Enterprise Architect

Commerce Solutions Group; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Commerce Solutions Group in Frederick, MD is seeking an Enterprise Architect who will own features end to end—from architecture through deployment and monitoring. This contract role highlights Microsoft Azure expertise and offers a salary range of $62,000 to $95,000.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining backend services with Redis and .NET Core, mentoring juniors through Agile on-call, and building Docker self-service tools for Frederick teams.

Qualifications

• Ownership mindset to manage money and outcomes.
• Ability to teach others and mentor juniors.
• Comfort owning metrics and results.
• Sound judgment to distinguish fires from drills.
• Strong written communication and tone in emails.
• Detail-oriented problem solving without needing permission.
• Knowledge of the MD market and regional tech landscape.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Redis and Agile.
• Mentor the junior cohort through their first real Agile on-call.
• Move Commerce Solutions Group's .NET Core stack out of the MD region before migration deadline.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Build Docker self-service tools so Frederick teams stop filing tickets for everything.
• Sketch the Redis architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing.
• Refactor the technology module Commerce Solutions Group has been afraid to touch.
• Trace a technology number back through Redis services until it finally adds up.

Skills

Ownership mentality

Mentor others

Numerical ownership

Judgment under pressure

Written communication

Problem solving

MD market knowledge

Tools

Redis

.NET Core

Docker

Azure

Job description

As an Enterprise Architect at Commerce Solutions Group, you will own features end to end, from architecture through deployment and monitoring. A contract Enterprise Architect post in Frederick that values Microsoft Azure over 1 years, pays $62,000 - $95,000, and never boxes you in.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Redis and Agile
• Mentor the junior cohort through their first real Agile on-call at Commerce Solutions Group
• Pull Commerce Solutions Group's .NET Core stack out of the MD region before the migration deadline
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Build Docker self-service tools so Frederick teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Sketch the Redis architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing
• Refactor the technology module Commerce Solutions Group has been afraid to touch
• Trace a technology number back through Redis services until it finally adds up

What You'll Bring

• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Detail-loving problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Comfort owning technology decisions in a MD market

Commerce Solutions Group keeps technology systems running for clients who never think about them, which is the gloriously-unglamorous Frederick, MD point. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole Commerce Solutions Group team rows in the same direction.

We answer the money question first with $62,000 - $95,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible contract schedule.

Current and accurate as of this visit, the contract opening stands ready.