Senior Solution Architect

System One; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

System One seeks a Senior Solution Architect for a contract-to-hire engagement in Salt Lake City, onsite. The role focuses on designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications, leading architecture decisions, and collaborating with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Candidates should have 8+ years in software engineering or architecture, experience with microservices, event-driven patterns, API-first design, and strong cloud proficiency across AWS/Azure/GCP.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software architecture and enterprise solutions.
• Proven track record designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native systems.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Skills

Java

Python

OO Languages

AWS

Azure

GCP

Microservices

Event-driven

REST APIs

Kafka

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

SQL

Linux

Shell scripting

DDD

Tools

APIM platforms

Job description

Job Title: Senior Solution Architect

Client Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Type: Contract To Hire

Work Model: Onsite

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise application development
• Demonstrated progression from senior software engineer into architecture, technical leadership, or enterprise solution design roles
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications supporting complex business environments
• Proven success leading architecture decisions across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Experience collaborating with executive stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams

Technical Expertise

Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions utilizing technologies such as:

• Programming
  • Java
  • Python
  • Modern object-oriented programming languages
• Cloud Platforms
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Preferred
• Architecture & Design
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Enterprise integration patterns
  • API-first design
  • Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Distributed systems
• Integration Technologies
  • RESTful APIs
  • JSON
  • XML
  • API Management platforms
  • Enterprise messaging
  • Apache Kafka or comparable event-streaming technologies
• DevOps & Cloud Engineering
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar)
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Git
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub
• Data Technologies
  • SQL
  • Relational databases
  • Data modeling and query optimization
• Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Shell scripting
• AI & Emerging Technologies
  • Generative AI
  • Agentic AI
  • AI-assisted software development
  • Intelligent automation

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• API Management platforms (Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management, etc.)
• Event streaming platforms (Kafka, Event Hubs, or similar)
• Data integration and analytics platforms
• Security architecture, identity, and access management (IAM)
• DevSecOps practices
• Observability and monitoring platforms (Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, etc.)
• Experience within financial services, government, healthcare, or other regulated industries
• Agile, Scrum, and SAFe delivery environments
• Technical leadership across geographically distributed engineering organizations

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