Technical Architect at Capco

<p>&nbsp;</p> <div> <h3>Role Overview</h3> <p>We are seeking a highly experienced <strong>Principal Solution Architect</strong> to lead enterprise transformation initiatives and serve as a trusted advisor to clients. This role combines architecture leadership, delivery oversight, stakeholder management, and solution consulting to ensure successful business outcomes.</p> <p>The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Microsoft technologies, Azure Cloud, event-driven architectures, and large-scale application modernization, while also demonstrating exceptional communication, client engagement, and leadership capabilities.</p> <p>This individual will play a critical role in shaping solution strategy, presenting technology roadmaps to customers, influencing decision-making, and guiding engineering teams through successful execution.</p> <h3>Key Responsibilities</h3> <h4>Client Engagement &amp; Solution Leadership</h4> <ul> <li>Partner with clients and business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate them into technology solutions.</li> <li>Lead architecture and solution workshops, executive presentations, and technical discovery sessions.</li> <li>Articulate solution value propositions and technology strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences.</li> <li>Support sales, proposal development, and pre-sales activities by providing architectural guidance and solution recommendations.</li> <li>Act as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle.</li> </ul> <h4>Architecture &amp; Modernization</h4> <ul> <li>Define end-to-end architecture for enterprise applications and digital transformation programs.</li> <li>Drive modernization initiatives involving cloud migration, application re-platforming, and microservices adoption.</li> <li>Architect cloud-native solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure services.</li> <li>Design event-driven systems using Apache Kafka and modern integration patterns.</li> <li>Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, and engineering best practices.</li> </ul> <h4>Delivery &amp; Program Governance</h4> <ul> <li>Provide technical leadership across multiple programs and workstreams.</li> <li>Work closely with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Program Managers, and Engineering Leads to ensure successful delivery.</li> <li>Review solution quality, scalability, performance, security, and operational readiness.</li> <li>Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and architecture governance.</li> <li>Ensure alignment with enterprise security, compliance, and DevSecOps standards.</li> </ul> <h4>Leadership &amp; Mentoring</h4> <ul> <li>Mentor architects, technical leads, and engineering teams.</li> <li>Foster innovation and engineering excellence across the organization.</li> <li>Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies where appropriate.</li> <li>Build strong relationships across client, business, and engineering teams.</li> </ul> <h3>Preferred Technical Background</h3> <ul> <li>Microsoft .NET ecosystem</li> <li>Microsoft Azure Cloud Services</li> <li>Python</li> <li>Apache Kafka</li> <li>Microservices &amp; Event-Driven Architecture</li> <li>DevSecOps and CI/CD practices</li> <li>Enterprise Integration Patterns</li> </ul> <h3>What Success Looks Like</h3> <ul> <li>Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a business-friendly manner.</li> <li>Proven experience influencing clients and senior stakeholders.</li> <li>Strong track record of leading large transformation programs.</li> <li>Demonstrated success in solution consulting, architecture governance, and delivery leadership.</li> <li>Excellent presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills.</li> </ul> </div>