Solution Architect

Levi, Ray & Shoup - Fort Worth, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Worth, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Solution Architect at LRS Consulting Services is a leadership role that involves guiding the development, architecture, data, and business organizations. This position requires a self-motivated individual who can work independently and lead team initiatives while ensuring alignment and communication across various teams. The Solution Architect will collaborate with business leaders to validate needs and create scalable, flexible, and resilient architectures that address customer business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead team members in solution designs and work breakdown.
• Participate in all phases of the solution delivery.
• Define the vision and roadmap of technology-based solutions for the development group.
• Responsible for design of new software and solutions or extensive software revisions to existing.
• Create high-level architectural specifications and address problems of systems integration and compatibility.
• Collaborate with management to perform research of the technical feasibility of business needs.
• Mentor development roles by guiding them through architectural principles, solution design, and best practices.
• Evangelize and evolve development and design standards and best practices.
• Communicate and work alongside members of their team in support of their day-to-day work items.
• Work with business partners to ensure alignment between the ask and the output.
• Perform peer reviews and sign-off for other team member's work to ensure adherence to defined architectural standards.
• Learn and integrate business processes by actively engaging with business partners.
• Serve as an escalation point for team members on technical issues.
• Lead internal training opportunities within the development group.
• Perform business and technical knowledge transfer with their peers.
• Pursue continuous education to master new technologies, agile processes, programming languages, industry best practices, and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in technology with a focus on software development.
• 3-5 years of experience with business analysis and systems design.
• 1-3 years of experience in a leadership role (principal engineer, tech lead, team lead, architect, etc.).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Deep understanding of architectural frameworks, design patterns, and best practices.
• Strong background in software development and familiarity with multiple programming languages and frameworks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Azure or AWS Solution Architect certification (preferred or to be acquired within first 12 months).
• SAFe Architect certification (preferred or to be acquired within first 12 months).