Technology Solutions Architect Lead

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at . Job SummaryAcuity is undergoing a major modernization of its digital, data, and AI platforms across commerce, operations, engineering, and enterprise systems. We are seeking a Technology Solutions Architect Lead who can combine deep technical knowledge, strong delivery management, and architectural understanding to run multi-team execution for high-impact modernization programs.The ideal candidate is someone who has led delivery of complex cloud-native, microservices, event-driven, and AI-enhanced systems. You will serve as the accountable owner for delivery, ensuring teams ship high-quality, scalable, secure solutions on predictable timelines.Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)Delivery & ExecutionLead the architectural design and development of large and complex projects in CPQ & Digital Commerce space, including agentic AI and cloud architecture integrations, involving multiple vendors and leading-edge technologies. Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team programs across cloud, microservices, data, and AI platforms.Build delivery plans, track milestones, manage risks, and ensure predictable execution.Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness.Technical OversightProvide hands-on expertise in evaluating emerging technologies, architecting, designing, developing, coding, testing, and deploying solutions. Guide delivery of systems built on Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, Postgres, Redis.Define standards for architecture documentation using modeling tools, methods, and industry best practices – C4 models etc. Translate architectural designs into actionable workstreams with clear dependencies.Ensure code quality, reliability, and performance through reviews and technical coaching.Team LeadershipMentor engineers, foster accountability, and drive high-performance engineering culture.Support onboarding, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.Quality, CI/CD & OperationsUphold strong engineering standard testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and DevSecOps.Leverage tools like SonarQube, Snyk, Datadog, CloudWatch, and automated testing.Ensure smooth releases, post-launch stabilization, and root-cause analysis.Stakeholder ManagementPartner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Data teams to align scope and priorities.Communicate progress, blockers, and decisions to leaders and executive stakeholders.AI-Enabled DeliveryDrive adoption of AI coding assistants and GenAI engineering platforms.Integrate AI-driven quality, documentation, and automation practices into delivery workflows.Skills and Minimum Experience Required8–12+ years in engineering, solution architecture, or technical delivery leadership.Proven delivery of distributed, event-driven, or cloud-native systems.Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.) and expertise in cloud architecture (Azure and AWS)Strong understanding of distributed systems, including experience with microservices architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), and event driven architecture – Event hub / Kafka / Service Bus etc.Experience with architectural design patterns (MVC, MNNM etc) Deep expertise in Cloud computing & containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) – on the Azure/AWS platform. Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure-as-code). Experience with ARM templates, Bicep templates, Go, Ansible, Python are a plus. Strong experience with:Java/Spring BootKubernetes, DockerAWS (EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, RDS)Kafka & streamingCI/CD and monitoring toolsExperience with ML/AI or data pipeline delivery is a plus.Excellent communication, planning, and leadership skills.Preferred Skills and ExperienceExperience delivering GenAI enablement platforms or AI coding assistants.Experience with GraphQL/Hasura, FastAPI, Redis, Spark, Airflow, or SageMaker.Understanding of security, data privacy, and enterprise governance in large-scale systems.We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Please click here and here for more information. 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