Senior Solutions Architect

Matlen Silver; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect for Emerging Technology (Payments & Cloud Innovation) to provide technical leadership across payments, cloud, and emerging tech initiatives in a hybrid setup, located in Jersey City, NJ or Charlotte, NC.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in Solutions/Enterprise Architecture, deep cloud-native and distributed systems experience, mastery of microservices, Kafka, and integration patterns, and hands-on work with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure/GCP.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Solutions Architecture or Enterprise Architecture experience.
• Strong experience with cloud-native and distributed systems.
• Expertise in microservices, DDD, Apache Kafka, and integration patterns.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with NoSQL and/or distributed SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of scalability, security, resiliency, and high-availability architecture.
• Prior software development experience with a strong progression into architecture.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, and facilitation skills.
• Financial services or payments experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical thought leader across payments, cloud, and emerging technologies.
• Translate new concepts into scalable, secure, and buildable architectures.
• Guide engineering teams through implementation and provide architectural direction.
• Lead architecture decisions, design reviews, POCs, and technical evaluations.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, roadmaps, and best practices.
• Partner with technology leaders, product owners, and delivery teams.

Skills

Solutions Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud-Native & Distributed Systems

Microservices

DDD

Apache Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Communication & Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

NoSQL Databases

Distributed SQL

Job description

Sr. Solutions Architect - Emerging Technology (Payments & Cloud Innovation)

Location: Charlotte, NC or Jersey City, NJ

Duration: 18 Months

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Type: W2 Only

We are seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect with 15+ years of architecture experience to provide technical leadership across emerging technology, payments innovation, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical thought leader across payments, cloud, and emerging technologies.
• Translate new concepts into scalable, secure, and buildable architectures.
• Guide engineering teams through implementation and provide architectural direction.
• Lead architecture decisions, design reviews, POCs, and technical evaluations.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, roadmaps, and best practices.
• Partner with technology leaders, product owners, and delivery teams.

Required Qualifications:

• 15+ years of Solutions Architecture or Enterprise Architecture experience.
• Strong experience with cloud-native and distributed systems.
• Expertise in microservices, DDD, Apache Kafka, and integration patterns.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with NoSQL and/or distributed SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of scalability, security, resiliency, and high-availability architecture.
• Prior software development experience with a strong progression into architecture.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, and facilitation skills.
• Financial services or payments experience strongly preferred.