Job Summary

Are you interested in joining a fast growing and customer focused company that is consistently rated as one of the Top Workplaces in Northeast Ohio? Do you feel that hard work should pay off, and you value things like workplace flexibility, career advancement opportunities, a positive culture, and a genuine feeling that you belong to a team? If so, you would be perfect for Fleet Response. Fleet Response specializes in providing services to corporations who self-insure physical damage to their fleets. Built from an insurance background with an eye for detail, Fleet Response prides itself in offering a variety of customized services to all our clients. Fleet Response is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Solutions Architect.

We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Solutions Architect to join our team. This role is pivotal in designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that align with our enterprise architecture and business goals. The Solutions Architect will collaborate across teams to translate business requirements into technical designs, leveraging our core technology stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technical solutions that meet business needs and align with enterprise architecture standards.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure solution designs support long-term strategic goals.
• Work closely with software engineers to guide implementation and ensure architectural integrity.
• Lead technical design sessions, producing solution design documents and architecture diagrams.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality solutions.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable, with a focus on performance and cost-efficiency.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development teams.
• Support DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure as code.
• Engage with business owners to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development or architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing solutions using .NET (C#), SQL Server, Angular (9+), and Cloud services.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture and Azure services (e.g., App Services, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, ADF).
• Experience with RESTful API design and integration.
• Proficiency in designing data models and storage solutions that meet security and business integration requirements.
• Experience with leveraging AI and machine learning tools within the development lifecycle to automate tasks, optimize workflows, and deliver intelligent solutions that align with business objectives.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and microservices architecture.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in enterprise environments with complex systems and integrations.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Certifications in Azure Architecture or related technologies are a plus.