Job Description

Summary Statement:

As part of our Enterprise Architecture practice, this role is responsible for designing and delivering end-to-end solution architectures that align with business requirements and enterprise standards. The Solution Architect supports project teams by translating functional needs into scalable, maintainable, and secure technical designs across our digital solutions landscape.

What you will be doing:

We are seeking a skilled and collaborative Solution Architect with a strong track record of designing scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.

As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for translating business and technical requirements into end-to-end solution designs that align with enterprise architecture standards. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural integrity throughout the development lifecycle and deliver value through well-structured, cost-effective solutions.

Penske Responsibilities:
• Design and document solution architectures that align with enterprise standards and meet business and technical requirements.
• Develop solution-level design patterns, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency and reusability.
• Ensure scalability, performance, security, and maintainability of systems through thoughtful architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align individual project solutions with broader enterprise goals.
• Provide technical insights to support decision-making during solution planning and delivery.
• Participate in architecture reviews and support compliance with architectural governance.
• Mentor developers and junior architects to uplift technical delivery and solution quality.
• Support the evaluation and integration of modern technologies and cloud-native services into solution designs.
• Contribute to proof-of-concept (PoC) efforts to validate architectural approaches before adoption.
• Advocate for lean and agile practices to streamline design and implementation processes.
• Assist in aligning project outcomes with security, regulatory, and enterprise policy requirements.
• Other projects and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Penske Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience designing and implementing software solutions across diverse technology stacks.
• Experience working within or closely with an Enterprise Architecture or solution governance practice.
• Solid background in solution architecture, integration design, and modern application patterns.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate and recommend technical approaches.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Dynatrace.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across business, development, and infrastructure teams.
• Technical depth in areas such as microservices, APIs, cloud-native architectures, and CI/CD practices.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Architect, Kubernetes, TOGAF) are a plus.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:
• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.