Principal Solution Architect

The Nature Conservancy

Principal Solution Architect leading design and delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions at TNC. Responsibilities include defining architecture strategy and driving innovation for cloud initiatives.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $97,400 - $154,880 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide architectural guidance to feature teams to accelerate speed to market while reducing long-term maintenance costs and ensuring alignment with non-functional and enterprise requirements.
Lead trade-off analysis and decision-making for complex, high-impact architectural choices, resolving technical conflicts across teams.
Collaborate to develop and promote reusable patterns, best practices, and reference implementations through proof-of-concepts (POCs), research, and experimentation.
Establish “paved roads” by defining pre-approved reference architectures that streamline development and enable self-service capabilities.
Partner across multiple business units and collaborate closely with other architects and technology leaders.
Act as a thought leader and strategic advisor to delivery and product teams.
Advocate for and evolve the Architecture Review Board (ARB), shifting from a governance-only model to an enablement-focused approach.
Present architecture strategies, designs, and recommendations to technical and business leadership across TNC.
Define, implement, and continuously improve architecture processes and governance models.
Engage with internal and external technology partners to enhance TNC’s capabilities and drive adoption of new solutions.
Contribute to the development of cloud, data, and enterprise technology standards to ensure interoperability and alignment with best practices.
May serve as a lead member of a Center of Excellence (CoE), mentoring team members and advancing organizational knowledge in key technology areas.
Maintain expertise in current and emerging technologies through training, research, and professional development.
Stay current on industry trends, with a particular focus on cloud, data, AI/ML, and generative AI advancements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
8 years of experience in Information Technology field with 6 years of recent relevant experience in a cloud environment (AWS / Azure)
Demonstrated expertise in cloud architecture, including:
Designing and deploying highly available, scalable, and secure solutions on AWS and/or Azure
Developing cloud-native solutions using APIs and services across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models
Effectively communicating cloud concepts and architectures to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong understanding of modern architecture challenges and patterns, including:
Migration to cloud-native, microservices-based, event-driven, and decoupled architectures
Driving enterprise data and analytics modernization strategies (e.g., leveraging platforms such as Databricks)
Enabling adoption of cloud and AI workloads across the organization
Deep understanding of the Well-Architected Framework, including security and compliance considerations
DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
Experience driving the adoption of generative AI and machine learning capabilities across enterprise systems, leveraging AWS or other leading AI platforms (e.g., Azure AI, Google Cloud, OpenAI)
Experience architecting and implementing AI-enabled enterprise solutions, including LLM-based applications, data pipelines, and modern cloud-native architectures for scalable production deployment
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams in architecture and solution development
Working knowledge across enterprise domains, including application, data, infrastructure, and security architectures
Proven ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health care benefits
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
Parental leave
Accrued paid time off
Life insurance
Disability coverage
Employee assistance program
Other life and work well-being benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cloud-Native Solutions DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureCI/CD Pipeline DesignData Pipeline ImplementationWell-Architected FrameworkEnterprise Data ModernizationAPIs and Services DevelopmentGenerative AI SolutionsArchitecture Governance Models

Soft Skills

Strong Verbal CommunicationStrong Written CommunicationMentoring Technical TeamsCollaboration Across TeamsThought Leadership