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Open Function

OpenFn helps scale public health & humanitarian interventions via data integration, automation, and interoperability.

Principal Solutions Architect

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Location

Kenya

Posted

82 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Principal Solutions Architect

Open Function

• Own technical architecture across the services portfolio, from pre-contract scoping through delivery • Lead solution design for OpenFn-centered interoperability engagements: integration strategy, data flow architecture, API design patterns, system topology, and deployment approach • Consult directly with government and NGO technical counterparts on OpenFn solution design and associated enterprise architecture strategy • Evaluate proposed use cases to determine whether they are a strong fit for the OpenFn platform; advise on constraints and alternative designs • Set and uphold the technical quality bar across the services portfolio, from solution design through to delivery and deployment • Develop internal standards and guidelines for what good looks like on an OpenFn implementation, and build the review processes that help the whole team work to that standard • Mentor engineers and consultants, helping them develop both JavaScript competence and systems-level integration thinking • Become the organization's deepest practitioner of OpenFn as a solutions tool, understanding what the platform can and cannot do at scale and under real conditions • Build and own a solutions architecture library: a structured knowledge base cataloging how OpenFn maps to different integration patterns, with honest documentation of platform fit and known limits • Serve as the bridge between services and product: translate field learnings and performance constraints into structured product feedback, and bring roadmap awareness back into implementation planning and sales scoping • Define and oversee deployment strategies for government clients hosting OpenFn on local infrastructure, including containerized, cloud, and hybrid environments • Develop deployment standards and runbooks that implementation teams can apply consistently across diverse hosting configurations

Job Requirements

  • 10-15+ years of experience in solution architecture, systems integration, or technical implementation leadership
  • Demonstrated expertise with integration platforms, middleware, or workflow automation tools, and the ability to assess platform fit with confidence; familiarity with platforms such as X-Road, OpenHIM, Kafka, Apache Camel, n8n, MuleSoft, Kong, Boomi, and/or WSO2 is a strong advantage
  • Strong JavaScript / Node.js proficiency and experience with backend development and API integration patterns
  • Ability to set and uphold a technical quality bar across a delivery portfolio, and to build the standards and processes that help a whole team work to that bar
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication, including facilitating technical workshops with government and NGO technical counterparts
  • Experience in a consulting or professional services context, where technical leadership and client-facing accountability coexist
  • Ability to operate effectively in lean, distributed teams where judgment matters more than established process
  • Familiarity with interoperability standards in global health or humanitarian systems, including FHIR/HL7, is a strong advantage
  • Experience with DevOps practices in low-resource or sovereign-hosting contexts, including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and Docker/Kubernetes, is a strong plus
  • Background working with digital public goods, open source, government digital transformation programs, or NGO technology teams in Africa, Asia, or Latin America is a plus
  • Working proficiency in French or Spanish is a bonus
  • Ability to work from home or a shared office space with fast, stable internet, preferably in a country that is located in Africa/Europe time zones

Benefits

  • Financial compensation is commensurate with experience.
  • Flexible working schedule.
  • We’re fully remote, with team meetups across Europe and Africa (our last three were in Kigali, Cape Town, and Dakar).
  • Exposure to hottest industry and technology trends and leading health and humanitarian interventions in the sector.
  • Opportunity for leadership and advancement. You will be a key contributor to our company’s strategy and direction.
  • The opportunity to shape our strategy and impact millions of lives through our open source software in a small, mission-driven organization.

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