Expert Solutions Architect

Socket.dev; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CSC in Wilmington, Delaware seeks an Expert Solutions Architect to lead future-state architecture across CLS Technology Solutions. You will drive strategy, modernization, and platform evolution, mentoring teams and governing standards to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will partner with engineering, product, and business teams, applying AI opportunities and architectural governance to influence decisions and raise portfolio quality. Hybrid work and strong leadership are expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a web application software developer/engineer.
• 5+ years as a team technical lead or software architect.
• Experience designing and supporting cloud-native applications and distributed systems.
• Understanding of application security, identity management, and secure-by-design principles.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and architecture practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and communicate progress.

Responsibilities

• Guide architectural decisions with CLS teams to ensure scalable, secure, resilient solutions.
• Provide architecture guidance and technical consultation across teams.
• Develop and maintain architectural roadmaps balancing priorities and modernization.
• Present strategies and risks to senior technology and business leaders.
• Collaborate with CLS and CSC stakeholders to align platforms and standards.

Skills

Web architecture

Cloud-native technologies

Data architecture concepts

Agile delivery methodologies

Application security & identity mgmt

AI-assisted development

Leadership & mentoring

Clear communication

Tools

Cloud platforms

Security tooling

Job description

Expert Solutions Architect

Wilmington, DE

Monday – Friday 8:00 – 5:00 EDT

Hybrid

The Expert Architect plays a critical leadership role in shaping the future-state architecture of the Corporate and Legal Solutions (CLS) Technology Solutions Group. Working across Engineering, Product, and Business teams, you will drive architectural strategy, technology modernization, and platform evolution to enable the delivery of innovative products and capabilities. This role provides technical leadership through architecture governance, standards, and mentorship, helping teams build secure, resilient, and scalable solutions. Success is measured by the ability to influence outcomes, align technology decisions with business goals, and foster architectural excellence across the organization.

Some of the things you will be doing:

Best Practices & Technologies

• Partner with CLS application teams to guide architectural and design decisions, technology selection, and adoption of best practices and patterns, ensuring applications are scalable, secure, resilient, maintainable, and aligned with CLS strategic objectives.
• Respond promptly to requests for architectural guidance and technical consultation.
• Proactively identify teams, initiatives, or challenges that could benefit from architectural support.
• Facilitate collaboration across application teams to promote knowledge sharing, consistency, and successful project outcomes.
• Leverage AI capabilities where appropriate to improve quality, productivity, innovation, and operational efficiency. Share best practices, lessons learned, and emerging AI opportunities across the CLS architecture community.
• Collaborate with partner organizations across CLS and CSC (e.g., SRE, ET API Services, ET CIAM) to understand, align with, and leverage shared platforms, services, and standards that contribute to application success.
• Continuously evaluate CLS applications, platforms, and development practices to identify opportunities to improve quality, security, performance, resiliency, developer productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Present technical strategies, architecture recommendations, risks, and trade-offs to senior technology and business leaders.

Architecture Community

• Provide architecture leadership across application, integration, data, and platform domains within the CLS portfolio.
• Lead architecture reviews and design assessments to ensure adherence to CLS architectural principles, security standards, and engineering best practices.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, architectural excellence, and continuous improvement.

Priority Projects

As an Agile organization, CLS generally has important, priority work (planned and unplanned) that may require assistance to complete.

• Assist with analysis/research projects to produce recommendations, technology evaluations, risk assessments, or strategic recommendations. These efforts frequently inform strategic and technology decisions made by leadership.
• Assist with tactical projects that need assistance and expertise. These can be stand‑alone mini‑projects or existing projects that require experienced, hands‑on assistance to achieve their goal(s).
• Develop and maintain architectural roadmaps that balance business priorities, technical debt reduction, modernization initiatives, and cloud adoption strategies.

Success Measures

• Improved application reliability and resiliency
• Increased technology reuse and standardization
• Reduced technical debt
• Accelerated delivery timelines
• Adoption of architectural standards and best practices
• Successful modernization of critical platforms
• Increased engineering productivity through AI and automation

What technical skills, experience, and qualifications do you need?

• 10+ years of experience as a web application software developer/engineer
• 5+ years of experience as a team technical lead or software architect.
• Strong technical expertise in web-based application architecture, cloud-native technologies, data architecture concepts, and Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum and Kanban).
• Experience designing and supporting cloud-native applications and distributed systems.
• Understanding of application security, identity management, and secure-by-design principles.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and architecture practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to change gears quickly, self-motivate, and ensure progress on multiple concurrent projects. Communicate progress with your manager and teams with whom you participate.
• Willingness to get involved in a variety of topics and projects.
• Ability to establish rapport through professionalism, honesty, and respectful collaboration.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence technical decisions through collaboration, data-driven recommendations, and diplomacy rather than direct authority.

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CSC is a global business, legal, and financial services company based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, providing knowledge-based solutions to clients worldwide. We have offices and capabilities in over 140 jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, and more than 8,000 colleagues. We are the business behind business.®

Visit our careers site to learn more about CSC and our commitment to our clients, communities, and each other.

CSC is committed to creating a feeling of belonging through a diverse and growth-oriented environment where everyone is valued.

CSC colleagues have global career opportunities and excellent benefits, including annual success-sharing bonuses or commission plans based on individual performance. To learn more, visit cscglobal.com/service/careers.

We offer a range of support to colleagues with disabilities, ensuring people have the necessary resources to thrive in their roles. We encourage candidates to work closely with our talent acquisition partners to convey their specific needs. Our commitment to accessibility reflects our broader dedication to diversity and belonging,

CSC only accepts resumes from employment agencies that are part of our approved supplier program. Resumes submitted from other agencies either to talent acquisition, our hiring leaders, employees, or through any other mechanism other than our supplier process, will not be eligible to claim related fees and the submitted resumes will be considered property of CSC.

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Disclaimer: The information above describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not intended to describe all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

At CSC®, we’re always looking ahead, finding ways to innovate, challenge the status quo, and anticipate the needs of our clients. We exceed expectations by adapting client ambitions and goals as our own. This Fierce Client Spirit has helped us adapt and create solutions that have enabled businesses to run smoother and smarter for more than 125 years. It’s also the reason we’re the trusted partner of many of the world’s most successful organizations.

CSC is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talented people whose values align with ours. We empower our colleagues to bring the right solutions to market to meet client demand. That’s why we are the leading provider of business administration and compliance solutions.

• CSC is a great place to work with smart and dedicated people.
• We have won several employer recognition awards, including Top Workplace USA, Great Places to Work India, and Built In’s Best Places to Work.
• We offer fulfilling work and career opportunities. Most positions are filled with internal moves and employee referrals.
• Employees are eligible for Success Sharing, bonuses, or commission plans based on role and individual performance.
• CSC offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that includes annual leave, tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, and more.
• As business needs allow, CSC offers hybrid or remote work schedules in alignment with local regulations. Specific details for this position will be discussed during the interview process.