Associate Solutions Architect

Role overview

This is a newly created position. The Associate Solutions Architect works with customers and internal engineering to design systems that meet business requirements and actually get built. We are headquartered in Kansas City and have been hiring remotely since 2020. We hire in Pakistan through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Duties

• Define integration patterns using APIs, event streaming and middleware such as MuleSoft or Azure Integration Services.
• Estimate effort and help shape statements of work with delivery managers.
• Review designs from engineering teams and flag risks early.
• Support presales with technical answers for RFPs and security questionnaires.
• Design cloud architectures on AWS, Azure or GCP that account for security, cost and availability.
• Build proofs of concept to test risky assumptions.
• Produce architecture diagrams, decision records and high-level designs.

Minimum qualifications

• 1+ years in software engineering, infrastructure or consulting, with at least three in an architecture role.
• Experience designing distributed systems, APIs and data flows.
• Track record estimating projects and working within client budgets.
• Understanding of security, identity and networking as they apply to architecture.

Bonus points

• Kubernetes and microservices architecture.
• Data platform design with Snowflake or Databricks.
• TOGAF certification.

Benefits

Pay: PKR 430,000 - PKR 480,000 a month

• Wellness allowance.
• Public holidays observed per your country.
• Annual salary review.
• Stock options.

About Magnolia Networks

Magnolia Networks is a small IT shop: the owner, four technicians and a part-time office manager.

Include your expected salary and earliest start date with your application.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Magnolia Networks.