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We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

Job Summary

Acuity is seeking a highly motivated and experienced solution architect that will be responsible for the analysis, design, coding, and launch of complex software projects & products in the Digital Commerce Experience domain, including both corporate and partner-facing solutions. This role involves working with various backend and front-end teams that are globally located to deliver scalable, secure, and cloud-native enterprise solutions.

The architect will work closely with Enterprise Architecture, AI and software teams to design, develop, test, debug, and implement software components, tools, and utilities. A key aspect of this position is ensuring system performance, availability, and efficiency through performance testing and implementation monitoring.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of Generative AI (GenAI) frameworks, cloud technologies (Azure/AWS), mobile application development, DevOps culture, and centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Lead the architecture and development of large, complex CPQ and Digital Commerce projects, including GenAI and cloud integrations, involving multiple vendors and advanced technologies.

• Provide hands-on expertise in assessing emerging technologies, and in architecting, designing, coding, testing, and deploying enterprise-grade solutions.

• Collaborate with Product teams to define the vision and technology roadmap for CPQ, configurators, and submittal engines, apply best practices, present to stakeholders, and secure approvals.

• Support implementation readiness, promote transparency, and communicate the business value of architecture decisions to all stakeholders.

• Deliver expert input and build business cases for enhancements in application security and user access management.

• Design, develop, test, and launch applications and services supporting multiple enterprise initiatives.

• Develop cloud, mobile, DevOps, and automation solutions, ensuring modern and scalable architecture.

• Drive architectural vision within technical domains and business functions; ensure direction aligns with broader enterprise strategies.

• Evaluate cross-functional impacts of proposed changes across systems, tech stacks, and business workflows.

• Translate business needs into practical, cost-effective, and scalable technology solutions.

• Define technical architecture and patterns for microservices; design scalable, reusable components.

• Standardize architecture documentation using modeling tools and best practices (e.g., C4 models).

• Work independently, manage competing priorities, delegate tasks when necessary, and guide engineering teams toward strategic goals.

• Design cloud-native solutions on Azure (multi-cloud compatible), refactoring legacy apps into event-driven microservices.

• Lead the design and deployment of Generative AI applications integrated with semantic search across enterprise document systems.

• Implement DevOps automation including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and modern deployment workflows.

• Develop RESTful APIs and streaming microservices to support real-time data delivery and integration.

Preferred Skills and Experience

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

+ 10+ years of experience in software development with a focus on application development and cloud architecture.

+ Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.) and expertise in cloud architecture (Azure and AWS)

+ Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

+ Experience working with multinational teams is a strong plus.

+ Strong understanding of distributed systems, including experience with microservices architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), and event driven architecture – Event hub / Kafka / Service Bus etc.

+ Experience with architectural design patterns (MVC, MNNM etc)

+ Deep expertise in Cloud computing & containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) – primarily on the Azure platform.

+ Strong understanding of .Net technologies, including .Net Core & .Net framework. Experience with Agile development methodologies.

+ Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure-as-code). Experience with ARM templates, Bicep templates, Go, Ansible, Python are a plus.

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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**Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities:** As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.

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The range for this position is $150,900.00 to $271,600.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.