Solution Architect - Digital Experience Platform
First seen by Alion on Aug 7, 2026.
Domain : Digital Commerce, Experience Platforms, Mobility & Enterprise Solutions.
Role Overview :
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect & Practice Lead to drive the design and delivery of enterprise-grade Digital Commerce, Mobility, and Experience solutions while establishing and maturing the organization's Solution Architecture practice.
This role will partner with Sales, Pre-Sales, Delivery, Engineering, and Customer stakeholders across all phases of the customer lifecycle, from opportunity identification through implementation and ongoing optimization. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, consulting experience, client engagement skills, and leadership capabilities to shape architecture standards, methodologies, and best practices across the organization.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and enterprise-grade solutions across Digital Commerce, Experience Platforms, Mobility, and Enterprise applications.
- Collaborate with Sales, Pre-Sales, Delivery, and Engineering teams to develop solution proposals, technical architectures, and successful customer engagements.
- Conduct discovery workshops, gather business and technical requirements, and translate them into end-to-end solution architectures and implementation roadmaps.
- Define and enforce architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices to establish and mature the organization's Solution Architecture practice.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to solution architects and engineering teams, ensuring high-quality solution delivery.
- Support pre-sales activities, including solution estimation, RFP/RFI responses, client presentations, and technical consulting throughout the sales lifecycle.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that enhance business value, scalability, performance, and customer experience.
Required Qualifications :
- Engineering graduate with 12+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technical Consulting, or Implementation Consulting roles.
- Proven experience working within consulting, professional services, or technology organizations.
- Deep understanding of Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) and CMS technologies including AEM, Sitecore, and Drupal.
- Strong experience leading discovery workshops, requirements gathering, estimation, and solution design activities.
- Demonstrated success in supporting sales cycles and converting opportunities into successful customer engagements.
- Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Ability to quickly learn emerging technologies and translate them into practical customer solutions.
- Experience leading a Solution Architecture or Technology Practice.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and team development capabilities.
Skills
Solution Design, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architecture, Content Management System, AEM, Sitecore, Drupal, RFP, Presales