Acuity Brands, Inc

Technology Solutions Architect Lead

Acuity Brands, Inc • $120K — $145K *
Conyers, GA 30094In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-12+ years in engineering, solution architecture, or technical delivery leadership.
  • Proven track record in delivering distributed, event-driven, or cloud-native systems.
  • Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, particularly Agile and Scrum.
  • Expertise in cloud architecture on Azure and AWS platforms.
  • Deep understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven architecture principles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architectural design of complex projects in CPQ & Digital Commerce, integrating cutting-edge technologies.
  • Own end-to-end delivery processes for multi-team programs across diverse platforms and technologies.
  • Build and manage detailed delivery plans, ensuring milestones and risk management.
  • Conduct sprint planning, backlog refinement, and oversee release readiness.
  • Mentor and foster a high-performance culture among engineering teams.
  • Ensure code quality through thorough reviews and technical coaching.
  • Manage stakeholder communications, updating on progress and setbacks.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning.
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies and methodologies in a modern tech stack.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering innovation and creativity.
  • Strong emphasis on AI and automation integration in workflows.
  • Supportive culture focused on mentorship and knowledge sharing.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Acuity is undergoing a major modernization of its digital, data, and AI platforms across commerce, operations, engineering, and enterprise systems. We are seeking a Technology Solutions Architect Lead who can combine deep technical knowledge, strong delivery management, and architectural understanding to run multi-team execution for high-impact modernization programs.

The ideal candidate is someone who has led delivery of complex cloud-native, microservices, event-driven, and AI-enhanced systems. You will serve as the accountable owner for delivery, ensuring teams ship high-quality, scalable, secure solutions on predictable timelines.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Delivery & Execution
  • Lead the architectural design and development of large and complex projects in CPQ & Digital Commerce space, including agentic AI and cloud architecture integrations, involving multiple vendors and leading-edge technologies.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team programs across cloud, microservices, data, and AI platforms.
  • Build delivery plans, track milestones, manage risks, and ensure predictable execution.
  • Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness.

Technical Oversight
  • Provide hands-on expertise in evaluating emerging technologies, architecting, designing, developing, coding, testing, and deploying solutions.
  • Guide delivery of systems built on Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, Postgres, Redis.
  • Define standards for architecture documentation using modeling tools, methods, and industry best practices - C4 models etc.
  • Translate architectural designs into actionable workstreams with clear dependencies.
  • Ensure code quality, reliability, and performance through reviews and technical coaching.


Team Leadership
  • Mentor engineers, foster accountability, and drive high-performance engineering culture.
  • Support onboarding, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.


Quality, CI/CD & Operations
  • Uphold strong engineering standard testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and DevSecOps.
  • Leverage tools like SonarQube, Snyk, Datadog, CloudWatch, and automated testing.
  • Ensure smooth releases, post-launch stabilization, and root-cause analysis.

Stakeholder Management
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Data teams to align scope and priorities.
  • Communicate progress, blockers, and decisions to leaders and executive stakeholders.

AI-Enabled Delivery
  • Drive adoption of AI coding assistants and GenAI engineering platforms.
  • Integrate AI-driven quality, documentation, and automation practices into delivery workflows.


Skills and Minimum Experience Required

  • 8-12+ years in engineering, solution architecture, or technical delivery leadership.
  • Proven delivery of distributed, event-driven, or cloud-native systems.


  • Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.) and expertise in cloud architecture (Azure and AWS)
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, including experience with microservices architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), and event driven architecture - Event hub / Kafka / Service Bus etc.
  • Experience with architectural design patterns (MVC, MNNM etc)


  • Deep expertise in Cloud computing & containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) - on the Azure/AWS platform.
  • Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure-as-code). Experience with ARM templates, Bicep templates, Go, Ansible, Python are a plus.
  • Strong experience with:
    • Java/Spring Boot
    • Kubernetes, Docker
    • AWS (EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, RDS)
    • Kafka & streaming
    • CI/CD and monitoring tools
  • Experience with ML/AI or data pipeline delivery is a plus.
  • Excellent communication, planning, and leadership skills.


Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience delivering GenAI enablement platforms or AI coding assistants.
  • Experience with GraphQL/Hasura, FastAPI, Redis, Spark, Airflow, or SageMaker.
  • Understanding of security, data privacy, and enterprise governance in large-scale systems.

About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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