Enterprise HR Tech Architect: Cloud, Data & Security

Wise Skulls; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise Skulls is seeking an experienced Solution Architect for HR Technology and Enterprise Architecture. The role requires hands-on design across enterprise applications, cloud, data, and security, guiding engineering teams and ensuring secure, scalable solutions for strategic HR initiatives.

The candidate should bring deep EA background, client-facing collaboration, and strong leadership to drive modern, cost-effective architectures with AI-enabled capabilities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software design, development and enterprise architecture experience.
• 2+ years of public cloud experience (Azure or GCP).
• Experience with SaaS/PaaS platforms such as Workday, Oracle Cloud, MuleSoft, Boomi, OIC.
• SME-level expertise in application, data, integration, and security architecture.
• Strong SQL, NoSQL, and cloud database knowledge.
• Hands-on technical implementation experience.
• Experience integrating modern apps with legacy platforms (e.g., Kafka).
• Proven enterprise architecture and system design background.
• Knowledge of SSO, OAuth, SAML, and OIDC.
• Experience with microservices, APIs, container platforms, deployment patterns.
• Observability concepts and implementation.
• Excellent collaboration and communication across teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture from concept to production.
• Provide technical leadership to Tech Leads and engineering teams.
• Perform Buy vs. Build analyses with qualitative and quantitative data.
• Lead architecture reviews, identify gaps, and propose improvements.
• Identify opportunities to optimize, modernize, and simplify apps.
• Lead POCs and technology deep-dives.
• Help teams resolve complex technical and performance challenges.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, complexity and debt.
• Design secure, scalable enterprise solutions.
• Ensure alignment with security, cloud, data, integration and EA standards.
• Collaborate with technical leads, engineers, vendors and business stakeholders.
• Experience designing AI-enabled apps integrated with LLMs and agent frameworks.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Data Architecture

Security Architecture

API Design

SSO/OAuth/SAML/OIDC

Microservices

Container Platforms

Observability

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure Cloud

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Workday

Oracle Cloud

MuleSoft

Boomi

Kafka

Job description

Wise Skulls is seeking an experienced Solution Architect for HR Technology and Enterprise Architecture. The role requires hands-on design across enterprise applications, cloud, data, and security, guiding engineering teams and ensuring secure, scalable solutions for strategic HR initiatives.

The candidate should bring deep EA background, client-facing collaboration, and strong leadership to drive modern, cost-effective architectures with AI-enabled capabilities.