Lead Solutions Architect

Are you a forward-thinking professional with a passion for creating scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions? Do you excel in solving complex challenges through innovative technology? If so, we want you to join us as a Lead Solutions Architect! As a key technical leader, you will drive our cloud strategy, design enterprise cloud architectures, optimize cloud infrastructure, and ensure seamless integration across multiple platforms. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to architect solutions that are innovative, cost-efficient, and scalable for the future.

• Design Scalable Cloud Architectures: Build highly available, resilient, and scalable cloud systems that support the growing demands of the business.

• Drive Cloud Strategy & Governance: Define and enforce best practices, policies, and frameworks that improve operational efficiency and cloud security across the organization.

• Lead Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Implementations: Oversee cloud migrations and optimize deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring smooth transitions and seamless integrations.

• Champion Cloud Security & Compliance: Establish and maintain strong security protocols, ensuring compliance with industry standards to protect critical data and infrastructure.

• Innovate with Automation & DevOps: Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native solutions to enhance development agility and speed.

• Collaborate & Lead Teams: Work closely with business leaders, developers, and operations teams to ensure cloud solutions align with business goals. Facilitate workshops and discussions to inspire innovation.

• Optimize Performance & Cost Efficiency: Regularly evaluate and refine cloud infrastructure to ensure performance, reliability, and cost optimization.

• Experience: 10+ years in IT architecture, with at least 5 years focused on cloud solutions.

• Methodologies: Expertise in SDLC methodologies, particularly Scrum or Kanban.

• Development Skills: Strong background in .NET development using C#, along with proficiency in web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Ajax, XML, and jQuery.

• DevOps Expertise: Experience with CI/CD, release management, and automation tools like Azure DevOps.

• Cloud Technologies: Familiarity with Node.js, PowerShell for Azure, Azure ARM, Terraform, and experience with frameworks such as Vue.js or React.js, as well as container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Data Solutions: Knowledge of Power BI, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure Data Factory.

• Dynamic Work Environment: Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative office where your contributions make a tangible impact.

• Career Growth: Take advantage of professional development opportunities and career advancement within a supportive company culture.

• Team-Oriented Culture: While our work schedule is structured, we prioritize teamwork and may extend hours during peak periods to meet project goals.

This role involves regular sitting, standing, and walking (including using stairs). Additional demands include effective communication, the ability to lift light objects (<25lbs), and the use of standard office equipment (computers, printers, phones). Occasionally, you may need to bend, twist, or squat to access cabinets or files.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.