Strategic Solution Architect - Cloud, API & Governance

UL Research Institutes; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 131,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement seek a Solution Architect to guide technology decision‑making and align solutions with organizational goals from the Morrisville, NC office. The role bridges business needs with technical capabilities, promoting standards, governance, and best practices across the solution portfolio.

You will design and evaluate architectures, lead vendor evaluations, and ensure security, data protection, and compliance while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Solutions Architect or similar leadership role.
• Experience with SaaS/PaaS (M365, Salesforce, Workday) and IaaS (Azure, AWS).

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business drivers and translate them into solution designs.
• Lead evaluation and selection of platforms, designing standard and custom configurations.
• Consult on application development, infrastructure design, and system integrations.
• Promote architecture patterns and governance across lifecycle.
• Produce architecture deliverables (diagrams, models, standards).
• Define and maintain architecture principles and manage aging tech and debt.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Agile DevOps CI/CD

Architectural governance

Leadership & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Azure

AWS

Salesforce

M365

Job description

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement seek a Solution Architect to guide technology decision‑making and align solutions with organizational goals from the Morrisville, NC office. The role bridges business needs with technical capabilities, promoting standards, governance, and best practices across the solution portfolio.

You will design and evaluate architectures, lead vendor evaluations, and ensure security, data protection, and compliance while collaborating with