Senior Solution Architect for Cloud and Data Platforms

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Blue Cross NC is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to design and guide technology solutions across complex business and technology initiatives. This role partners with business and technology teams to develop solution architectures, provide technical guidance, and ensure solutions align with business needs, architecture standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.

In Durham, you will lead architecture across cloud, data, integrations and APIs, mentor engineers, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in related field or 7+ years if no degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop solution architectures, roadmaps, and designs aligned with standards and objectives.
• Provide architectural guidance for complex initiatives with stakeholders, vendors, and delivery teams.
• Design scalable data architectures supporting governance, analytics, and compliance.
• Develop solutions across cloud, data & analytics, integrations, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Apply governance, security requirements, and patterns for scalable, reliable solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and participate in proofs of concept.
• Identify risks, gaps, dependencies, and design considerations for performance and security.
• Provide architecture guidance throughout the SDLC and mentor engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring engineers

Communication

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree

Tools

Cloud platforms

APIs

Data architectures

Job description

Blue Cross NC is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to design and guide technology solutions across complex business and technology initiatives. This role partners with business and technology teams to develop solution architectures, provide technical guidance, and ensure solutions align with business needs, architecture standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.

In Durham, you will lead architecture across cloud, data, integrations and APIs, mentor engineers, and