Solutions Architect

CompassX Group

$140K — $170K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong background in specialized architecture, ideally transitioned from business systems analyst to platform-focused architect.
  • Deep expertise with a major enterprise platform (e.g., investment management, CRM) and knowledge of integration patterns.
  • Proven ability to design conceptual architectures in complex, multi-system environments with impact assessments.
  • Experience in high-complexity, highly regulated areas like financial services and managing legacy technologies.
  • Strong communication skills capable of explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Problem-solving mindset with a focus on long-term system integrity and scalability.
  • Collaborative style, comfortable influencing across various teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own overall architecture for key initiatives ensuring technical viability.
  • Translate business strategies into actionable architectural blueprints and project roadmaps.
  • Evaluate and select enterprise tools defining their interactions and data exchanges.
  • Create conceptual architectures, conduct feasibility checks, and identify integration risks.
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to sync design, timelines, and constraints.
  • Champion system integrity, performance, and security across complex environments.
  • Document architectural standards and decisions to ensure consistency in solutions implementation.
  • Stay updated on platform capabilities and emerging technologies for modernization.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with performance-based bonus
  • PTO, holidays, and sabbatical program
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Retirement plan with company match from day one
  • Learning and professional development support
  • Small-firm culture with direct access to leadership
Full Job Description
As a Solution Architect, you bridge the gap between visionary ideas and rock-solid enterprise systems, designing end-to-end architectures that actually work in complex, real-world environments. Youll partner closely with business and technology leaders to turn future-state plans into integrated, scalable platforms that are resilient, secure, and ready for growth.

What Youll Do

What Youll Do
  • Own the overall architecture for key initiatives, ensuring that future-state designs are technically viable and fully integrated across existing platforms and ecosystems.
  • Translate business strategies and north star visions into actionable architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and sequencing of projects.
  • Evaluate and select specific enterprise tools (for example, CRD, SAP, Aladdin or similar platforms) and define how they interact, exchange data, and enforce controls end-to-end.
  • Create conceptual and logical architectures, perform feasibility checks, and proactively identify integration risks before they become production issues.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to align solution design, delivery timelines, and technical constraints.
  • Champion system integrity, performance, and security, ensuring that new solutions fit cleanly into legacy stacks and high-complexity environments such as financial services.
  • Document key decisions, architectural standards, and patterns so teams can build and operate solutions consistently.
  • Stay current on platform capabilities and emerging technologies, bringing informed recommendations on how to modernize, simplify, or consolidate systems over time.


What Youll Bring

What Youll Bring

  • Strong background in specialized architecture, ideally having grown from roles such as business systems analyst into a platform-focused architect.
  • Deep expertise with at least one major enterprise platform (e.g., investment management, Aladdin, CRM, or core financial systems) and a practical understanding of its functional constraints and integration patterns.
  • Proven ability to design conceptual architectures for complex, multi-system environments and to perform rigorous feasibility and impact assessments.
  • Experience working in high-complexity, high-regulation verticals (such as financial services) and navigating legacy technology stacks without breaking critical operations.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain trade-offs, risks, and design decisions clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
  • A problem-solving mindset that focuses on system integrity, maintainability, and long-term scalability rather than just getting it to work today.
  • Collaborative working style, comfortable influencing without authority and partnering across engineering, product, operations, and business leadership.
  • Curiosity and adaptability, with a desire to continuously deepen your platform knowledge and architectural craft in a fast-evolving technology landscape.


Benefits

  • Competitive salary with performance-based bonus
  • PTO, holidays, and sabbatical program
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Retirement plan with company match from day one
  • Learning and professional development support
  • Small-firm culture with direct access to leadership


$140,000 - $170,000 a year

The posted compensation range reflects the anticipated base salary and target bonus opportunity for this position. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and market conditions. Placement within the range is based on the candidates overall fit for the role and is not determined solely by years of experience.

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