Senior Solutions Architect – Azure, Angular, .NET
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in solution architecture, technical architecture, or senior design roles.
- Strong hands-on experience designing enterprise cloud-native solutions using Microsoft Azure.
- Experience developing front-end applications using Angular.
- Strong back-end development experience using .NET and C#.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, lakehouse architecture, and data pipeline development.
- Experience designing and integrating REST APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of Generative AI solution architecture, including RAG, LLM integration, and conversational AI applications.
- Experience with Databricks Genie or similar conversational analytics and natural-language data access tools.
- Experience implementing CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and observability.
- Strong understanding of enterprise application security, data governance, scalability, performance optimization, and cloud cost management.
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with Terraform, Pulumi, or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Experience integrating LLMs with enterprise applications, APIs, and governed data platforms.
- Familiarity with vector search, embeddings, enterprise retrieval systems, and RAG optimization.
- Experience with Azure cloud-native services, application modernization, and distributed application deployment.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, SOC 2, and enterprise security governance.
- Experience leading architecture decisions, mentoring engineering teams, and driving adoption of modern engineering practices.
Full description
Job Description: Senior Solutions Architect – Azure, Angular, .NET, Databricks & GenAI
Location: Chicago, IL 60607
Position Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Solutions Architect with strong experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications across front-end development, back-end services, data platforms, APIs, and Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in Angular, .NET/C#, Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and Azure cloud architecture, along with experience integrating Generative AI solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Databricks Genie or similar conversational AI tools.
This role requires a combination of solution architecture, hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure, scalable, high-performance enterprise solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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Design and deliver end-to-end solution architectures spanning front-end applications, back-end services, APIs, data platforms, and Azure cloud infrastructure.
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Develop prototypes, proof of concepts, reference implementations, and production-ready code across application, data, and AI layers.
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Design and implement full-stack applications using Angular, .NET/C#, REST APIs, and cloud-native Azure services.
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Lead Databricks data engineering and analytics architecture, including Apache Spark, Delta Lake, lakehouse design, data pipelines, and application-service integration.
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Design and implement AI-enabled solutions using RAG architectures, LLM integrations, Databricks Genie, conversational interfaces, and enterprise data retrieval.
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Define API standards, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and integration patterns to support scalable enterprise applications.
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Implement CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated testing, monitoring, logging, and observability.
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Ensure solution performance, scalability, availability, cost optimization, and maintainability.
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Establish architecture and security standards aligned with enterprise policies, governance requirements, HIPAA, SOC 2, and CISO directives.
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Collaborate with Engineering, Product, CloudOps, Security, and IT teams to translate business requirements into technical architectures.
-Lead architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and implementation discussions.