About TTS:
Founded in 2011, Toyota Tsusho Systems US, Inc. (TTS-US) is a Toyota group company, that develops IT solutions wherever global businesses operate. Transforming into a technology and mobility company, TTS-US with it's 8 TTS affiliates worldwide is establishing a secure and resilient Toyota global value chain. The creative capacity to forge such limitless business opportunities is one of the strengths of Toyota Tsusho Systems.
Job Summary
The Technical Solution Architect is responsible for designing, guiding, and defending end-to-end technology solutions across application, integration, cloud, security, data, and infrastructure layers. This role requires strong hands-on technical expertise, architectural leadership, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and supportable solutions. The ideal candidate will have recent full-SDLC experience, deep experience with modern application and cloud technologies, and the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and review of solutions across all layers, including application, integration, data, security, infrastructure, and cloud.
- Translate business and functional needs into technical requirements and recommend viable solution options.
- Present architectural designs and drive consensus among technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Provide strategic and tactical technical leadership to identify, mitigate, and resolve project and architectural risks.
- Design solutions across a range of architectures, including 3-tier web applications, mobile applications, and event-driven architectures.
- Produce technical design for application components, AWS cloud infrastructure, integration architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring solutions.
- Architect and design solutions using technologies such as Java, NodeJS, Angular, React, relational databases, and NoSQL databases.
- Design and integrate solutions using APIs, REST, SOAP, GraphQL, MOMs, SAML, and OAuth.
- Support hybrid architecture implementations across public cloud and on-prem environments, with experience on AWS preferred.
- Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies, including AI platforms, IoT technologies, and vendor ecosystems such as SAP, Adobe, and Salesforce.
- Create common frameworks, reusable libraries, and shared components for use across applications and portfolios.
- Participate in design reviews and code reviews using current hands-on development experience across multiple technologies and languages.
- Explain and support Architecture Review Board exception requests and propose remediation plans where required.
- Contribute to roadmap development and portfolio landscape documentation.
- Coach and mentor application development teams on software engineering best practices across the full SDLC.
Core Competencies
- Architectural thinking and solution design
- Business and technical translation
- Stakeholder influence and consensus building
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Cloud and infrastructure design
- Integration architecture
- Hands-on technical credibility
- Mentoring and technical leadership
- Continuous learning and adaptability
Requirements
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in solution architecture and technical design.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred)
- Recent hands-on experience with the full SDLC within the last 3 years.
- Strong understanding of application architecture, cloud architecture, integration patterns, and non-functional requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to work across multiple concurrent projects and priorities while maintaining high-quality delivery.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to defend architectural choices and gain alignment in complex technical discussions.
- Experience with modern technology stacks such as Java, NodeJS, Angular, React, relational databases, and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with AWS or hybrid cloud/on-prem architecture.
- Strong knowledge of APIs, middleware, authentication, and integration technologies.
- Ability to learn and apply new technologies and advanced architecture/design patterns quickly.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AI and IoT technology stacks.
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Adobe, and Salesforce.
- Experience contributing to roadmap and portfolio strategy documentation.
- Experience handling Architecture Review Board processes and exception remediation.
- Experience building enterprise reusable frameworks and components.