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Mastering Solutions: Unraveling the Role of Solution Architects

Thu, 24 April

Solution Architects (SAs) serve as the bridge between business challenges and technological solutions. Their role is critical in crafting tailored, efficient, and scalable architectures that align with organizational goals.

This session dives deep into what it means to be a Solution Architect, covering the key responsibilities, essential skills, and methodologies that enable SAs to transform abstract business requirements into tangible, impactful solutions. From navigating complex integrations to selecting the right technologies, Solution Architects play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital businesses.

Key Topics Covered

  • Understanding the Role of a Solution Architect – What does an SA do? How do they differ from Enterprise and Software Architects?
  • Key Responsibilities – From gathering business requirements to designing system architectures and ensuring seamless integrations.
  • Essential Skills & Competencies – Technical expertise, stakeholder management, communication, decision-making, and balancing trade-offs.
  • Emerging Trends & Future Innovations – Cloud-native architectures, AI-driven design, microservices, security best practices, and the evolution of the SA role.

Who Should Attend?

  • Aspiring Solution Architects looking to transition into this role.
  • Current Solution Architects seeking to refine and validate their skills.
  • Software Engineers & Technical Leads who want to understand SA responsibilities and collaborate better on architectural decisions.
  • Enterprise & Software Architects interested in exploring the intersection of business and technology.

Join us as we demystify the Solution Architect role and provide a clear roadmap for mastering solution design and implementation in modern enterprises.

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About the speaker

Ken Sipe

Cloud Solution Architect

Ken is a distributed application engineer. Ken has worked with Fortune 500 companies to small startups in the roles of developer, designer, application architect and enterprise architect. Ken's current focus is on containers, container orchestration, high scale micro-service design and continuous delivery systems.

Ken is an international speaker on the subject of software engineering speaking at conferences such as JavaOne, JavaZone, Great Indian Developer Summit (GIDS), and The Strange Loop. He is a regular speaker with NFJS where he is best known for his architecture and security hacking talks. In 2009, Ken was honored by being awarded the JavaOne Rockstar Award at JavaOne in SF, California and the JavaZone Rockstar Award at JavaZone in Oslo, Norway as the top ranked speaker.