Solutions Architect

Job Description

Our client in the Birmingham, AL area is looing for a Solution Architect

Solutions Architect Data Platform

Location: Birmingham, AL (Hybrid)

A rapidly growing, multi-site organization is seeking a hands-on Solutions Architect to help design and build its next-generation enterprise data platform. This is an opportunity to join an organization investing heavily in cloud technologies, modern data architecture, AI-assisted engineering, and enterprise analytics.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing technical leadership with hands-on development and wants to make a significant impact by designing scalable data solutions that support a growing business.

Position Overview

As the Solutions Architect, you will own the end-to-end architecture of the enterprise data platform, connecting operational, financial, HR, and business systems into a scalable, secure, and high-performing environment. You'll work closely with business and technology leaders to establish architectural standards, mentor engineers, and build modern cloud-based solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the enterprise data platform, including data ingestion, storage, modeling, governance, and analytics.
• Architect scalable integration solutions using Azure Data Factory, REST APIs, Change Data Capture (CDC), and event-driven technologies.
• Develop and support cloud-native applications and services using Python, Go, Kubernetes, and modern engineering practices.
• Establish enterprise data standards, governance, quality metrics, and security best practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools and automation to improve engineering productivity and software quality.
• Partner with executive leadership and technical teams to translate business objectives into scalable technology solutions.
• Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineering teams, and promote software engineering best practices.
• Design secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions capable of supporting continued organizational growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, platform architecture, or a related technical field.
• Strong expertise with SQL Server, T-SQL, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), and Azure Data Factory.
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms and data warehouse solutions.
• Strong programming experience with Python, Go, or another modern backend language.
• Experience with Kubernetes, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and Change Data Capture (CDC).
• Experience with modern analytical platforms such as ClickHouse, Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.
• Knowledge of enterprise data governance, security, and access control best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work with business stakeholders and translate complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Passion for modern software engineering practices and AI-assisted development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting healthcare, multi-site retail, service organizations, or other distributed enterprise environments.
• Experience integrating enterprise operational systems or business-critical applications.
• Exposure to AI development tools, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM technologies, or AI-assisted software engineering.

What You'll Find

• Opportunity to shape the architecture of a modern enterprise data platform.
• Highly collaborative environment with strong executive visibility.
• Hands-on technical leadership with meaningful influence over technology direction.
• Hybrid work environment based in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Competitive compensation, annual bonus, and comprehensive benefits.

If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to View email address on click.appcast.io

We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

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