Looking Solution Application Architect - Plano, TX (Onsite)
Jyothi Shivampeta
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Position: Solution Application Architect
Location: Plano, TX (Onsite) – Locals ONLY
Duration: 6+ months contract
Job Description:
Role Descriptions:
I am seeking a Solution Application Architect in my Risk| Legal| Compliance| and Learning Systems (RLCLS) Domain.
1.Solution Application Architect
- Responsible for providing technical leadership for secure| scalable| and maintainable Third-Party SaaS data integrations and target-state platform designs for the Risk| Legal| Compliance| Privacy| Fraud| and Learning Systems domain.
- Define integration architectures spanning applications| APIs| event and data pipelines| and cloud native services.
- Set direction for reusable components| integration patterns| and nonfunctional standards| and drive their adoption across teams.
- Partner with Product Owners| Tech Leads| and other architects to convert strategic requirements into end-to-end solution designs that guide engineering delivery.
- Influence platform strategy| identify gaps| and recommend improvements that strengthen reliability| performance| and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and Design Partner with tech leads to design integration patterns for Third-Party SaaS platforms| internal systems| and external partners.
- Develop end to end solution proposals that cover functional design| data flows| security| and operational requirements.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams| interface catalogs| and technical specifications.
- Conduct Buy versus Build analysis that compares architecture fit| cost factors| implementation effort| and long-term maintainability.
- Third-Party SaaS and Platform Capabilities Assess Third-Party SaaS platform capabilities against business needs and integration requirements.
- Map technical features of existing and proposed Third-Party SaaS solutions to domain use cases.
- Review vendor roadmaps and highlight risks or gaps relevant to compliance sensitive processes.
- Provide architectural oversight for configuration| customization| and data extraction strategies.
- Technical Leadership Demonstrated ability to work with enterprise architecture team and contributing to developing and realizing the target state.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams| ensuring all organizational architecture standards| patterns frameworks| and industry best practices in architecture and design are followed.
- Capable of performing occasional code reviews and providing guidance on coding best practices.
- Be a thought leader on identifying and developing new standard patterns| solution building blocks| and best practices to enable efficient solution design and delivery.
- Solution Level Architecture Support Maintain an end-to-end domain level architecture landscape views - logical| security| and deployment diagrams - current state and target state landscape views.
Top 3 Required Skills:
Architect and Design:
• Partner with tech leads to design integration patterns for Third-Party SaaS platforms, internal systems, and external partners.
• Develop end to end solution proposals that cover functional design, data flows, security, and operational requirements.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, interface catalogs, and technical specifications.
• Conduct Buy versus Build analysis that compares architecture fit, cost factors, implementation effort, and long term maintainability.
Third-Party SaaS and Platform Capabilities
• Assess Third-Party SaaS platform capabilities against business needs and integration requirements.
• Map technical features of existing and proposed Third-Party SaaS solutions to domain use cases.
• Review vendor roadmaps and highlight risks or gaps relevant to compliance sensitive processes.
• Provide architectural oversight for configuration, customization, and data extraction strategies.
Technical Leadership:
• Demonstrated ability to work with enterprise architecture team and contributing to developing and realizing the target state.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring all organizational architecture standards, patterns frameworks, and industry best practices in architecture and design are followed.
• Capable of performing occasional code reviews and providing guidance on coding best practices.
• Be a thought leader on identifying and developing new standard patterns, solution building blocks, and best practices to enable efficient solution design and delivery.
Solution Level Architecture Support:
• Maintain an end-to-end domain level architecture landscape views - logical, security, and deployment diagrams - current state and target state landscape views.
• Develop and maintain OKR / Project level solution architecture and design - logical, security, and deployment arch views diagrams, low level solution design, ensuring compliance with NFR and other solution patterns.
Integration and Data Architecture
• Define integration approaches using APIs, event streams, ETL pipelines, and workflow automation.
• Validate data models, data quality requirements, and retention standards for regulated domains.
• Work with security partners to align designs with access control models, audit needs, and data privacy requirements.
Governance and Standards
• Constructively challenge enterprise architecture recommendations when alternatives provide better outcomes for the business and the enterprise.
• Align design proposals with engineering standards, cloud patterns, and operational practices.
• Support architecture reviews, risk assessments, and technical approvals.
Collaboration and Delivery Support
• Work with Scrum teams to guide architecture during refinement, sprint planning, and technical decisions.
• Provide solution oversight through development, testing, and release planning.
• Communicate architecture choices, trade offs, and impacts to business and technical stakeholders.
Documentation:
• Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation that supports the development process, including architecture decision records, design specs, system architecture diagrams, and reusable patterns.
Solution Governance:
• Presenting and obtaining approval on solution design from governance bodies.
Top 3 Preferred Skills:
• 8+ years in software engineering, 4+ years in solution architecture for enterprise systems.
• Proven record designing end to end solutions across Third-Party SaaS apps, custom apps, and integrations.
• Strong at translating business goals into target state and incremental roadmaps.
• Hands on experience integrating Third-Party SaaS platforms using REST, webhooks, GraphQL, and event streaming (e.g., Kafka).
• Familiarity with iPaaS/ESB (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, Azure Integration Services).
• Experience with API management, versioning, throttling, and monetization where applicable.
• Depth in at least one major cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP), including networking, identity, storage, and managed services.
• Identity and access management: SSO, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC; RBAC/ABAC authorization patterns.
• Compliance aware design for regulated data (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA depending on use case).
• Governance participation: ADRs, architecture reviews, risk assessments, threat modeling (e.g., STRIDE).
Education: At least a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software/Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or closely related field is required.
Jyothi S
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