Solutions Architect

**Solution Architect** Experience: 7–12 Years Location: Austin Employment Type: Full-Time **Job Summary** P99Soft is seeking an experienced Solution Architect with deep expertise in Cloud, AI/GenAI, Data, and SaaS platforms. The ideal candidate will lead customer solutioning initiatives, design scalable enterprise architectures, drive cloud-native and AI-first transformations, and collaborate closely with Sales, Engineering, and Delivery teams. This role requires strong technical leadership, customer-facing consulting experience, and the ability to translate complex business challenges into innovative technology solutions. **Key Responsibilities** **Solution Architecture** * Understand customer business objectives and translate them into scalable technology solutions. * Design end-to-end architectures across Cloud, AI, Data, and SaaS platforms. * Define integration strategies, security frameworks, scalability models, and deployment architectures. * Develop architecture diagrams, technical proposals, and solution documentation. * Conduct discovery workshops and architectural assessments with customers. * Recommend modernization and digital transformation strategies. * Perform effort estimation, technical feasibility analysis, and risk assessments. * Support pre-sales activities, solution demonstrations, and technical discussions. * Identify opportunities for Cloud, AI, Data, and SaaS service expansion. **Technical Leadership** * Guide engineering teams throughout implementation and delivery. * Review technical designs and architecture decisions. * Promote best practices for security, governance, scalability, and performance. * Mentor developers, technical leads, and engineering teams. **Innovation & Strategy** * Stay updated on emerging AWS, AI/GenAI, and SaaS technologies. * Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and accelerators. * Develop reusable reference architectures, templates, and solution assets. * Drive adoption of AI-first and cloud-native design principles. **Must-Have Skills** **Cloud & AWS** * AWS Well-Architected Framework * Cloud Migration Strategy & Execution * EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS * API Gateway * RDS, DynamoDB * S3, CloudFront * IAM, VPC * Event Bridge, Step Functions * Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform) **Data & Analytics** * Data Lakes * Data Warehousing * ETL/ELT Processes * Data Pipelines * Analytics Platforms * Snowflake * Amazon Redshift **AI / GenAI** * LLM Fundamentals * Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) * AI Agents * Prompt Engineering * OpenAI and/or Amazon Bedrock * Vector Databases * AI Integration into Enterprise Applications **SaaS Architecture** * Multi-Tenant Architecture * Authentication & Authorization * Subscription and Billing Models * API-First Design * SaaS Scalability Patterns **Architecture & Engineering** * Microservices Architecture * REST APIs * Event-Driven Architecture * Kubernetes * Docker * CI/CD Pipelines * DevSecOps * Enterprise Integration Patterns **Consulting & Communication** * Customer-facing consulting experience * Strong communication and presentation skills * Technical leadership and stakeholder management * Problem-solving and analytical thinking * Experience working with CXOs and senior stakeholders * Excellent documentation and solution-writing skills **Preferred Skills** * Databricks * Graph Technologies * Experience with enterprise digital transformation initiatives * AI-powered business solution design * Cross-functional leadership in global delivery environments * Experience supporting customers within European business hours * Candidates with prior experience in consumer-focused industries such as Retail, eCommerce, D2C, Gaming, Hospitality, and Consumer Services will be preferred. * Functional understanding of customer journeys, digital commerce, customer experience, and industry-specific business processes will be an added advantage. **Education & Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. * Master’s degree preferred. * AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect Associate/Professional) preferred. * Cloud, AI, Data, or Enterprise Architecture certifications are a plus. * 8+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, or solution architecture roles. * Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale cloud and SaaS solutions.