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Solution Architect

Stride, Inc.

Richmond, Virginia

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Integration, Architectural Services, Background Investigation, Business Case, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Science, Database Technology, DevOps, Ecosystems, Engineering, Establish Priorities, High Availability, Industry/Trade Analysis, Internet Technology, Leadership, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Needs Assessment, Open Source, Problem Solving Skills, Product Development, Prototyping, Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), Software Engineering, Software as a Service (SaaS), System Architecture, Technical Strategy, Technical Writing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Browsers, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Richmond, Virginia
POSTED
5 days ago
Job Description
We're looking for a Solution Architect who is excited to guide the technical direction of key product platforms across K12. Whether you're already working as a Solution Architect or you've been a senior engineer or engineering lead making high-level design decisions, this role gives you the opportunity to influence architecture at scale and collaborate across the organization. We're looking for strong architectural thinkers, regardless of title.

You'll partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to design secure, scalable, maintainable solutions that support our long term technology strategy. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, facilitating consensus, and setting architectural standards that help teams deliver their best work.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Drive Architecture Across Platforms
  • Contribute to the overall K12 architecture vision and strategy
  • Participate in the Architecture Council-present designs, review proposals, and help shape shared standards
  • Collaborate with peers across platforms to evaluate and recommend architectural approaches

Own the technical direction for your platform
  • Work with business stakeholders to understand functional needs, constraints, and objectives
  • Define an architectural vision that prioritizes security, performance, reliability, DevOps, monitoring, and long‑term maintainability
  • Identify, prioritize, and address technical debt
  • Support estimation, planning, and business‑case evaluation for major initiatives

Support and guide engineering teams
  • Partner with Product, UX, and engineering to break large initiatives into thoughtfully sequenced roadmaps
  • Provide ongoing architectural guidance during development to keep implementation aligned with strategy
  • Document architecture decisions, patterns, and strategy
  • Ensure engineering teams understand how your platform integrates with the larger K12 ecosystem
  • Encourage innovation through prototypes and exploration of new technologies

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position initially has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including influence over multi‑system architecture
  • 3+ years building solutions on AWS
  • Hands-on experience with multiple coding languages, UI frameworks and Database technologies
  • Familiarity with modern web technologies and open‑source frameworks
  • Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to analyze complex trade‑offs
  • Experience with large-scale, high‑availability systems
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to lead through influence
  • Understanding of application, integration, SOA, and distributed architecture patterns
  • Ability to create and maintain technical documentation
  • Background check clearance and up to 5% travel

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience building SaaS products
  • Experience addressing cross‑browser challenges

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.
  • We anticipate the salary range to be $81,045.75- $156,000.00. An individual's compensation can vary based on several factors which include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market condition

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