N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses across the globe create next-generation software products. Founded in 2002, we unite 2,400+ tech-savvy professionals across 40+ countries, working on impactful projects for industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Our expertise spans cloud, data, AI/ML, embedded software, IoT, and more, driving digital transformation across finance, manufacturing, telecom, healthcare, and other industries. Join N-iX and become part of a team where your ideas make a real impact.

At N-iX CTO Group, we harness the power of technology to drive innovation and deliver exceptional business value. We specialize in designing and executing industry-relevant solutions that redefine standards in enterprise technology. Join a vibrant team committed to driving large-scale transformation across global enterprises.

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will play a key leadership role in shaping technology direction, guiding cross-functional initiatives, and enabling high-impact delivery. You’ll be responsible for leading complex solution engagements, from discovery and advisory to implementation, while mentoring architecture talent, strengthening practices, and contributing to company-wide strategic growth.

This role is ideal for a seasoned architect with strong consulting capabilities, a track record of hands-on project delivery, and the ability to scale architectural impact across multiple teams and accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Leadership Responsibilities:

Lead architecture visioning and cross-cutting strategic initiatives across a portfolio of enterprise clients.
Drive practice growth by establishing frameworks, methodologies, and reusable assets for solution delivery and consulting engagements.
Build and mentor architecture and engineering teams, ensuring capability uplift and technical excellence across accounts.
Act as a trusted advisor to client C-level executives and technology leaders, helping shape digital strategy and technology roadmaps.
Govern architecture implementation across the portfolio to ensure alignment with best practices, maintainability, and long-term value.

Delivery & Consulting Responsibilities:

Lead or guide discovery phases, assessments, technical workshops, and architecture audits.
Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable, sustainable architectural solutions.
Own solution proposals during pre-sales and upsales, including technical vision, high-level design, risk management, and cost estimation.
Lead project execution, ensuring architecture is delivered according to vision.
Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, aligning client needs with forward-thinking architectural approaches.
Act as a Chief Architect and lead a team with subordinate architects on the complex accounts.

Qualifications

Presale and engagement experience, and this is the part we weigh most. You have led, or carried a substantial part of, discovery, assessment, and proposal work: the client workshops, the solution vision, the estimate behind it, and the artifacts that went out the door.
8+ years of relevant industry experience, at least 2 of them as an architect.
Demonstrated ownership of account delivery, of discovery and assessment engagements, or of both.
Proven experience leading consulting engagements such as assessments, discoveries, and workshops, or building and scaling architecture for large teams of 10+ engineers running 9 months or longer. Strength in both is a strong plus.
Experience in at least 2 core technology domains: BE or FE development, data architecture, embedded and IoT, cloud architecture, enterprise architecture.
Structured design methods in practice: architectural drivers, quality attribute scenarios, trade-off analysis, and architectural estimation, architecture work on that basis - method-driven rather than intuition-driven
Strong command of at least one technology ecosystem plus working knowledge of a second, enough to justify a framework choice for the solution in front of you rather than the one you know best.
Hands-on architecture experience with more than one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP). Associate-level certification is useful evidence; hands-on depth is what we assess.
Experience building scalable microservice-based architecture and strong knowledge of integration patterns.
Practical AI proficiency. You use AI tools daily in your own work and can lift others to the same level: improving team workflows, integrating AI into the delivery lifecycle, choosing and rolling out tooling, and setting sensible guardrails for its use.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. You can present technical detail to a non-technical audience.
English: Upper-Intermediate/Advanced .

Desirable Certifications:

SEI Software Architecture Professional
TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture certification
Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert)
Domain-specific expertise in areas such as data platforms, security, or enterprise integration is a plus

We offer*:

Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
A competitive salary and good compensation package
Personalized career growth
Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
Education reimbursement
Memorable anniversary presents
Corporate events and team buildings
Other location-specific benefits
not applicable for freelancers

Senior Solutions Architect

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