Forward Deployed Architect (Digital Products)

Responsibilities

• Translate client strategy, industry trends, and enterprise maturity into actionable product, portfolio, and technology roadmaps
• Define end-to-end architectures for web, mobile, and cloud-native products using APIs and microservices
• Establish platform and architecture strategies that meet scalability, reliability, and performance requirements
• Define and govern standards for AI-enabled product experiences, including prompt engineering and context engineering practices
• Build rapid prototypes within real client environments to de-risk decisions and validate business and technical value
• Integrate modern solutions with legacy enterprise ecosystems while ensuring architectural consistency and scalability
• Lead architecture reviews, technical workshops, and solution design discussions with client stakeholders
• Ensure enterprise-wide adoption through governance, enablement, and best practice standardization
• Capture field insights and client feedback to inform product management and future roadmap direction
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Strong experience in solution architecture, software engineering, or enterprise digital transformation roles
• Deep knowledge of APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Proven experience designing scalable, distributed systems for enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of product architecture, platform strategy, and system integration patterns
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills in client-facing environments

Requirements

• Experience in forward-deployed engineering, solutions architecture, or consulting environments
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and Kubernetes
• Exposure to AI/ML systems and experience with prompt engineering and context engineering
• Experience integrating legacy systems with modern cloud-native architectures at scale
• Key Attributes
• Strong blend of business acumen and deep technical architecture expertise
• Client-first mindset focused on measurable business and technical outcomes
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-paced, and evolving client environments
• Strong leadership in cross-functional technical and business discussions
• Ability to bridge product, engineering, and enterprise architecture domains
• What Success Looks Like
• Delivery of scalable, enterprise-grade digital platforms aligned to client business outcomes
• Clear, executable technology and product roadmaps adopted by client stakeholders
• Successful validation of concepts through rapid prototyping in real environments
• Strong influence on enterprise architecture standards and platform strategy
• Continuous feedback loop from field deployments into product and engineering evolution

Additional Information

Role Overview Digital Products Forward Deployed Architects combine strong business acumen with deep technology expertise to translate client strategy, industry trends, and enterprise maturity into actionable product, portfolio, and technology roadmaps. They operate at the intersection of architecture and product, defining end-to-end digital solutions while ensuring alignment with enterprise-scale scalability, reliability, and performance goals.

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