Software Architect

AGM Tech Solutions - A Woman and Latina-owned IT Staffing Firm-an Inc. 5000 company; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AGM Tech Solutions, on behalf of the Client, is hiring an IT Architect focused on software development architecture, upfront analysis, and translating high level designs into actionable low‑level specifications.

Role requires documenting architecture artifacts, modeling processes and workflows, and guiding integrations across APIs, data streams, and multi-channel experiences; W2 only.

Qualifications

• Translate business goals into clear functional and non-functional requirements.
• Produce designs aligned to architecture vision and standards.
• Create and maintain architecture deliverables and deliverables templates.

Responsibilities

• Solution, design and review specific to software development
• Up Front analysis design oriented activates
• Disseminating architecture into low level designs inside the delivery cruise

Skills

Requirements analysis

Solution design

Architecture documentation

Process modeling

System integration design

API integration literacy

Omni-channel awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Diagramming

Job description

AGM Tech Solutions, on behalf of the Client is hiring:

W2 only, cannot accept Corp to Corp on this role.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Solution, design and review specific to software development
• Up Front analysis design oriented activates
• Disseminating architecture into low level designs inside the delivery cruise.

Must Have Technical Skills

• Requirements analysis & solution scoping (translate business goals into clear functional + non-functional requirements; define scope boundaries and assumptions)
• Solution design using standards & governance (produce designs that align to architecture vision/principles/standards; prepare for architecture council review and compliance).
• Architecture documentation & artifacts (create/maintain architecture deliverables using required templates/boilerplate; ensure completeness before review)
• Process & workflow modeling (model business and system workflows; identify handoffs, failure points, and optimization opportunities)
• System interaction + integration design (conceptual) (understand system interactions and data flows; design integrations across apps and services)
• API / event / file integration literacy (ability to reason about integration options such as APIs, file sharing, and streaming/eventing; capture interface requirements and constraints)
• Omni-channel experience awareness (customer + employee) (design with both customer-facing and employee-facing channel needs in mind; consider branch/care center and digital channels)
• Tool proficiency for architecture intake & governance workflow Jira (Kanban intake, tracking review status, action items) Confluence (boilerplate pages, documentation, job aids) Diagramming (e.g., Gliffy or equivalent for solution models).

Nice to Have

• Basic cloud and migration awareness (familiarity with modernizing architectures and cloud preference/migration concepts)
• Familiarity with modern architecture patterns (microservices, containers, streaming platforms) at a conceptual level—enough to document impacts and integration needs
• Data flow & master data concepts (comfortable discussing customer/master data impacts and how distributed apps integrate with shared data services/APIs and batch patterns)
• Vendor/third-party assessment support (help evaluate vendor fit, integration approach, and constraints during selection / RFP phases.

Soft Skills

• Clear written communication (produce concise, complete architecture docs and decision records; write for both technical and non-technical audiences)
• Stakeholder collaboration & cross-team coordination (partner with product, engineering, security, and architecture peers; work through dependencies)
• Facilitation & meeting readiness (support/participate in peer reviews, prep sessions, and council reviews; capture action items and drive closure)
• Analytical thinking & structured problem solving (break down ambiguous problems into requirements, options, risks, and recommendations)
• Organization & follow-through (track intake tickets, statuses, and action items to completion)
• Comfort with feedback & iterative refinement (incorporate review comments and re-submit artifacts; operate in a facilitated consensus environment)

Education/Certifications

Minimum Bachelor's Degree

• Positive Work-Life Balance
• Competitive Benefit Packages Including Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance.

Company Overview

AGM Tech Solutions is a Women-owned Firm relationship-based IT Consulting firm dedicated to Serving our Clients Nationwide. Our dedicated team strives to exceed the expectations of our clients and employees by building long term relationships based on Integrity, Trust, Hard Work, Commitment and our service experience. We offer a consultative approach to each and every client by taking the time to listen to their needs and help them get where they want to go by becoming an extension of their organization. We provide Information Technology staffing: High caliber talent for temporary support and project Deliverables. Direct IT placement services: Contract-to-Hire Direct Hire professionals for longer-term needs.