Solution Architect - Applications and Integration

RIIM; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RIIM seeks an Applications and Integration Architect to design large-scale distributed systems in Chicago, leveraging AWS services, event-driven and domain-driven patterns, and governance frameworks to drive scalable solutions.

Ideal candidates have deep AWS expertise, experience with pattern libraries, and familiarity with MCP and LLM integration to align architecture with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience designing event-driven and domain-driven architectures at scale.
• Regulated financial services experience — banking, GSE, or insurance.
• Experience building pattern libraries and governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and LLM integration patterns.
• Proven ability to articulate architectural trade-offs to executive audiences

Job description

Need someone comes with Applications and Integration heavy with deep knowledge on Architecture patterns, AWS services knowledge and building distributed systems.

• Experience designing event-driven and domain-driven architectures at scale
• Regulated financial services experience — banking, GSE, or insurance
• Experience building pattern libraries and governance frameworks
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and LLM integration patterns
• Proven ability to Deep AWS expertise: EventBridge, API Gateway, EKS, Cognito, MSK resent architecture trade-offs to executive audiences basically an Architect with apps background, building distributed systems