IT Solution Architect

Position: IT Solution Architect (954)
Must have the ability to work onsite in a hybrid arrangement at ABC Supply's Beloit, Wisconsin campus and /or downtown Chicago office.

ABC Supply is North America's largest wholesale distributor of exterior and interior building products.

ABC Supply is proud to be an employee-first company. In fact, we have won the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award every year since its inception in 2007, and Glassdoor has named us one of the best places to work in the country. Be part of a company that recognizes your talents, rewards your efforts, and helps you reach your full potential. At ABC Supply, we have YOUR future covered.

Role

Summary:

The Solution Architect (SA) is embedded by portfolio and typically supports ~five value streams. SAs own solution design and technical/solution ownership across their portfolio, aligning designs to enterprise guardrails and enablement assets. They collaborate with Enterprise Architects, domain architects (Security, Data, Infrastructure, Business), Product Managers, Engineering, and Operations to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements and accelerate time-to-market.

Working at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution, the Solution Architect translates business goals, capabilities, and value streams into pragmatic, future-ready blueprints - partnering with product managers, product owners, domain and technical architects, and delivery teams to ensure solutions meet business needs, integrate cleanly, and align with enterprise standards. The role operates across ABC Supply's modern landscape - Microsoft Azure and M365, Service Now, an Okta-to-Microsoft Entra , Power BI, and a growing AI/GenAI portfolio.

The ideal candidate is technology-neutral, intellectually curious, outcome-driven, and trusted as a thought leader who can influence both business and IT stakeholders.

Team Context:

* Team size: 1 Principal Enterprise Architect, 4 Enterprise Architects, 5 Solution Architects

* Portfolio alignment: SAs are embedded with one portfolio and apply patterns across ~five value streams; operate in flow-based, value stream-aligned delivery.

Mission & Objectives:

* Design solutions aligned to enterprise patterns, minimal viable standards, and target architecture

* Apply enablement assets (reference architectures, starter kits, decision templates) to accelerate delivery across multiple value streams

* Establish ADRs and solution blueprints; ensure security, reliability, scalability, performance, and operability

* Integrate governance-by-enablement into delivery (policy-as-code checks, CI/CD gates) and use ARB only for exceptions

* Maintain portfolio-level roadmaps (upgrades, migrations, end-of-life) and contribute to modernization initiatives

Core Responsibilities:

1) Solution Design & Ownership

Lead solution ideation, architecture design, and implementation across portfolio value streams Produce solution blueprints, integration/data flow models, and ADRs; maintain artifacts in shared registries Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, observable, and cost-aware

2) Enablement Asset Application

Leverage EA reference architectures, starter kits, and pattern catalogs for repeatable delivery Contribute feedback to improve enablement assets and drive adoption across the portfolio Replace manual approvals with automated guardrails where feasible (policy-as-code, CI/CD checks)

3) Governance & Collaboration

Participate in ARB for exceptions; publish decisions and ADRs Collaborate with Security, Data, Infrastructure architects to satisfy NFRs and compliance (e.g., PCI DSS) Coordinate with Change Advisory Board and program governance as needed

4) Portfolio Roadmaps & Modernization

Develop and maintain portfolio product roadmaps (upgrades, migrations, end-of-life) in partnership with Product/Engineering Identify and remediate technical debt; support modernization paths aligned to target architecture Run or support pilots from the Innovation Sandbox and integrate validated patterns into solutions

Interfaces & Exclusions:

* Partners with Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, Engineering, and domain architects

* Translate business and…