Solution Architect

act digital; United States; Remote; USD 53,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicover healthcare card

WellBee psychological support program

Multisport card

Relocation program

Referral bonus (6k–10k PLN)

Job summary

act digital is seeking a Solution Architect to define and maintain the overall architecture for a real-time incident reporting system. You will translate business needs into scalable designs, guide development teams, and ensure security, quality, and maintainability across the lifecycle.

The role requires hands-on experience with SOA/ESB and microservices, strong distributed-systems expertise, and leadership in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software development (C#/.NET) with 2+ years in large-scale enterprise architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or related technical field.
• Proven experience designing enterprise software using SOA, ESB and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems; event-driven architectures; Kafka, GraphQL APIs, Redis.
• Experience in Agile (Scrum) environments; ability to lead tech discussions and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall solution architecture for real-time incident reporting systems.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure architectural designs.
• Guide development teams through the software lifecycle and ensure quality, security, and maintainability.
• Evaluate technologies and solution options; define architecture standards and governance.
• Produce architectural documentation and present decisions to stakeholders; mentor engineers.

Skills

C# / .NET

Enterprise architecture

SOA / ESB / microservices

Distributed systems

Kafka / GraphQL / Redis

Agile / Scrum

English (C1)

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT/SE or related

Tools

Kafka

GraphQL

Redis

Job description

Company Description

Our mission as a company providing IT services is to provide our clients all over the world with the best solutions. We manage to do this by analyzing the needs of our clients and matching them to the skills and aspirations of our employees. Therefore, one of our main motivations is to provide each Employee and Consultant with a satisfying experience. Joining us means being part of a community with diverse personalities. Start your adventure with act digital Polska!

Job Description

The project aims to develop a new generation of systems capable of reporting and disseminating information on incidents in real time. The solution will implement the new requirements set out in the regulation recently adopted by the European Commission. As a Solution Architect you will be responsible for defining and maintaining the overall solution architecture, translating business and technical requirements into robust architectural designs, supporting development teams throughout the software lifecycle, evaluating technical solutions, and ensuring that the system meets the required levels of security, quality, scalability and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Defining and maintaining the solution architecture: Designing the overall system architecture, translating business, functional and technical requirements into scalable and secure architectural solutions.
• Designing system interoperability and integration: Defining interfaces between system components and external platforms, ensuring interoperability across distributed systems, selecting appropriate integration patterns and technologies, and maintaining architectural consistency throughout the system lifecycle.
• Leading architectural governance and technology selection: Establishing architecture standards and best practices, evaluating technologies and solution alternatives.
• Supporting system planning and software development: Estimating software development activities, analysing existing systems, contributing to solution design and change management and ensuring the solution remains scalable, maintainable and aligned with business objectives.
• Producing technical documentation and providing technical leadership: Preparing architectural documentation and technical presentations, communicating architectural decisions to stakeholders, mentoring development teams.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in software development (.NET/C#), including at least 2 years in software architecture for large-scale enterprise systems.
• A Higher education degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Proven expertise in designing enterprise software solutions based on service-oriented architecture (SOA), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) concepts and microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, including event-driven architectures, Apache Kafka, GraphQL APIs and Redis, with experience integrating complex software systems.
• Experience working in Agile (Scrum), ability to lead technical discussions, define architectural standards, mentor development teams, and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
• English min. C1.

Additional Information

• Type of contract: B2B
• Rate: up to 185 PLN/H net + VAT

We offer

• Access to local and international projects - Clients from France, Germany, Portugal, UK, and Benelux.
• Professional development support - trainings, technical certificates, conference participation, foreign language classes, and soft skills trainings are subsidized for up to 2 000 PLN.
• Bonus for recommending Candidates starting from 6 000 up to 10000 PLN.
• Fully paid Medicover healthcare card.
• Psychological support program WellBee.
• Multisport card.
• Regular integration events and gifts.
• Long-term cooperation.
• Relocation Program.