Solution Architect – Hotel Technology, Enterprise Systems

Jobtailor

Phoenix (AZ)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead end-to-end hotel technology and enterprise platform initiatives. You will craft current-state and target architectures, design scalable cloud and integration solutions, and provide oversight across reservations, PMS, loyalty, and contact center.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product, security, and vendors, and guide modernization efforts, RFPs, and build-versus-buy decisions.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
8+ years of progressive technology experience.
5+ years designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across software engineering, systems integration, cloud, enterprise architecture, or solution architecture.
Experience architecting solutions across applications, cloud platforms, APIs, integrations, data flows, identity, and security domains.
Strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, service orchestration, and enterprise data exchange.
Experience with cloud architecture, preferably AWS.
Ability to create architecture diagrams, integration maps, dependency models, technical design documents, and executive-ready summaries.
Strong understanding of security, privacy, compliance, resiliency, disaster recovery, monitoring, logging, and operational support.
Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, product teams, engineering teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
Experience working in Agile, hybrid, or enterprise project delivery environments.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred: hospitality, travel, distribution, reservation, PMS, loyalty, contact center, payment, identity, guest/member digital platforms, or CRS/GDS/OTA integrations.
Preferred: architecture certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent.
Preferred: Okta, OAuth, API gateways, AWS Lambda, ECS, EventBridge, SNS, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, WAF, PCI DSS, GDPR, PII handling, tokenization, encryption, RFPs/SOWs, modernization roadmaps, AI-assisted modernization, mentoring, or architecture governance practices

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution architecture for hotel tech initiatives.
Develop current-state, target-state, and transitional architecture models.
Design scalable, secure, resilient enterprise platform solutions.
Assess architecture patterns, constraints, debt, risks, and data flow.
Define architecture standards, diagrams, inventories, and integration maps.
Provide architecture leadership across reservations, PMS, loyalty, and related platforms.
Support modernization, platform migrations, and vendor implementations.
Design and govern REST APIs, microservices, and data exchange.
Provide oversight for AWS, cloud-native, and hybrid solutions.
From discovery to handoff, provide technical oversight.
Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and assessments.
Collaborate with PMs, product owners, engineers, security, vendors, and stakeholders.
Identify risks, dependencies, gaps, and mitigations.
Advise leadership on direction, tradeoffs, and future-state options.
Support RFPs, SOWs, due diligence, and build-versus-buy decisions.
Mentor engineers, tech leads, analysts, and team members.
Develop reusable architecture frameworks and governance contributions

Skills

Solution Architecture

Cloud Architecture

API Design

Enterprise Architecture

Agile Delivery

Mentoring

Stakeholder Engagement

Security & Compliance

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

AWS Lambda

API Gateways

DynamoDB

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Okta

OAuth

ECS

EventBridge

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution architecture for hotel technology and enterprise system initiatives
Develop current-state, target-state, and transitional architecture models
Design scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable cloud, application, data, API, integration, and enterprise platform solutions
Assess architecture patterns, system constraints, technical debt, scalability risks, operational processes, and single points of failure
Define architecture standards, reusable design assets, diagrams, system inventories, integration maps, dependency models, and data-flow documentation
Provide architecture leadership across reservations, distribution, PMS, loyalty, contact center, and adjacent enterprise platforms
Support modernization, platform migrations, vendor implementations, transformation initiatives, and digital capability expansion
Design and govern REST APIs, event-driven architecture, microservices, middleware, batch processing, third-party connectivity, API gateways, service orchestration, and data exchange
Provide architecture oversight for AWS, cloud-native, and hybrid solutions
Provide technical oversight from discovery and design through implementation, testing, go-live, and handoff
Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, technical assessments, and stakeholder discovery sessions
Collaborate with project managers, product owners, developers, engineers, security, infrastructure, vendors, and business stakeholders
Identify architecture risks, dependencies, design gaps, delivery constraints, and mitigation options
Advise business and technology leadership on architecture direction, tradeoffs, risks, and future-state options
Support vendor evaluations, RFPs, Statements of Work, technical due diligence, and build-versus-buy decisions
Mentor engineers, technical leads, analysts, and team members
Develop reusable architecture frameworks and templates and contribute to architecture governance

Work onsite Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with remote work Tuesdays and Thursdays

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of progressive technology experience
5+ years designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across software engineering, systems integration, cloud, enterprise architecture, or solution architecture
Experience architecting solutions across applications, cloud platforms, APIs, integrations, data flows, identity, and security domains
Strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, service orchestration, and enterprise data exchange
Experience with cloud architecture, preferably AWS
Ability to create architecture diagrams, integration maps, dependency models, technical design documents, and executive-ready summaries
Strong understanding of security, privacy, compliance, resiliency, disaster recovery, monitoring, logging, and operational support
Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, product teams, engineering teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
Experience working in Agile, hybrid, or enterprise project delivery environments
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship
Preferred: hospitality, travel, distribution, reservation, PMS, loyalty, contact center, payment, identity, guest/member digital platforms, or CRS/GDS/OTA integrations
Preferred: architecture certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent
Preferred: Okta, OAuth, API gateways, AWS Lambda, ECS, EventBridge, SNS, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, WAF, PCI DSS, GDPR, PII handling, tokenization, encryption, RFPs/SOWs, modernization roadmaps, AI-assisted modernization, mentoring, or architecture governance practices

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading solution architecture for enterprise-scale technology initiatives, with a strong focus on cloud architecture, API design, and integration across various platforms. Proven ability to mentor teams, assess architecture risks, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

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