure in Thornton, CO.
• Keep the Docker build pipeline green so Thornton deploys never wait on a red light.
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Next.js.

Skills

Multitasking

Ownership

Critical thinking

Communication

Growth mindset

Tools

MySQL

Go

Docker

Next.js

Job description

The Solutions Architect we're after in Thornton thinks in MySQL, dreams in Cultural Awareness, and argues about naming conventions for sport. Everything here scales with you — $90,000 - $130,000 at 5 years, technology ownership soon after, and a Sony Pictures ladder above.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Sony Pictures workloads
• Decide when to buy Go versus build it for Sony Pictures's Thornton, CO stack
• Defend Sony Pictures uptime through the 2 a.m. Thornton pages nobody volunteers for
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Trim Sony Pictures's cloud bill by right-sizing the Cultural Awareness infrastructure in Thornton, CO
• Keep the Docker build pipeline green so Thornton deploys never wait on a red light
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Next.js

What You'll Bring

• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• A purpose-led attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat

Sony Pictures has become the innovative name technology buyers across CO bring up when someone asks who actually knows Go. Decisions at Sony Pictures come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

Earn a $90,000 - $130,000 base while a mentor accelerates your jump from mid-level to lead, with benefits and flexibility along for the ride.

Hiring is happening now, not last quarter, for this Solutions Architect seat.