Senior Solutions Architect: Cloud, APIs & Microservices

E-470 Public Highway Authority; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

E-470 Public Highway Authority seeks a Solutions Architect to design scalable technology solutions aligned with enterprise architecture. You will guide product domains from conception through deployment, ensuring availability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineering teams, and drive modernization using Docker, Kubernetes, and event-driven patterns. Strong collaboration with cross-functional partners is essential.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3–5+ years in technical leadership or solution architecture roles.
• Experience with distributed systems and API design (OpenAPI).
• Proven ability to guide architecture from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technical solutions aligned with business goals and standards.
• Define system architecture across services, APIs, data, cloud, and security.
• Produce architecture diagrams, integration patterns, and data flows.
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Lead reviews and ensure alignment with best practices and compliance.

Skills

Distributed systems

API design

Integration design

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Modernization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

E-470 Public Highway Authority seeks a Solutions Architect to design scalable technology solutions aligned with enterprise architecture. You will guide product domains from conception through deployment, ensuring availability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineering teams, and drive modernization using Docker, Kubernetes, and event-driven patterns. Strong collaboration with cross-functional partners is essential.