Solution Architect
About the job
About the Solution Architect role
The Solution Architect is responsible for defining and governing end-to-end solution architecture to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, business objectives, and technology strategies. This role translates business and resiliency requirements into scalable architectural designs, evaluates and recommends appropriate technologies, and guides development teams throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Working closely with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, security teams, vendors, and external system owners, the architect manages integration dependencies and mitigates architectural risks. The role also reviews solution designs and source code, drives modernization initiatives, and ensures high standards for performance, maintainability, and security. With expertise in .NET, Java, microservices, and Sitecore technologies, the Solution Architect delivers robust digital platforms and seamless integrations that support enterprise and customer needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the end-to-end architecture for a system and ensures the detailed design and development are aligned with the Enterprise Architecture of the Customer
- Translate business requirements, including application resiliency requirements, into application architectural specifications
- Propose products and solutions based on Agency’s Enterprise Architecture and standards
- Design the architecture blueprint of the organization’s business, information and ICT assets, by using multiple architectural models
- Use, govern and enhance the architecture blueprint to ensure that the Business and ICT are aligned
- Review source codes and solutions as part of the software development lifecycle process
Requirements:
- Degree or Diploma in any discipline
- Relevant work experience as a tech lead and system architect (i.e. system design, performance tuning, and system prototyping & maintenance)
- Hands-on experience in project development life cycles
- Evaluate and recommend suitable technology while aligning with the Customer’s technology directions (such as cloud-based, enterprise architecture and modernization of legacy systems, adoption of SG Tech Stack)
- Experience in designing and implementing .Net and/or J2EE applications
- Must possess excellent data modelling and SQL skills
- Solid understanding of server-side .Net and/or Java development, Service Oriented Architectures, web services, microservices and public web sites / e-services development
- Solid technical skills and the ability to leverage them to determine the best solution to a technical problem
- Ability to analyse and identify comprehensive solutions considering all functional implications while developing a workable solution
- Demonstrate good problem-solving skills
- Results and customer-oriented mindset
- Strong organization and people’s handling skills
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to pitch ideas and influence stakeholders
- Work closely with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure, security, vendors and external system owners to resolve architecture dependencies and integration risks
- Knowledge of Sitecore XM Cloud – Experience Manager, content management, personalization, workflows, customization, frontend integration and performance optimisation
- Understanding the Sitecore OrderCloud (OC) commerce platform, product integration, and e-commerce workflows
- Experience connecting Sitecore with CRMs, analytics, marketing automation, and third-party services
- Ability to design and implement site layouts, content strategies, and performance optimizations
