What You'll Do
To realize our digital transformation, we need to transform our products, experiences, processes, technology and how we operate. Delivering our clients unrivalled experience of exceptional service, value and flexibility is part of our DNA. We are looking for people who are passionate about Agile ways of working and want to spread this approach within our teams and business processes. To execute this transformation, we need people who take the lead in defining standards and guardrails of working and developing expertise within the tribe.
As solution architect you will define and design technology solutions that optimize our solutions for rapid innovation whilst also making sure we manage risks such as cyber security and operational resilience. You will act as pioneer, thought leader, problem solver, and be sought out for your expertise by product teams, enabling them to go faster, safely, and prevent solutions that are hard to change and stifle innovation.
In your role you will bridge enterprise architecture and engineering, and will own the design of multiple services, products and solutions within the Knowledge & Design tribe. You will optimize against many requirements such as functional needs, quality attributes (e.g., security, usability), cost, and enterprise-wide goals (e.g., cloud and API enablement). You document architecture views and deliver architecture artefacts required by the delivery process, and enable teams to maximize the automation in the deployment pipeline.
Moreover, you will be a hands-on participant in architecture proof of concepts, innovation initiatives, and performance tuning activities. Researching/analyzing emerging technologies, as well as designing and advocating new technologies, architectures, and products in collaboration with system and service owners is part of your profile. Same is true for identifying risks within proposed solution architectures and developing mitigation plans, ensuring that solution architectures are scalable and sustainable for operations. You propose architectural epics and stories to implement the architectural runway and clear technical debt, document quality attributes in epics & stories, and define acceptance criteria.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
To be successful, you should bring sound development and architecture experience leveraging technologies to drive technical governance, innovation, integration and cloud-oriented strategies. Ideally, you thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem solving, analytical and decision making skills, and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for collaboration and open communication.
- Verbal and written communication at a business and technical level
- Servicing customers with a strong business orientation and connecting with skilled engineers
- High level of initiative, self-motivation, resourcefulness and collaboration
- Working well independently as well as part of a team
- Building relationships and reliable team player, displaying consideration and respect for others
- Performing successfully in a fast-paced, multi-cultural and service-oriented environment
- Interpreting rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and aligning with BCG's values and culture
- Exhibiting ownership and accountability for the tasks assigned
- Attention to detail, well organized, and able to set priorities and take decisions
- Being flexible to be available outside of normal business hours for international calls as needed
You Bring (experience & Qualifications)
Education and Certifications
- BA/MS degree in computer or information sciences or similar field
- 7+ years of relevant experience in IT architecture with a strong technical background, preferably in large international organizations
- IT Architect certification: AWS Certified Solution Architect required, Open Group certification (e.g., TOGAF Certified, Certified Architect Master) preferred
Functional/Technical Skills
- The ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Proficiency in AI and GenAI technologies, with experience designing and deploying AI-driven solutions.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and their architectural frameworks.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, or C#.
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- Ability to document business processes and system architectures
- Experience with one or more application development languages and/or system integrationplatforms
- Knowledge of and exposure to Azure and AWS application services, including serverless solutions.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Understanding of data modeling and data integration patterns
- Experience with various architectural patterns and styles (e.g. microservices, event-driven,layered)
- Advanced understanding of LLM concepts (agents, vector db, graph db, RAG, MoE, guardrails,HITL, RFHL), frameworks (llamaindex, unstructured, etc)
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Experienced in software delivery, including CI/CD and related DevSecOps practices, working with cloud-based platforms such as Azure or AWS
- Experience in collaborating with agile development teams in reviewing application architecture, design and implementation against quality standards
- Ability to develop process documentation, technical manuals and instructions
- Proven advanced experience with systems integration, IT industry standards, architecture principles design, and service level agreement definition
- Strong focus on promoting component re-use in architecture designs
- Strong software design & development principles, with a focus on system stability, reusability and performance optimized for a global audience
- Strong understanding of application testing, diagnostics and performance tuning
- Expertise in selecting and integrating Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions
YOU'LL WORK WITH
The IT Solution Architect is a position within the Knowledge & Design tribe, which itself is part of BCG's digital products organization. The tribe manages and delivers internal software solutions and IT product offerings to worldwide BCG. The role will work closely with developers of the tribe and other solution architects within and outside of the tribe. Most contacts are distributed across BCG's core hub locations Delhi, Munich and Boston. A large part of the work is performed virtually. The role reports directly to the Solution Architecture Chapter Lead located in Boston, USA.
