Senior Solutions Architect
Senior Solutions Architect
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$ 157000 - 243400
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Job Description
If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online competency-based degree programs WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century one that has received praise from academic industry government and media leaders. Whatever your role working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Job Description
Job Duties- Collaborates and recommends technical guidance with stakeholders to translate business requirements into flexible scalable and resilient architectural designs.
- Uses master level experience to provide technical guidance and recommendations to cross functional teams departments and leadership.
- Defines and documents current iterative and future-state architecture strategies for large and complex initiatives assigned by functions by recommending implementing and aligning with industry best practices and the Universitys strategic objectives.
- Functions as subject matter expert and thought leader for assigned functions.
- Develops teaches mentors guides and trains team members and other employees across the organization.
- Influences and informally leads cross-functional teams to accept and understand new concepts to ensure alignment between business needs and technology solutions.
- Communicates extremely complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Develops and communicates solutions strategy to diverse audiences.
- Evaluates scopes recommends and selects appropriate complex technologies tools and vendors to support objectives.
- Uses experience and judgement to imbed compliance with security and regulatory requirements in all architecture.
- Facilitates current and future state solutions discussions to achieve consensus awareness support and alignment.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
- Acknowledged within field of expertise as a subject matter expert.
- Strong understanding of architecture principles frameworks and methodologies.
- Expertise in designing and optimizing systems for performance reliability and scalability to meet stringent SLAs and uptime requirements.
- Exceptional collaboration design and negotiation skills with the ability to effectively communicate present and document complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive consensus in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
- Proficiency in using visualization tools like Visio Lucid or similar for architectural solutions.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- 10 years of relevant experience.
- 4 years as Solutions Architect or 8 years in a technical leadership role (e.g. technical lead principal engineer).
- Development experience in languages such as Java C or Python.
- Proven experience in designing high-resiliency solutions focusing on performance testing fault tolerance and scalability.
- Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.
- Masters Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- Knowledge of UML (Unified Modeling Language).
- Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Certification in cloud technologies and enterprise architecture (e.g. TOGAF Zachman).
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure GCP).
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.
Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
