Solution Architect

Jobgether; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work opportunity

Senior technical leadership

AI technologies exposure

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Principal Solution Architect in the United States to lead architecture across multiple strategic client programs, guiding complex transformations from vision to delivery. You will design scalable, secure solutions spanning cloud, data, integration, AI, and regulatory financial systems, while mentoring architects and shaping governance and engineering patterns.

You will engage with CIOs/CTOs and senior stakeholders to drive modernization, establish reusable standards, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of enterprise technology experience across architecture leadership.
• Experience across cloud platforms, data, AI platforms, and distributed systems.
• Experience in financial services or highly regulated environments.
• Ability to lead architecture across multiple programs and establish standards.
• Experience with on-premise, hosted, hybrid, and SaaS environments.
• Cloud and deployment knowledge across AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP; containers and CI/CD.
• Experience with REST APIs, messaging, event-driven architectures, Kafka, Spark, database technologies like Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake.
• Practical enterprise AI experience: LLMs, RAG, vector retrieval, model endpoints, monitoring, governance.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong ownership: strategic direction and hands-on problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture direction across multiple client programs and make key technical decisions.
• Establish reference architectures, integration patterns, and governance standards.
• Design scalable solutions across cloud, data, AI, and financial systems.
• Ensure production solutions meet security, resilience, and observability requirements.
• Define patterns and standards for LLMs, RAG, vector retrieval, and AI governance.
• Advise senior executives on modernization strategies and risks.
• Support business development through architecture workshops and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to translate insights into platform roadmap.
• Mentor architects and strengthen architecture practices across the team.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

AI platforms

REST APIs

Kafka

Data platforms

AI governance

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

WebSphere

JBoss

WildFly

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

SaaS platforms

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Solution Architect based in the United States.

As a Principal Solution Architect, you will define and lead architecture across multiple strategic client programs, guiding complex technology transformations from vision through delivery. You will design scalable, secure, and resilient solutions spanning cloud infrastructure, data platforms, integration, AI, and regulated financial systems. Working closely with senior client executives and cross-functional teams, you will shape modernization strategies and influence critical technical decisions. You will also establish reusable architecture standards, governance frameworks, and engineering patterns that strengthen delivery across programs. A key part of the role will involve bringing advanced AI capabilities, including LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation, into production responsibly. This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership, influence strategic business outcomes, and mentor the next generation of architects.

Accountabilities

• Lead architecture direction across multiple strategic client programs, making clear technical decisions and trade-offs within your mandate.
• Establish reference architectures, reusable integration patterns, and governance standards for consistent implementation across client engagements.
• Design and modernize scalable solutions across cloud, data, integration, AI, financial crime, regulatory, and core banking environments.
• Ensure production solutions meet requirements for security, resilience, scalability, performance, observability, and maintainability.
• Define architecture patterns and production standards for LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector retrieval, model integration, monitoring, and AI governance.
• Advise client CIOs, CTOs, and other senior stakeholders on modernization strategies, architecture decisions, technical risks, and priorities.
• Support strategic business development through proposals, RFP responses, discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and technical sales discussions.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams, translating client and implementation insights into platform improvements, roadmap priorities, and technical strategy.
• Mentor and develop IC3 and IC4 architects while strengthening architecture practices and standards across the wider team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate brings extensive enterprise technology experience, strong architecture leadership, and the ability to connect strategic vision with hands‑on technical problem-solving. You should have:

• 12+ years of enterprise technology experience, including architecture leadership across strategic client programs.
• Strong enterprise architecture expertise spanning cloud platforms, data, integration, AI platforms, and distributed systems.
• Experience in financial services, particularly banking, financial crime, risk management, regulatory reporting, or other highly regulated environments.
• A proven ability to lead architecture across multiple programs and establish standards and governance frameworks adopted by delivery teams.
• Experience designing and modernizing solutions across on-premise, hosted, hybrid, and SaaS environments.
• Strong cloud and deployment knowledge across AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP, together with containers, Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with integration and data platforms, including REST APIs, messaging, event-driven architectures, Kafka, Spark, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, or comparable technologies.
• Practical enterprise AI experience, including the design or leadership of production solutions using LLMs, RAG, vector retrieval, model endpoints, monitoring, or AI governance.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs and build alignment around architecture decisions.
• A strong sense of ownership, combining the ability to set strategic direction with the technical depth to resolve complex delivery challenges.

Additional experience that would be advantageous includes:

• Leading enterprise AI architecture programs within financial services.
• Working with regulatory reporting or core banking systems.
• Expertise in data governance, master data management, or enterprise analytics platforms.
• Experience with enterprise middleware and application servers such as JBoss, WebSphere, or WildFly.
• TOGAF or an equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
• Establishing architecture standards adopted across a professional services organization or architecture practice.

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity.
• Opportunity to lead architecture across strategic enterprise client programs.
• Exposure to advanced AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG, and vector retrieval.
• The opportunity to influence enterprise modernization strategies and technology roadmaps.
• A senior technical leadership position with scope to mentor architects and strengthen architecture practices.