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RSM US LLP · 2 hours ago

Solution Architect Leader (Managing Director)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$260K/yr - $492K/yr

12+ years exp

RSM US LLP is the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, empowering clients and employees to realize their full potential. The Solution Architect Leader is a strategic and operational leader responsible for architecting and driving the technical ecosystem and solutions of the firm, leading a team of solution architects to ensure that architecture supports continuous delivery, scalability, and business agility.

AccountingConsultingFinancial Services

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide visionary leadership to a team of solution architects, cultivating a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability

Establish and champion a robust community of practice, facilitating the exchange of architectural patterns, best practices, and emerging innovations across cross-functional teams

Collaborate proactively with delivery and resource management leaders to optimize team capacity, capability planning, and resource allocation

Exemplify lean-agile leadership, fostering an environment that values experimentation, transparency, and continuous improvement

Align solution architecture strategies with the organization’s long-term business objectives, ensuring that technical roadmaps are synchronized with evolving business priorities

Lead and govern architectural decision-making processes, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with enterprise standards

Facilitate and lead architecture governance forums, balancing intentional design with emergent innovation to drive sustainable business value

Develop and maintain a robust architectural runway, enabling the rapid deployment of future features and capabilities while minimizing technical debt

Direct and oversee comprehensive solution design initiatives, ensuring seamless alignment with enterprise architecture principles and standards

Ensure the creation, maintenance, and accessibility of high-quality architecture artifacts, including solution intents, non-functional requirements, enablers, and reusable design patterns

Drive the adoption of DevOps practices and continuous delivery pipelines, leveraging modular, API-first, and cloud-native architectures to enhance scalability and agility

Champion enterprise-wide integration and data-driven design, utilizing APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures to enable robust, scalable, and secure solutions

Foster seamless collaboration between solution architects, product management, release train engineers, and delivery teams to ensure architectural alignment with program increments and business objectives

Lead and actively participate in PI Planning sessions, articulating architectural vision, identifying critical enablers, and supporting effective backlog prioritization

Ensure architectural practices are fully aligned with SAFe principles, promoting flow, cadence, synchronization, and continuous feedback for optimal delivery efficiency

Establish and monitor key architectural performance indicators (KPIs), including runway health, solution alignment, delivery velocity, and technical debt reduction, to drive continuous improvement and value realization

Qualification

Cloud platforms e.g.Cloud platforms AzureAgileSAFe methodologiesArchitecture frameworks TOGAFArchitecture frameworks SAFeArchitecture frameworks ZachmanCybersecurityComplianceAPI management frameworksData architecture principlesSkilled communicatorStakeholder managementPeople leadershipStrategic thinkingCollaborative mindset

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline

Demonstrated mastery of cloud platforms (e.g., Azure), API management frameworks, and advanced data architecture principles

In-depth understanding of Agile and SAFe methodologies, including solution intent, architectural enablers, system architect roles, and the development of architectural runway

Proficiency in leading architecture within recognized frameworks (TOGAF, SAFe, Zachman) and applying Agile delivery best practices

Comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and governance requirements for enterprise-scale digital solutions

Strategic thinker able to align technology and architecture with measurable business outcomes

Skilled communicator and influencer, capable of bridging business, product, and technology perspectives

Collaborative mindset with a commitment to continuous learning, lean thinking and incremental improvement

Proven success aligning architecture runway with product, program and portfolio objectives

Proven success in reducing architecture bottlenecks

Demonstrated maturity of architecture through measurable SAFe adoption metrics and architectural governance outcomes

Minimum of 12 years of progressive architecture experience, including 5+ years in architecture leadership roles

Proven success implementing or operating within a Scaled Agile or lean portfolio management environment

Experience leading architecture for complex, enterprise-scale digital transformations in professional services or similar industries

Expert at stakeholder management

Strong people leader – able to coach, inspire and develop technical talent in an agile environment

Benefits

Flexibility in your schedule

Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

Company

RSM US LLP

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Founded in 1926

Chicago, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees