Solution Architect
First seen by Alion on Aug 18, 2026.
We are looking for a Solution Architect to join us.
Solution Architecture & Design:
- Design end-to-end enterprise application architectures aligned with business objectives.
- Define solution blueprints, architecture standards, design principles, and technology roadmaps.
- Evaluate business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
- Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and solution design artifacts.
- Review and govern solution implementation to ensure alignment with architectural standards.
Cloud Architecture (AWS):
- Design cloud-native and hybrid solutions leveraging AWS services.
- Architect highly available, resilient, secure, and cost-optimized applications.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar tools.
- Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
Application Development & Modernization:
- Provide architecture guidance for applications developed using ASP.NET Core, C#, Web APIs, Microservices, Entity Framework, Angular, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB (MEAN Stack).
- Define integration architectures using RESTful APIs, messaging, and event-driven patterns.
- Lead application modernization initiatives including monolith-to-microservices transformations.
Security & Compliance:
- Ensure security-by-design principles are integrated into solution architectures.
- Define authentication and authorization strategies using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, and IAM.
- Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
- Implement secure coding practices and vulnerability management processes.
Performance & Scalability:
- Design systems capable of supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
- Define performance benchmarks and non-functional requirements.
- Conduct capacity planning and architecture performance reviews.
- Optimize applications, databases, caching, and infrastructure components.
Quality Engineering & Testing:
- Promote test-driven and quality-first engineering practices.
- Define automated testing strategies including unit, integration, API, performance, security, and end-to-end testing.
- Collaborate with QA teams to establish quality standards and release governance.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management:
- Provide technical leadership to development teams.
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leads.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and engineering teams.
- Lead architecture review boards and technical governance discussions.
- Participate in pre-sales, solution estimation, and technical proposal activities where required.
Required Technical Skills:
- Microsoft Technologies: Nodejs, Angular/React, C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET Framework / .NET 8+, Web API, Entity Framework, LINQ, Azure DevOps (preferred).
- AWS Cloud: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, Route 53, CloudFormation/Terraform.
- MEAN Stack: MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js.
- Architecture & Design: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, DDD, API Gateway Patterns, Integration Patterns, Distributed Systems, Containerization, Kubernetes.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS DevOps Services, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.
Required Competencies:
- Enterprise Solution Architecture
- Technical Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem Solving
- Architectural Governance
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Decision Making
Skills
Solution Architect, Solution Design, IT Product Development, Technical Architect