IT Solution Architect (Full time)

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for Solution Architect to join our technical team at initech Global. This is a FULL-TIME position.

***Position is on-site (Monday- Thurday) ***

A senior strategic role driving enterprise architecture, cloud-native transformation, AI integration, and technology alignment with long-range business objectives.

The IT Solution Architect will serve as a principal technical leader responsible for overseeing the enterprise application landscape, driving cloud-native and AI-enabled growth, and aligning the technology environment with evolving business objectives. This role bridges executive strategy and technical execution — partnering with business and IT leadership to define solution blueprints, evaluate emerging technologies (including generative AI and agentic systems), and architect resilient, scalable platforms. The architect will also lead the design of integration frameworks to support future acquisitions, organic growth, and digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture Leadership: Define and govern end-to-end solution architecture across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, ensuring alignment with business strategy and IT roadmaps.
• AI & Emerging Technology Integration: Evaluate, prototype, and architect solutions incorporating generative AI, machine learning pipelines, and agentic systems to unlock measurable business value.
• Cloud-Native Transformation: Lead the design of microservices, containerized workloads, and serverless architectures across multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), applying FinOps practices to optimize cost and performance.
• Platform & DevSecOps Enablement: Establish platform engineering standards, CI/CD pipeline architectures, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns, and integrated security practices (shift-left, zero-trust).
• Data Architecture: Design enterprise data architecture aligned with modern principles — data mesh, data fabric, and lakehouse patterns — to support analytics, AI/ML, and operational workloads.      
• Integration & API Strategy: Define API-first and event-driven integration frameworks to connect disparate systems, support M&A activity, and enable composable application ecosystems.
• Executive Engagement: Partner with C-suite and IT leadership to understand business priorities, translate them into architectural strategies, and communicate complex technical concepts in accessible terms.
• Proof of Concept & Innovation: Lead PoC efforts from ideation through execution; maintain a forward-looking perspective on technology trends and their applicability to business problems.
• Governance & Documentation: Produce solution blueprints, architecture decision records (ADRs), and technical reference architectures; enforce architecture review processes and standards compliance.

Required experience:

• Years of progressive experience in solution, enterprise, or technical architecture roles, with demonstrated delivery of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven track record designing and implementing  cloud-native architecture across AWS cloud platform is a must; hands-on experience with multi-cloud and hybrid strategies is nice to have.
• Experience architecting and deploying  AI/ML or Generative AI solutions in enterprise environments, with the ability to assess fit, risk, and ROI of emerging AI capabilities.
• Expertise translating  business requirements into architectural decisions , including Solution Blueprints, Architecture Decision Records, and reference architectures.
• Background in  M&A integration architecture — designing integration patterns, data consolidation strategies, and identity harmonization for acquired entities — preferred.
• Proficiency with  multiple delivery methodologies (Agile, SAFe) and the ability to apply the appropriate framework to the context of the initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and  influence Architecture Review Boards , Technical Design sessions, and cross-functional engineering teams without direct authority.
• Strong analytical skills with experience independently conducting  discovery, stakeholder interviews, and current-state assessments to build target-state architectures.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Strategic Communication: Ability to articulate complex architecture concepts to both executive stakeholders and engineering teams with equal clarity; strong presentation, written, and facilitation skills.
• Technology Literacy & Adaptability: Rapidly comprehends and evaluates new technologies — including LLMs, agentic frameworks, and edge computing — assessing their business applicability and implementation risk.
• Broad Platform Knowledge: Possesses working knowledge across applications, data, infrastructure, security, and integration domains — a genuine generalist who can go deep when required.
• Leadership & Influence: Leads architecture design discussions, mentors engineers, and builds consensus across business and IT stakeholders; comfortable driving decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes environments.
• Security-First Mindset: Integrates cybersecurity and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA where applicable) into every layer of architecture from inception.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Experience evaluating, selecting, and governing technology vendors; able to navigate RFP processes and hold vendors accountable to architectural standards.
• Documentation Excellence: Produces high-quality technical documentation — blueprints, ADRs, data flow diagrams, and runbooks — that serve as durable organizational assets.
• Multitasking in Fast-Paced Environments: Manages multiple concurrent initiatives, shifting between strategic advisory and hands-on technical review as priorities demand.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s / Master's Degree — Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and demonstrated work experience in enterprise architecture.

Initech Global is a leader in the staffing industry, providing consulting, recruiting, and staffing solutions in the fields of information technology, engineering, and manufacturing. Since 2001, Initech Global has been helping companies around the world accomplish their most critical business objectives through our disciplined client service approach, and our unique talent management model. Both client and talent retention continue to surpass 90% since the company’s inception more than fifteen years ago, and we’ve been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US for the last two years. Our clients and employees are the key to our success, and people are at the heart of everything we do. We are Initech Global, and we are Powered By People.

Company Description

Initech Global is a leader in the staffing industry, providing consulting, recruiting, and staffing solutions in the fields of information technology, engineering, and manufacturing. Since 2001, Initech Global has been helping companies around the world accomplish their most critical business objectives through our disciplined client service approach, and our unique talent management model. Both client and talent retention continue to surpass 90% since the company’s inception more than fifteen years ago, and we’ve been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US for the last two years. Our clients and employees are the key to our success, and people are at the heart of everything we do. We are Initech Global, and we are Powered By People.