Senior Software Architect - Contract, Integrations

System One; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Part time

Job summary

System One in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Senior Software Architect contractor to lead solution analysis, architecture design reviews, and governance for complex software initiatives. You will translate business goals into both functional and non‑functional requirements and create deliverables using enterprise templates and standards.

You will model workflows, design conceptual integrations across applications, evaluate API and event‑driven approaches, and guide distributed teams through

Qualifications

• Experience in requirements analysis and scoping for large software initiatives.
• Ability to design solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Experience creating architecture documentation and artifacts.
• Modeling processes and workflows to identify handoffs and risks.
• Ability to design system integrations and understand API/event/file-based approaches.
• Awareness of omni-channel customer and employee experience considerations.
• Strong written communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Facilitation and meeting-readiness for governance reviews.
• Structured analytical problem solving and good organizational follow-through.
• Ability to work through iterative review cycles.

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 business and system workflows, identifying handoffs, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Design conceptual integrations across applications and services.
• Evaluate API, event/streaming, and file-based integration approaches and constraints.
• Support architecture governance, review boards, and council preparation activities.
• Communicate architecture decisions into lower-level delivery designs.
• Track architecture intake, review status, and action items through governance workflows.
• Provide architectural guidance and support to distributed project teams.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Solution design

Documentation

Process modeling

API integration literacy

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Facilitation

Organizational skills

Iterative review

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Gliffy

Job description

System One in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Senior Software Architect contractor to lead solution analysis, architecture design reviews, and governance for complex software initiatives. You will translate business goals into both functional and non‑functional requirements and create deliverables using enterprise templates and standards.

You will model workflows, design conceptual integrations across applications, evaluate API and event‑driven approaches, and guide distributed teams through