About the role

Role Overview

The Solutions Architect proactively leads and supports architecture activities for a portfolio of solutions. You will ensure technology solutions meet business needs while aligning with architectural governance, standards, and enterprise direction.

Work model: 100% remote, but the final interview is onsite.

Key Responsibilities

Lead or assist technology evaluations, solution designs, and remediation efforts.
Translate business goals, objectives, outcomes, and value-stream thinking into an architectural blueprint.
Create deliverables to manage a domain portfolio of "to-be" and "as-is" solutions and drive modernization.
Monitor and document existing and potential technologies within the domain; identify technical debt and misalignment.
Coordinate partner teams and lead technology integration for the domain.
Build and maintain a domain-wide technology roadmap (current-to-future state evolution).
Develop and support architecture transition plans across related business applications/technologies.
Work with Product Owners to maintain a robust architectural runway across the product lifecycle.
Analyze and document requirements for:
- Data flows and processes
- Hardware/software environments
- Network connectivity, system interfaces
- Security controls and visualization
Provide guidance to Agile teams and Product Owners to align execution with the enterprise future-state architecture vision.
Define architectural principles, patterns, guidelines, and standards for engineering teams.
Propose and estimate the financial impact of architecture alternatives.

Requirements / Qualifications (KSAs)

Strong ability to document and communicate solution architecture design and analysis work.
Ensure adherence to architectural standards and collaborate effectively with vendors and third parties.
Align stakeholders on direction/results and actively lead teams through project phases.
Modernize legacy technologies, using knowledge of legacy systems to choose appropriate modernization paths.
Communicate architecture clearly and quickly grasp capabilities/benefits of modern technologies.
Vendor/technology neutral approach—focus on results over personal preferences.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience working with domain portfolio management and enterprise architecture governance.
Familiarity with Agile execution and product lifecycle architectural planning.

About Dollar General

Dollar General is a retail company focused on delivering everyday low prices on frequently replenished products. It operates thousands of neighborhood stores across the U.S., spanning categories like food, snacks, health and beauty, cleaning supplies, apparel, housewares, and seasonal items.