Principal Solutions Architect

The Principal Solutions Architect proactively and holistically leads and supports EA activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions. Solutions include projects, systems (including applications, technologies, processes and information), shared infrastructure services and shared application services.

What Will you do:

- Lead enterprise solution architecture by translating business strategies and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and future-ready technology blueprints that drive business outcomes.
- Partner with business leaders, product owners, and engineering teams to define architecture roadmaps, ensure strategic alignment, and support long-term product and platform evolution.
- Design end-to-end solutions across applications, infrastructure, data, integrations, and processes while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices.
- Drive technology modernization initiatives by identifying technical debt, legacy system constraints, architectural gaps, and opportunities for cloud, platform, and process transformation.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, market trends, and vendor solutions to recommend innovative capabilities that enhance business agility, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.
- Provide architectural leadership and governance through reference architectures, standards, design patterns, and solution reviews to ensure compliance, quality, and consistency across the technology landscape.
- Lead architecture efforts for complex, cross-functional programs and products, guiding solution design decisions and supporting delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop current-to-future state transformation roadmaps that enable business capability growth while optimizing application portfolios, technology investments, and operational models.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to executives, product teams, architects, and technology partners, influencing strategic decisions and ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives.
- Champion architecture excellence and continuous improvement by fostering communities of practice, mentoring architects, and promoting best practices across agile delivery organizations.

What We're Looking For:

- 15+ years of progressive experience across enterprise architecture, application development, cloud platforms, infrastructure, networking, integration, and data management, delivering large-scale business-critical solutions.
- Proven ability to define and execute enterprise architecture strategies, target-state roadmaps, and technology blueprints that align technology investments with business objectives.
- Deep expertise in cloud-native and distributed architectures, leveraging technologies such as Azure, Java, .NET, Python, microservices, APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and modern integration platforms.
- Strong understanding of emerging technologies and industry trends, with the ability to evaluate, recommend, and implement innovative solutions that drive business transformation and operational efficiency.
- Extensive experience leading Agile, DevOps, and product-centric delivery teams, providing architectural governance while balancing innovation, scalability, security, and technical debt management.
- Expertise in enterprise architecture disciplines, including application architecture, integration architecture, data architecture, infrastructure, networking, security, ITSM/ITIL, and technology governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior executives, business leaders, and engineering teams, translating strategic business capabilities into scalable technical solutions and investment roadmaps.
- Strong financial acumen, including solution business case development, cost optimization, technology investment planning, vendor evaluation, and ROI/TCO analysis.

We expect the starting salary for this opportunity to be around $215,000. The actual salary will be determined based on years of relevant work experience

What You’ll Get:

- Up to 40% off the base rate of any standard Hertz Rental
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
- Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching
- Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
- Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
- Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness
- Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more