Senior Solutions Architect
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About the Role
Arcus Search seeks a talented Solution Architect to lead the design and evolution of SaaS and bespoke product architecture. Requires 6+ years in software architecture, strong microservices and cloud-agnostic expertise.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of modern microservices based solutions that support scalability, flexibility, and independent deployment cycles
- Own the end to end solution architecture, ensuring products are highly configurable, scalable, and adaptable across cloud environments
- Produce and maintain High Level Design (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) documentation to support development and delivery teams
- Define deployment architectures that promote reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency
- Design integration frameworks covering APIs, microservices, event driven services, and third party platforms
- Establish architectural standards, technology stacks, and design patterns that support current and future product requirements
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide governance to ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and quality standards
- Design systems that are highly available, secure, and capable of supporting growing customer demand
- Champion cloud agnostic principles by leveraging services and patterns that can operate across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments
- Embed security, compliance, and governance best practices into all architectural decisions
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering Teams, DevOps specialists, and business stakeholders to align technology solutions with strategic objectives
- Translate business needs and product vision into practical, scalable technical architectures
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 6 years' experience in software architecture, solution design, or a similar senior technical role
- Demonstrated success delivering solution architecture for SaaS platforms and cloud agnostic applications
- Strong expertise in designing distributed systems, scalable APIs, and enterprise grade cloud solutions
- Experience architecting multi tenant SaaS products or large scale enterprise applications
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Exposure to data architecture, AI/ML integration, monitoring, and observability platforms
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The Role
- We are looking for a talented and forward thinking Solution Architect to lead the design and evolution of the architecture underpinning our SaaS and bespoke product portfolio.
- In this role, you will ensure that architectural decisions align with product strategy, business objectives, and user requirements, delivering scalable, resilient, and future ready solutions.
- A strong background in Microservices Architecture is essential, along with the ability to create cloud agnostic platforms that integrate seamlessly with internal and external systems.
What You'll Do
- Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of modern microservices based solutions that support scalability, flexibility, and independent deployment cycles.
- Own the end to end solution architecture, ensuring products are highly configurable, scalable, and adaptable across cloud environments.
- Produce and maintain High Level Design (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) documentation to support development and delivery teams.
- Define deployment architectures that promote reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
- Design integration frameworks covering APIs, microservices, event driven services, and third party platforms.
- Establish architectural standards, technology stacks, and design patterns that support current and future product requirements.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide governance to ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and quality standards.
- Design systems that are highly available, secure, and capable of supporting growing customer demand.
- Champion cloud agnostic principles by leveraging services and patterns that can operate across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
- Embed security, compliance, and governance best practices into all architectural decisions.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering Teams, DevOps specialists, and business stakeholders to align technology solutions with strategic objectives.
- Translate business needs and product vision into practical, scalable technical architectures.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 6 years' experience in software architecture, solution design, or a similar senior technical role.
- Demonstrated success delivering solution architecture for SaaS platforms and cloud agnostic applications.
- Strong expertise in designing distributed systems, scalable APIs, and enterprise grade cloud solutions.
- Experience architecting multi tenant SaaS products or large scale enterprise applications.
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Exposure to data architecture, AI/ML integration, monitoring, and observability platforms.
Technical Expertise
- Architecture & Design: Deep understanding of microservices architecture, microfrontends, event driven systems, and API first design methodologies. Ability to create robust architectural frameworks that support business growth and evolving customer needs.
- Cloud Platforms: Strong hands on knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP, with a focus on designing portable and cloud neutral solutions.
- Scalability & Performance: Proven ability to design highly scalable, resilient, distributed systems with strong performance characteristics.
- DevOps & Automation: Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code practices.
- Security & Compliance: Solid understanding of cloud security, access management, and compliance frameworks including GDPR, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
- Programming & Frameworks: Working knowledge of modern development technologies including React, Python, Go, and Node.js, with an appreciation of contemporary software development frameworks and practices.
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