About this role
<p>Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world. </p> <p> </p> <p><br>At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 600 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them. </p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Description</b></H2> </div><div><p>The Solution Architect designs and evolves scalable, high-performance systems for an industrial web application. The role focuses on system architecture, API and database design, translating new features into concise system architecture, hands-on backend development and leveraging AI-based tools and automation to efficiently support overall delivery speed</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>System & Solution Architecture</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design end-to-end solution architecture based on microservices and modular systems</li> <li>Define system boundaries, responsibilities, and integration patterns</li> <li>Ensure maintainable, secure, and future-proof architecture in Azure and Databricks</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>API & Data Design</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and govern API contracts (MuleSoft, REST, event-driven, async)</li> <li>Define database and data models aligned with performance and scalability needs (Databricks, Azure SQL, Blob Storage)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Scaling & Performance</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design for scalability, availability, and performance from the start</li> <li>Identify bottlenecks and define performance optimization strategies</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Feature Design & Workshops</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead and moderate technical workshops for new features and system extensions</li> <li>Translate business and product requirements into technical solutions</li> <li>Align stakeholders on architecture, tradeoffs, and implementation approach</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>AI-Driven Development & Automation</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define and govern the use of AI-based development tools and automation across backend and frontend teams to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability</li> <li>Use AI-based automation to support and generate code reviews and pull requests</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>T</strong><strong>echnical Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Act as architectural authority and sparring partner for web development team</li> <li>Support team with guidelines, reviews, best practices and hands-on development</li> <li>Ensure architectural alignment across products and platforms</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Your Profile</b></H2> </div><div><ul type="disc"> <li>Experience as Backend Architect, Solution Architect, or Senior Backend Engineer</li> <li>Strong background in <strong>microservice architecture, APIs, and data modeling</strong></li> <li>Proven experience designing <strong>scalable, high‑performance enterprise systems</strong></li> <li>Strong background and hands on in<strong> C#, Entity Framework, Azure, Databricks</strong></li> <li>Ability to translate complex engineering requirements into clear technical designs</li> <li>Strong communication skills and workshop facilitation experience</li> <li>Experience in industrial or enterprise environments is a plus</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Additional Information</b></H2> </div><div><p>Success Criteria</p> <ul> <li>Clear, scalable, and well-documented system architectures</li> <li>High-performance and reliable backend platforms</li> <li>Well-designed APIs and data models enabling fast feature delivery</li> <li>Strong alignment between business, product, and engineering</li> <li>Sustainable architecture that scales with product growth</li> </ul></div></div></div><p><em><strong>Join our ATS Industrial Automation Team because:</strong></em></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>We VALUE our People</strong>: The foundation of a great company is having the best team which is why we continuously work to develop, engage, empower, and energize our people.</em></li> <li><em><strong>We support internal GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT</strong>: ATS Automation offers endless opportunities for professional growth and development, including international exchange programs and internal support programs</em></li> <li><em><strong>We offer COMPETITIVE Total Rewards</strong>: Competitive starting salaries, overtime pay eligibility, subsidized company pension plan and capital-forming benefits, 30-day vacation entitlement and much more.</em></li> </ul>