Senior Solution Architect — APIs and Integration

EPAM Systems; Colombia; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling courses

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to shape designs for a multi-year modernization program using cloud technologies and a strangler-fig approach. You will guide engineering teams on API-first integration and data foundation patterns.

Join cross-functional product teams to define architecture decisions, align stakeholders, and promote scalable, reusable platform components across relational and NoSQL data stores.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of solution architecture experience.
• API design and integration experience.
• Proven leadership skills to provide thought leadership across cross-functional teams.
• Strong project collaboration skills within “4-in-a-box” product teams.
• Cloud architecture expertise across modern PaaS patterns.
• Relational database knowledge for designing and integrating data solutions.
• NoSQL data store knowledge for modern platform use cases.
• Asynchronous integration knowledge using event-driven or messaging patterns.
• Strong communication skills to align stakeholders and guide engineering teams.
• Strong presentation skills to document and explain architectural decisions.
• High adaptability to changing requirements and evolving program needs.
• English proficiency: C1 (Advanced)

Responsibilities

• Define solution architecture designs that support a strangler-fig modernization approach.
• Design API-first integration patterns and guide teams on API management practices.
• Align cross-functional product teams on architecture decisions and trade-offs.
• Collaborate with data foundation stakeholders to shape platform capabilities and boundaries.
• Guide .NET-centric engineering teams on how to engage with data foundation teams and standards.
• Select appropriate cloud PaaS patterns to enable modular, reusable platform components.
• Establish integration approaches for relational and NoSQL data stores across services.
• Promote asynchronous patterns to improve reliability, scalability, and decoupling.
• Review solution designs to ensure consistency, modularity, and long-term maintainability.
• Communicate architectural direction through clear documentation and presentations.
• Identify risks, constraints, and dependencies and propose practical mitigation options.

Skills

API design

API integration

Cloud architecture

Relational databases

NoSQL data stores

Asynchronous integration

Stakeholder alignment

Leadership

English proficiency

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to shape solution designs for a multi-year modernization program using cloud technologies and a strangler-fig transition approach. You will partner with cross-functional product teams and guide engineering teams on API-first integration and data foundation patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define solution architecture designs that support a strangler-fig modernization approach
• Design API-first integration patterns and guide teams on API management practices
• Align cross-functional product teams on architecture decisions and trade-offs
• Collaborate with data foundation stakeholders to shape platform capabilities and boundaries
• Guide .NET-centric engineering teams on how to engage with data foundation teams and standards
• Select appropriate cloud PaaS patterns to enable modular, reusable platform components
• Establish integration approaches for relational and NoSQL data stores across services
• Promote asynchronous patterns to improve reliability, scalability, and decoupling
• Review solution designs to ensure consistency, modularity, and long-term maintainability
• Communicate architectural direction through clear documentation and presentations
• Identify risks, constraints, and dependencies and propose practical mitigation options

Requirements

• 4+ years of solution architecture experience
• API design and integration experience
• Proven leadership skills to provide thought leadership across cross-functional teams
• Strong project collaboration skills within “4-in-a-box” product teams
• Cloud architecture expertise across modern PaaS patterns
• Relational database knowledge for designing and integrating data solutions
• NoSQL data store knowledge for modern platform use cases
• Asynchronous integration knowledge using event-driven or messaging patterns
• Strong communication skills to align stakeholders and guide engineering teams
• Strong presentation skills to document and explain architectural decisions
• High adaptability to changing requirements and evolving program needs
• English proficiency: C1 (Advanced)

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.