THRILLWORKS Inc.: Solutions Architect

The Solutions Architect role at Thrillworks is essential in ensuring the success of our clients. You will be critical in helping clients understand how they can work with modern JavaScript-based solutions, including Node, ReactNative and React, and assist them in adopting new innovative ways of working. You have a solid background in software architecture and work closely with clients in an active partnership model. Your written and verbal communication skills should rival your technical expertise, as you will clearly explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. You will recommend advanced solutions and technologies primarily based on JavaScript to help our clients solve their business goals and challenges internally, locally and internationally.

 

Your Impact 

As a Solutions Architect, you will work directly with our clients from our first conversations through to final delivery. You will be instrumental in defining the overall approach to how organizations architect their solutions as well as helping them grow as companies by: 

 

Developing strategies to achieve quality work and the desired client results 

Working with the Technology Director, Strategy and Creative on proposals and initial explorations with clients 

Understanding client objectives and ensuring Thrillworks has the correct team composition to succeed. 

Taking responsibility for estimating and proposing innovative solutions for projects  

Taking a very active role in shaping Thrillworks’ technical best practices and ensuring effective knowledge transfer across the team 

Working with Thrillworks teams from management, delivery and client services to make sure we are consistently producing the right results for our clients 

Having an “always learning” attitude and being ahead of the curve with your understanding of Modern software architecture 

Being playful and experimental with technology. We have our established tech stack but will never fall into the trap of “we’ve always done it this way,” so you should be comfortable jumping in and prototyping with new platforms and frameworks as they come up. 

 

Qualifications 

Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers 

Strong written communication skills 

7+ Years of client-facing technical leadership 

Mobile application development with iOS and Android

Modern component-based development processes

DevOps automation best practices

Software testing best practices

Strong experience with designing solutions and architectures 

Understanding of full-stack solutions with a strong knowledge of JavaScript  

Strong interpersonal skills – we are a close-knit team and work together to solve problems. 

Passionate about learning – you’ll help identify new technologies and approaches to problems. 

Proactive and self-starter – we hire folks that have a sincere desire to do better and be better. 

Expert level knowledge in core JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and mobile platforms and React, React Native.

Strong Knowledge of building Node-based microservices

Thrillworks is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, as we believe in Diversity & Inclusion as a way to build stronger and successful teams. Accommodation is offered to all candidates upon request. 

Completion of a satisfactory criminal record check may be required for employment.

No agency calls.