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# Principal Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Rbc Capital Markets
- **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Applications Architecture, Information Technology Consulting, Data Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture, IT Architecture, Togaf
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87761889/1

## About the Role

* Experience in navigating complex a matrixed environment
 * Ability to facilitate between and influence key decision makers and drive clear outcomes
 * Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses
 * Strong technical background with recent hands-on experience
 * A strong understanding of technology and/or financial services industry (preference is given to candidates with Wealth management experience)
 * Ability to provide guidance, recommendation, and decisions in an agile environment

Nice to have:

 * Strong organizational, project management and time management capabilities.
 * Good understanding of architecture practice frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
 * Good understanding of AIDLC, Applications Architecture, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture Development, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology Consulting, IT Architecture, Multi-Level Communication, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Target Architecture

## Description

* Designs and implements solution for complex architecture projects, ensuring alignment with business and technology strategies.
 * Collaborates with cross functional teams and stakeholders to analyze business requirements, resolve complex technical challenges, and provide actionable recommendations that influences outcomes.
 * Mentors junior architects and technical team members, fostering skill development and promoting best practices within the team.
 * Research emerging technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and maintain competitive edge.
 * Executes on architecture tasks or projects, requiring advanced problem solving, decision making and strategic thinking with some ambiguity.
 * Drives decisions on complex issues to develop clear, actionable recommendations for management, ensuring alignment on processes, tools and services with impact across other areas.
 * Leverages advanced and creative skills to resolve complex architecture related problems, fostering cross functional collaboration to identify and implement innovative solutions.
 * Leads and facilitates cross functional collaboration efforts, fostering strong internal relationships across the organization and external partnerships to achieve impactful business outcomes.


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