Senior Software Architect (Contract) – Dallas

System One; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior Software Architect Contractor in Dallas, TX to lead solution analysis and architecture reviews for software initiatives. You will translate business goals into requirements and create architecture deliverables using enterprise templates and standards.

You will model workflows, design integrations across applications, and evaluate API, event/streaming, and file-based approaches while guiding distributed teams through governance and strategy discussions.

Qualifications

• Requirements analysis, scoping and governance.
• Architecture documentation and artifact creation.
• Process & workflow modeling.
• System interaction and conceptual integration design.
• API / event / file integration literacy.
• Omni-channel awareness (customer and employee experience).
• Strong written communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
• Facilitation and meeting-readiness skills.
• Structured analytical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution analysis and architecture design reviews for software initiatives.
• Translate business goals into functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create and maintain architecture deliverables using enterprise templates and standards.
• Model workflows, identify handoffs, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Design conceptual integrations across applications and services.
• Evaluate API, event/streaming, and file-based integration approaches.
• Support architecture governance, review boards, and council activities.
• Communicate architecture decisions into delivery designs.
• Track intake, review status, and action items through governance workflows.
• Provide architectural guidance to distributed project teams.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Solution design

Architecture documentation

Process modeling

System integration design

API / event / file integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Facilitation

Analytical problem solving

Organization and follow-through

Iterative review cycles

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Diagramming tools (Gliffy)

Job description

System One is seeking a Senior Software Architect Contractor in Dallas, TX to lead solution analysis and architecture reviews for software initiatives. You will translate business goals into requirements and create architecture deliverables using enterprise templates and standards.

You will model workflows, design integrations across applications, and evaluate API, event/streaming, and file-based approaches while guiding distributed teams through governance and strategy discussions.