Solutions Architect

Large rollouts are routine here, such as imaging 12,000 laptops for a state agency over one summer. Tickets live in ConnectWise and everyone logs time to the quarter hour.

The role:

The previous person in this role moved to another team. Jacksonville IT needs another Solutions Architect to lead technical design for client projects on AWS and Azure. Remote within the US. The team meets in Jacksonville once a quarter, travel covered. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Your responsibilities:

• Produce architecture diagrams, decision records and high-level designs
• Build proofs of concept to test risky assumptions
• Align solutions with enterprise standards, security controls and data governance
• Design cloud architectures on AWS, Azure or GCP that account for security, cost and availability
• Advise on build-versus-buy decisions and vendor selection
• Support presales with technical answers for RFPs and security questionnaires
• Guide delivery teams through implementation and answer design questions
• Lead technical discovery workshops with customer stakeholders

What you need:

• 2+ years in software engineering, infrastructure or consulting, with at least three in an architecture role
• Strong diagramming and documentation skills (Lucidchart, draw, C4 model)
• Track record estimating projects and working within client budgets
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for client meetings
• Comfortable presenting to both executives and engineers
• Experience designing distributed systems, APIs and data flows

Preferred:

• Data platform design with Snowflake or Databricks
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Background in healthcare (HL7, FHIR) or financial services
• Kubernetes and microservices architecture

The salary range for this role is $171,000 - $197,000/year. This range reflects base salary only.

Perks and benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%
• Paid sick leave
• Life insurance
• Profit sharing
• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one

Jacksonville IT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

This position requires a background check.

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

Start: Immediately.

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