Sr Solutions Architect
kopiusSeattle, WA
$160,000 – $200,000
APPLY (opens in a new tab)Job Title: Senior Solutions Architect
Employment Type: Full-Time, Long-Term Role
Team: Solutions Division
Reports to: Delivery Director, Solutions Division
Location: Hybrid — Kirkland, WA, typically two days per week in the office
Industry: Technology Consulting / Digital Services
About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to be the technical authority in front of our clients. You will sit with them, understand the problem, define the architecture together, and present the solution — then stay with it through delivery, guiding the engineers who build it. The work spans software engineering, architecture, cloud, and AI, across several client engagements at once. You will partner with Project Managers on scope and delivery, with engineers in the U.S. and LATAM on execution, and with fellow architects on the standards we all build to. You will report to the Delivery Director for the division. We are looking for someone genuinely proactive: a person who sees the gap and brings the proposal, rather than waiting for the brief.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work directly with clients to understand their problem, define the solution architecture with them, and present and defend the approach
- Own the end-to-end architecture across several concurrent client engagements, moving fluidly between design, hands-on delivery, and client conversations
- Translate business problems into technical designs the delivery team can build against, with clear trade-offs made explicit
- Act as technical lead for development teams working in Agile, guiding engineers across the U.S. and LATAM through implementation
- Partner with Project Managers on scope, estimation, dependencies, and delivery risk
- Collaborate with fellow architects to share patterns, reusable assets, and delivery standards across engagements
- Develop proof-of-concepts and proof-of-values to validate architectural decisions and mitigate technical risk early
- Support pre-sales and scoping conversations, recommending viable technical approaches and providing ROM estimates
- Establish and maintain technical standards, best practices, and architectural governance across the division
- Create the technical documentation that outlives the engagement: architecture diagrams, data flows, implementation guides, and as-built documentation
- Run architecture review sessions and mentor engineers, raising the technical bar around you
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend where they belong in our solutions
- Serve as the technical escalation point for complex issues requiring architectural judgment
- Build lasting relationships with clients and technology partners across the project lifecycle
Basic Qualifications:
- Client-facing from day one: able to lead an architecture conversation with a client and leave the room with a decision
- Highly proactive: you identify opportunities and bring a proposal rather than waiting to be assigned one
- Collaborative by default — works well with peer architects, Project Managers, and distributed engineering teams
- Comfortable context-switching across several clients and industries at once
- Executive presence, adept at interfacing with client leadership and Kopius executives
- Excellent technical documentation skills, with a proven history of documenting complex solutions end to end
- Self-motivated and adaptable to new technologies, legacy systems, and shifting priorities
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership over architecture decisions and outcomes
- Technical Requirements
- Senior-level experience as a solutions or software architect, with a strong hands-on development background behind itExperience architecting solutions for external clients in a consulting or professional services setting
- Proven experience in full-stack software development, with deep backend expertise in Python and Node.jsExperience designing and building scalable backend services, microservices, and distributed architectures
- Strong foundation in API design and best practices (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, ideally alongside AWSHands-on experience with AI/ML solutions: LLMs, prompting, agents, RAG patterns, or applied MLFamiliarity with relational and NoSQL databases and their integration into modern applications
- Experience supporting pre-sales and scoping, including ROM estimates
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
Nice to Have:
- Experience working with distributed or nearshore delivery teams
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) for full-stack solutioning
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with a data or ETL technology (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or similar), enough to integrate data flows into a solution
- Cloud architecture certifications (Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or equivalent)
- Conversational Spanish, for working with LATAM teammates
- Benefits of working with Kopius!
- Flex PTO plus 11 paid holidays12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family 401(k) with 4% company match
- Short & Long-Term Disability and fully paid Life Insurance
- Professional Development Fund for continuing education and training
- About You | At Kopius, we value individuals who:
- Foster Community and Connection through teamwork and collaboration
- Create Exceptional Experiences by aligning communication and actions with excellence
- Embrace New Ideas, staying curious and adaptable
- Take Ownership, showing initiative and accountability
Always Walk the Talk, upholding integrity in everything they doAbout UsAt Kopius, we're passionate about technology and committed to helping our partners innovate. With expertise in digital strategy, design, and engineering, our global team of 700+ consultants works on 40+ active projects across USA, LATAM, and Europe. We thrive on solving complex challenges and building the future through thoughtful, high-impact digital solutions.
Things to keep in mind!
Employment: Full-time, long-term role.
Location:
Hybrid from our Kirkland, WA office, with a typical cadence of two days per week onsite. Candidates must be based in the greater Seattle area.
Compensation:
$160,000 – $200,000 base per year. Individual base pay within the posted range is determined by multiple factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Work Authorization:
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship, transfer, or extension of work authorization now or in the future. Equal Opportunity: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.
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