Sr. Technical Solutions Architect

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as Sr. Technical Solutions Architect. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.
The Solutions Architect will be responsible for leading a team of mid-to-senior developers, determining and architecting cloud-based solutions and working directly with the customer as the subject matter expert/advisor to design and modernize business applications. This role would serve as the technical expert on executive-level projects providing technical and business explanations and justifications for architectural, design, and coding approaches. As the Architect, this role will also be responsible for working directly with the Program Manager to help guide and grow the division.  

Responsibilities

• Ability to assess technical feasibility of requirements, lead solution design, and oversee technical implementation of projects.
• Develops understanding of functional and nonfunctional requirements.
• Breaks down development into epics and user stories, and assigns to developers based on skills and requirements.
• Lead the architectural design and development of end-to-end software solutions, encompassing both front-end and back-end technologies.
• The Architect will be technical team lead for implementing, supporting and enhancing custom applications using full stack custom development, C#, React, and Angular, and SharePoint.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers, to define project requirements and create technical roadmaps.
• Design robust, scalable, and maintainable architecture that aligns with the organization's goals and industry best practices.
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to ensure optimal performance and efficiency across the entire technology stack.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams, reviewing code, offering design feedback, and ensuring adherence to architectural standards.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, troubleshooting complex issues and proposing solutions to maintain project timelines and quality.
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in software development, evaluating their potential to enhance the organization's technical capabilities.
• Works with developers and project managers and is responsible for all aspects of solution design including entity, modeling, security design, and technical documentation.
• Conducts code reviews and documents best practices.  

Skills Required

• At least 10 years of total IT experience performing complex application development projects on the Microsoft stack working closely with cross-functional Team Members in Agile Development environment.
• Experience implementing, supporting and enhancing custom applications using full stack custom development, C#, React, and Angular, and SharePoint.
• At least 5 years of hands-on development experience with Power Platform.
• Hands-on experience architecting solutions that involve custom solutions.
• Excellent client-facing written and oral communications skills.
• Experience working in an Agile with Scrum environment.

We are looking for rock stars to join our collaborative team. Are you driven by satisfaction in a job well done? If so, you may be a match. If you feel you have the drive, knowledge, and skills to be successful in this role, we want to hear from you today!
Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations.  Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.
Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.
Salaries for Architects at Planet Technologies range from $140,000 and $225,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.
Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more. Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefits Guide 2024-2025 Apply