Architect / Senior Architect - Solution Ownership (Houston)

Slalom’s Solution Owners are lead-from-the-front technology and Agile delivery experts dedicated to their projects and clients. We partner with clients to translate requirements into actionable user stories and lead cross-capability development teams to deliver working products on time and on budget. We work within high-velocity software engineering teams, bringing expertise in Agile software delivery. Solution Owners are passionate, flexible Agile experts who continually practice and hone their craft.

What You’ll Do

As an Architect/Senior Architect-level Solution Owner, you’ll be the project expert in Agile software delivery. You’ll lead large development pods, either as a stand-alone team or as a single workstream within a multi-workstream program. Core responsibilities include:

• Defining and managing project governance (e.g., establishing cadence, leading Scrum ceremonies).
• Working closely with Product Owners to define the product, identify requirements, and write user stories that are easily consumed by engineering teams.
• Leading delivery teams, managing issues and risks, facilitating meetings, and providing clear project status updates.
• Collaborating with engineering leaders, including Solution Architects, to validate the technical approach, strategy, and deliverables.
• Preparing and delivering client-facing presentations and artifacts.
• Experience identifying where AI-enabled capabilities or tools may support product development, delivery workflows, or team productivity (e.g., AI-assisted documentation, backlog refinement, analysis, or prototyping).

As an Architect/Senior Architect-level Solution Owner, you bring several years of product development experience as a Product, Project, or Program Manager using Agile development methodologies across the full software and testing lifecycle. You demonstrate:

• Skill in defining and documenting business and functional requirements for iterative software development.
• Ability to act as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure timely, effective solutions.
• Strong investigative, analytical, and communication skills.
• Comfort working independently or as part of a team in challenging environments.
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, and Lean.
• Strong risk identification and mitigation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to synthesize complex information.
• A technology-oriented mindset; a computer-science-based education is helpful.

Nice to have:

Familiarity with AI concepts or tools used in modern delivery environments (e.g., generative AI for user story drafts, meeting summaries, documentation support, or client communication), as well as an understanding of how AI services from major cloud providers can support product or solution development.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:The targeted base salary pay range for Architect is $118,000 to $133,000 and for Senior Architect is $145,000 to $163,000.In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.