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Solution Architect

DTEL Engineering & Consultants IncReston, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 16 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Scale Solution Sales-Domain Architect

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

  • Bachelors degree in computer science/engineering/information systems or similar technical area
  • At least 12+ years of experience in IT covering at least three of the following areas: architecture, requirements and design, development, testing, application support.
  • 4+ years of MSO/Telecommunications experience with a good blend of functional and technical skills in enterprise BSS systems and Solutions architecture.
  • Own and Evolve Domain Architecture

o Define and continuously evolve the end-to-end architecture for Sales and Marketing systems, spanning applications, services, integrations, and platforms.

o Establish architectural principles, standards, and reference patterns that enable consistent, high-quality system design across teams.

o Collaborate with enterprise and solution architects to align domain decisions with broader architectural strategy.

  • Apply Deep Functional and System Understanding

o Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the functional capabilities, workflows, and constraints of the end-to- technology ecosystem. end Sales and Marketing

o Leverage this knowledge to efficiently identify solution designs that meet business needs while minimizing unnecessary customization, duplication, or technical complexity.

o Help teams understand when to extend existing capabilities versus introducing new services or platforms.

  • Design for Scale, Reliability and Security

o Partner with engineering teams to design cloud-native, distributed systems that support high-volume, business-critical workflows.

o Promote API-first and event-driven architectures that enable loose coupling and faster delivery.

o Ensure solutions are designed with resiliency, performance, security, and operational excellence in mind.

  • Technical Strategy and Roadmapping

o Translate product and business strategies into coherent architectural direction and technology roadmaps.

o Evaluate new technologies and platforms through proof-of-concept and design exploration, making pragmatic recommendations aligned to business value.

o Balance innovation with simplicity, cost awareness, and long-term maintainability.

  • Influence, Collaboration and Mentorship

o Serve as a trusted technical partner to product managers, engineering leaders, and business stakeholders.

  • Collaborate with peer architects to make well-reasoned architectural decisions as a team.

  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • This role plays a critical part in ensuring our Sales and Marketing platforms evolve in a deliberate, scalable, and business-aligned way. You will help teams move faster by reducing architectural ambiguity, maximizing reuse of existing capabilities, and ensuring solutions are thoughtfully designed from both a technical and functional perspective
  • Significant experience designing and evolving large-scale, distributed systems in complex enterprise environments.
  • Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture, microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to reason about architectural tradeoffs and align technical solutions to real business needs.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex system designs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience supporting Sales, Marketing, CRM, or customer-facing platforms is a strong plus.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

  • Significant experience designing and evolving large-scale, distributed systems in complex enterprise environments
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex system designs to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Education

  • Bachelors degree in computer science/engineering/information systems or similar technical area

Skills

Microservices

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