Solution Architect

Software Architect II

 

 

Who We Are:

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

 

You Are:

We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical Solution Architect with a strong background in guiding and optimizing the end-to-end execution across multiple agile development squads. This pivotal role will be responsible for ensuring architectural consistency, technical excellence, and efficient delivery across our product ecosystem.

 

 

The opportunity:

·       Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership across multiple development squads, ensuring alignment with enterprise architectural principles, standards, and roadmaps.

·       Review and approve squad-level technical designs and solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure, performant, and maintainable.

·       Act as a bridge between high-level architectural vision and squad-level implementation details.

·       Analyze current development processes, workflows, and inter-squad dependencies to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.

·       Design and implement strategies to streamline execution, reduce friction, and improve collaboration between squads.

·       Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making across squads to resolve architectural conflicts and dependencies.

·       Champion a culture of continuous improvement within and across squads, focusing on process optimization, code quality, and technical excellence.

·       Research and evaluate new technologies, tools, and methodologies that can enhance development efficiency, product quality, and architectural robustness.

·       Lead initiatives for technical uplift, automation, and best practice adoption (e.g., CI/CD, testing methodologies, observability).

·       Drive post-mortem analysis and retrospective sessions to extract learnings and implement corrective actions.

·       Work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and other Architects to ensure technical feasibility, alignment with business goals, and effective roadmap execution.

·       Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

·       Mentor and guide technical leads and engineers within squads, fostering their architectural understanding and problem-solving skills.

 

 

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

           

What you need:

·       Experience:

·       15+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5+ years in a Solution Architect or Lead Architect role.

·       Proven experience working in an agile, squad-based development environment across multiple teams/products.

·       Demonstrable experience in identifying bottlenecks process and implementing solutions for continuous improvement in software delivery.

·       Technical Expertise:

·       Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns (e.g., Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, APIs, Cloud-Native).

·       Strong proficiency in Java, JavaScript and its associated frameworks are required.

·       Extensive experience with AWS cloud platform, including serverless, containers, and data services.

·       Solid understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC).

·       Familiarity with various database technologies (SQL, NoSQL).

 

 

 

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Texas

Compensation Range: $106,000-$159,000

 

 

 

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

 

What we believe:

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

 

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

 

 

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