Solution Architect

Job Description

• The Solution/Software Architect owns the architectural decisions for the team, covering backend API, integrations, frontend native Apps and web portals.
• The SA should the visionary force behind the technical solution. The SA values simplicity and is unafraid to challenge technical constraints and procedures to achieve an Agile design.
• The SA works closely with all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses/incorporates future architectural changes and designs.
• The SA will drive the teams engineering practices in test driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment.
• The SA is a hands-on team member who actively coaches the team to solve complex problems.
• Designs the overall solution/application architecture of the product with the help of the team
• Guides project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment
• Accountable for the technical design of the product
• Be hands on and engage in coding to help the team to develop his solution and solve all surfacing problems at hand Identifies and removes technical impediments
• Works with Product Owner to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack
• Thought partners with the Product owner in story creation and acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs effectively with Designers ▪ Constantly looking for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
• Provides the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
• Shares responsibility with Product Owner for building reusable and scalable components
• Reporting to Engineering Lead, aligning architecture decisions and technology stacks implementation.

Job Requirements

• Experience in Agile Development, with specific Solution Architect (or similar) experience preferred
• Understands relationship with Product Owner, Scrum Master, Design Lead and rest of technical team
• Experience managing technical priorities and dependencies within the Backlog