Principal Solutions Architect
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
About the Role
The Principal Solutions Architect is our most senior hands-on architect in client delivery. You own the architecture of complex, high-risk client initiatives from first design to stable production, and you are who we bring in when a project's architecture is in trouble.This is a delivery role, not a presales role. Most of your work is inside live client engagements, across industries such as oil and gas, financial services, insurance and retail. As AI takes on more of the build, the architecture, integration, security and decision points around it matter more. Designing those well is your job.
Responsibilities
- Own the target architecture for a small number of engagements at a time, plus targeted reviews on others: applications, cloud, data, integration, identity, security, and AI where it is justified.
- Lead architecture recovery on struggling engagements: assess quickly, set a recovery plan with the delivery lead, and see it through.
- Make and document the key architecture decisions on our side, and agree them with the client's decision makers.
- Recommend the simplest fit for the problem (an existing product, custom software, automation or AI), provider-neutral and within the client's constraints, working with product, design and process leads.
- Lead the architecture through build, production readiness and stabilization, planning for handover or ongoing operation from day one.
- DevOps and Platform own the deployment decision.
- On AI-heavy engagements, own the AI architecture yourself (models, data, security, integration and provider choice) or work closely with the engagement's AI lead where one is assigned. Build in evaluation, human sign-off points, audit trails and cost tracking.
- Shape the technical solution for proposals and give the delivery view on what we can commit to.
- Turn architecture patterns that repeat across engagements into shared assets.
- Grow senior engineers into architects through real project work, design reviews and pairing.
Key Measures of Success
- Your engagements reach stable production without architecture surprises.
- Projects you step into get a clear recovery plan and recover.
- Proposals you shape hold up in delivery.
- At least one senior engineer is clearly growing toward an architect role through work with you.
Qualifications - Required
- Extensive hands-on experience in software engineering and solution architecture, including owning the architecture of complex enterprise systems that reached production.
- Deep experience with at least one major cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud) and working knowledge of the others.
- Strong integration and enterprise architecture skills: APIs, event-driven systems, legacy modernization, identity and access, and data platforms.
- Practical experience delivering systems with AI components, and daily use of AI tools with a clear view of where they help and where they do not.
- Explains trade-offs clearly to engineers and client executives, and can say no with reasons.
- Background in consulting, professional services or a delivery partner.
- Fluent English, spoken and written.
Qualifications - Preferred
- Cloud architecture certification, regulated-industry experience, or fixed-price and managed delivery experience.
- Thai nationality is preferred, but not required.
About Seven Peaks
Seven Peaks is where high-impact engineering meets a truly global culture. As a premium digital execution partner, we don’t just adapt to the future of tech - we build it. We partner with international enterprises to turn strategic intent into complex, production-ready digital platforms across software engineering, digital experience, cloud architecture, and AI.
Headquartered in the vibrant heart of Bangkok with roots in Norway, our greatest asset is our community: over 180 professionals from 25+ countries building a uniquely diverse, international, and innovative environment. We operate on a deliberately senior-led, product-driven model. For you, this means collaborating shoulder-to- shoulder with elite industry practitioners, cutting through red tape, and elevating your craft every single day.
We actively integrate AI as a powerful delivery multiplier - not as a marketing buzzword, but as an everyday tool to enhance speed, quality, and technical edge.
If you are driven to solve high-stakes technical challenges, eager to grow alongside seasoned experts, and looking to thrive in an inclusive, world-class tech hub, you’ve found your next peak.
Benefits
- 10(15) days annual paid vacation
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Health & Life insurance
- Provident Fund
- Free Lunch every Wednesday
- Learning and Certifications support
- Grade A Office in the heart of Bangkok, directly connect with MRT Queen Sirikit Station
- International work environment with over 20 different nationalities in the team
- Working with a wide and interesting portfolio of clients in SEA and globally
- Opportunity to visit events and conferences
- Standard perks such as free drinks and snacks in the office, team activities, trips and great parties
- Sponsorship for visa and work permit for expatriates