Solution Architect

**About Ogilvy**

**About the Role**:
We are seeking a talented and experienced **Solution Architect** to join our Creative Technology Hub, specializing in AR, VR, Web3, AI, and Machine Learning. As a Solution Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing and delivering innovative solutions that leverage these technologies to meet the needs of our clients. Your expertise in architectural principles and emerging technologies will be essential in shaping the technical direction of our projects

**What You’ll Do**:

- **Solution Design & Architecture**
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements.
- Translate requirements into scalable, high-performing, and secure system architectures.
- Create solution blueprints, technical documentation, and integration plans.
- **Technical Leadership**
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers.
- Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and architecture improvements.
- Contribute to estimation, planning, and risk management.
- **Hands-on Development**
- Build and maintain robust backend and frontend components using modern tech stacks (e.g., Python, PHP, Node.js, React).
- Implement APIs, microservices, and cloud-native components.
- Ensure code quality through best practices, testing, and reviews.
- **Innovation & AI Integration**
- Identify opportunities to embed AI, LLMs, and data solutions within client solutions.
- Work with data engineers and AI specialists to integrate intelligent features.

**What You’ll Need**:
**Must-Have Skills**:

- **Solution Architecture**
- Strong foundation in system design, integration patterns, and security best practices
- Ability to lead architecture planning sessions, build proof-of-concepts, and drive implementation
- **Programming & Frameworks**
- Expert in **Python** (FastAPI, Django) or **PHP** (Laravel, Symfony), or **js**:

- Solid experience with **RESTful APIs**, **GraphQL**, and microservice architecture
- Experience integrating **AI/LLM APIs** such as OpenAI and Gemini
- **DevOps & Infrastructure**
- Proficient with **Docker**, CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions), and deployment automation
- Strong working knowledge of **PostgreSQL**, MySQL, and caching systems (Redis/Memcached)
- Familiar with cloud deployment on **GCP**, AWS, or Azure
- **Cross-Platform Integration**
- Comfortable working across full-stack teams to ensure consistent user and data flows

**Preferred Skills**:

- Experience in AI/ML pipelines, prompt engineering, or integrating generative AI into product features
- Familiarity with frontend technologies (React, Angular, Vue) is a plus
- Experience working in fast-paced agency or creative technology environments

**How We’ll Support You**:
Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

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At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.