Solution Architect
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Solution Architect guiding secure, scalable architecture for Stride’s K12 education technology platforms. Influencing engineering teams, AWS solutions, and long-term technology strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Guide the technical direction of key product platforms across K12
- Contribute to the overall K12 architecture vision and strategy
- Participate in the Architecture Council by presenting designs, reviewing proposals, and shaping shared standards
- Collaborate with peers across platforms to evaluate and recommend architectural approaches
- Own the technical direction for the assigned platform
- Work with business stakeholders to understand functional needs, constraints, and objectives
- Define an architectural vision prioritizing security, performance, reliability, DevOps, monitoring, and long-term maintainability
- Identify, prioritize, and address technical debt
- Support estimation, planning, and business-case evaluation for major initiatives
- Partner with Product, UX, and engineering to sequence large initiatives into roadmaps
- Provide architectural guidance during development to align implementation with strategy
- Document architecture decisions, patterns, and strategy
- Ensure engineering teams understand platform integration with the larger K12 ecosystem
- Encourage innovation through prototypes and exploration of new technologies
- Lead through influence; no formal supervisory responsibilities initially
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including influence over multi-system architecture
- 3+ years building solutions on AWS
- Hands-on experience with multiple coding languages, UI frameworks and database technologies
- Familiarity with modern web technologies and open-source frameworks
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex trade-offs
- Experience with large-scale, high-availability systems
- Strong communication skills and ability to lead through influence
- Understanding of application, integration, SOA, and distributed architecture patterns
- Ability to create and maintain technical documentation
- Background check clearance
- Up to 5% travel
- Experience building SaaS products (desired)
- Experience addressing cross-browser challenges (desired)
Benefits:
- Eligible employees may receive a bonus
- Health benefits
- Retirement contributions
- Paid time off
- Virtual work arrangement
- Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
- Up to 5% travel














