The Senior Solution Architect (Consultant) is a strategic, client-facing technology leader responsible for designing innovative, scalable, and secure solutions that drive measurable business value. This role plays a critical part in business development and participates across all phases of proposal development, including solution estimation, resource planning, and shaping winning technical strategies for strategic client engagements.

Operating with a strong consulting mindset, the Senior Solution Architect leads solutioning efforts across complex enterprise and client initiatives, balancing near-term delivery needs with long-term architectural integrity. This role serves as a confident advisor who thrives in ambiguity, communicates effectively with executive stakeholders, and consistently delivers high-impact results in fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise-grade architectures for complex initiatives ranging from $3M-$30M+, balancing short-term wins with long-term sustainability, often with incomplete or evolving inputs.
• Maintain a big-picture architectural perspective while managing critical technical details to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and business objectives.
• Apply enterprise architecture principles (including TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent frameworks) to guide structure, governance, and decision-making without being overly academic or process-heavy.
• Utilize design patterns, integration strategies, and microservices principles to build resilient, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Drive end-to-end solutioning for complex client and internal initiatives, ensuring feasibility, scalability, and strategic alignment.
• Lead solution estimation, defining LOE, scope, staffing models, timelines, assumptions, and risks.
• Collaborate with Client Services and business development teams to shape solution strategies and present technical vision during proposal and pre-sales activities.

Client Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor, translating business requirements into actionable technical strategies.
• Confidently recommend, defend, and communicate architectural decisions with clarity to executives, business leaders, and delivery teams.
• Provide strategic guidance to clients, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence decision-making with data-driven insights.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Apply deep technical knowledge across backend, frontend, DevOps, infrastructure, and cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Microsoft technologies and hybrid/distributed environments.
• Incorporate enterprise architecture governance, security standards, and regulatory compliance into solution designs.
• Create and promote reusable components, templates, and reference architectures to accelerate delivery and ensure consistency.
• Define KPIs and success metrics for architectural solutions and support post-implementation reviews to ensure value realization.
• Work closely with product owners, delivery teams, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful execution from design through implementation.
• Support project and change management efforts to ensure smooth transitions into delivery.
• Provide thought leadership and mentorship to peers and junior architects, fostering a culture of continuous learning and architectural excellence.
• Champion emerging technologies by staying current with industry trends and incorporating modern stacks and innovations where appropriate.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 15-20+ years of enterprise technology experience, including significant experience in solution estimation and proposal development, preferably in a consulting, professional services, or digital agency environment.
• Proven success leading complex initiatives valued at $3M-$30M+ across diverse industries and client environments.
• Demonstrated experience applying enterprise architecture concepts and frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or similar) in practical, delivery-focused ways.

Technical Expertise

• Deep proficiency across backend, frontend, DevOps, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
• Strong experience with Microsoft technologies, including:
• Dataverse
• MS SQL
• Dynamics
• Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate)
• Microsoft 365 (including accessibility considerations)
• Hands-on experience with modern technology stacks, distributed systems, and integration strategies.
• Strong understanding of architectural design patterns, microservices, and trade-off analysis.

Leadership & Communication

• Exceptional ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate effectively at executive levels.
• Strategic mindset that connects enterprise vision with practical execution.
• Confident decision-maker with the ability to mentor teams and build trusted client relationships.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt solutions to evolving client and business needs.

Other Beneficial Skills

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Industry certifications (Azure, TOGAF, AWS, PMP, etc.).
• Experience with digital transformation and enterprise modernization.
• Exposure to multiple industry verticals.
• Published thought leadership or public speaking experience.
• Experience leading large, distributed technical teams.

Core Services Delivered

• Strategic Solution Architecture
• Client Advisory & Innovation Leadership
• Enterprise Integration & Platform Strategy
• Governance & Architecture Standards
• Technical Oversight & Delivery Assurance
• Thought Leadership & Knowledge Enablement