Solutions architect - information technology (IT)

Lateral stands for technology excellence.
We’re a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses. A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality.
Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar.
Our mission is simple: design and build great products .
What sets us apart isn’t just the talent of our team - it’s the way we work:
We Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality Discipline is our edge - a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to.
We Care Deeply.
We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage.
Every design, every line of code, every decision. We hold the bar high even when no one’s watching. We’re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto We don’t chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum. As a Solutions Architect at Lateral, your role is to connect business ambition with the technology needed to deliver it. You will shape solutions, guide technical direction, and partner directly with clients, while supporting our delivery teams with clarity, structure, and sound architectural judgment.
Lead solution definition for key initiatives: architecture, technical approach, integration strategy, cloud alignment, and delivery feasibility.

• Work directly with client executives and product leaders to translate business needs into scalable, modern architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP .
• Collaborate with engineering teams to turn architectural direction into actionable plans, balancing quality, velocity, and pragmatic tradeoffs.
• Develop solution proposals, SOWs, estimates, and architectural documentation for pre-sales and delivery.
• As part of a strategic initiative, you’ll help build partner relationships with AWS, Azure, and GCP .
• Support delivery teams through ongoing architectural decisions, technical guidance, and risk identification.
• Champion clarity and quality: ensuring our solutions are maintainable, well-structured, secure, and aligned with long-term business value.

We’re looking for a seasoned architect with a consulting mindset, someone who is equally strong in technical depth, stakeholder communication, and problem framing.
7+ years of experience in technical leadership roles such as Solutions Architect, Senior Architect, Principal Consultant, or similar.

• Deep expertise in designing systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture patterns, compute, storage, API design, integration strategies, observability, and deployment models.
• Strong ability to lead discovery conversations, clarify requirements, and translate business needs into technical direction.
• Excellent communication skills: you can explain tradeoffs, options, and decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong consultancy instincts: pre-sales exposure, client advisory work, and solution packaging are second nature to you.
• A preference for modern software engineering (cloud-native, serverless, event-driven, container-based, or hybrid approaches).
• Comfort working in ambiguity, shaping clarity, and bringing structure to complex technical and business problems.

Remote-First, Office Friendly: Work from wherever you’re most productive - whether that’s your home, a co-working space, or one of our offices. We’re a remote-first company, but if you’re near an office, you’re welcome to drop in, collaborate in person, or work onsite regularly. An Outstanding Team: Talented, kind, and hard-working people who care deeply about their craft - and about each other. No politics. Growth: You’ll be supported in growing your craft, exploring new paths, and stepping into greater responsibility - at your own pace
Just high-quality work, delivered sustainably.
Yet every project brings a fresh challenge. We’re obsessed with quality and believe in continuous improvement. Priorities shift. Engineering deep dive A collaborative session with our engineers.

Project fit An interview focussed on prioritization, collaboration across disciplines, and how you handle the "messy middle".