Solution Architect - Senior

Cummins Inc.; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. seeks a Senior Solution Architect to lead system architecture in Columbus, IN. You will translate business goals into scalable, secure, API-driven solutions across cloud platforms and microservices, aligning with enterprise standards and driving modernization across multiple domains.

The role requires deep technical leadership, collaboration with product and engineering teams, and a strong focus on secure-by-design, data-driven architectures to improve resilience and performance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in solution or system architecture.
• Experience with modern architectural patterns, cloud platforms, and integration technologies.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise standards and frameworks.
• Export controls/licensing may be required for compliance.

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals into scalable end-to-end solution architectures.
• Design cloud-native, API-driven, event-based, and microservices-enabled solutions.
• Apply enterprise architecture standards for interoperable, secure solutions.
• Develop roadmaps for modernization and incremental value.
• Drive cost reduction by reusing shared platforms and architectural patterns.
• Partner with architects to align technology decisions.
• Advocate for secure-by-design, data-driven architectures.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and lead PoC initiatives.

Skills

Solution design

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

API-driven

Microservices

Security by design

Data management

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

College degree in IT

Tools

React/Angular

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Mulesoft

Kafka

Jira/Confluence

GitHub Copilot

Job description

We are looking for a talented Solution Architect - Senior to join our team specializing in Systems/Information Technology in Columbus, IN.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Translate business goals into scalable end-to-end solution architectures that deliver measurable outcomes such as improved speed to market, operational efficiency, cost optimization, and business agility.
• Design and implement modern cloud-native, API-driven, event-based, and microservices-enabled solutions that accelerate digital transformation and enable future growth.
• Apply enterprise architecture standards and frameworks to ensure solutions are interoperable, secure, reusable, scalable, and aligned across multiple business and technology domains.
• Develop solution roadmaps that support incremental modernization, continuous delivery, and long-term alignment with business capability and technology strategies.
• Drive technology simplification and cost reduction by promoting the reuse of shared platforms, services, architectural patterns, and enterprise capabilities.
• Partner with enterprise, principal, product, and business architects to identify technology gaps, influence strategic platform decisions, and improve cross-functional alignment.
• Advocate for secure-by-design, data-driven architectures that enhance system resilience, strengthen decision‑making capabilities, and improve operational performance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, infrastructure capacity, platform performance, and technical debt, leading proof‑of‑concept initiatives and recommending innovations that create long‑term business value.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Develop expertise in solution design and systems architecture, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, integrated solutions that align with enterprise standards and deliver measurable business value.
• Apply strong business architecture principles to connect business strategy, capabilities, value streams, and operating models, ensuring technology investments support organizational priorities and transformation goals.
• Create and maintain strategic technology roadmaps that balance business objectives, technical capabilities, risk, capacity, and long‑term modernization needs while delivering incremental value.
• Embed security, privacy, compliance, and data management principles throughout the solution lifecycle, ensuring systems are resilient, compliant, scalable, and built on trusted, high‑quality data.
• Demonstrate strategic and innovative thinking by evaluating emerging technologies, anticipating future business needs, identifying opportunities for innovation, and recommending solutions that create sustainable value.
• Maintain deep technical knowledge and continuously expand expertise in relevant technologies, architecture frameworks, tools, and methodologies to serve as a trusted technical leader and advisor.
• Build strong relationships across business, product, engineering, and architecture teams by communicating with clarity, influencing stakeholders, fostering collaboration, and ensuring alignment around solution strategies.
• Drive results with a customer‑first mindset by taking ownership of complex initiatives, navigating ambiguity, valuing diverse perspectives, and delivering solutions that improve adoption, satisfaction, operational performance, and long‑term business success.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree in relevant technical discipline, or relevant equivalent experience required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience

• 6+ years of experience in solution or system architecture in large, complex organizations.
• Demonstrated architecture and design experience, strong knowledge of modern architectural patterns, cloud platforms and integration technologies.

Additional Information

• Strong hands‑on experience with React.js/Angular, Node.js, TypeScript. Java, Python, SpringBoot, supporting both new development and legacy modernization
• Extensive experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, S3 etc).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Deep understanding of microservices, event‑driven architectures, domain‑driven design, and integration patterns across enterprise systems
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS Database, Normalization
• Knowledge of secure system design, data privacy, encryption, and access control.
• Integration Frameworks - Mulesoft, ESB, Kafka etc
• Good experience of end‑to‑end SDLC lifecycle with hands on experience in software management and development tools - Atlassian (JIRA, Confluence), Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, Draw.io etc
• Experience utilizing agentic AI framework for automated code generation and workflow orchestration
• Root cause analysis, debugging and resolving of code defects and software issues
• Enforce Security and Architecture standards in assigned area
• Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle; Document and demonstrate solutions; Develops flow charts, layouts and documentation
• Provide information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and issues while protecting IT assets by keeping information confidential; Improve applications by conducting systems analysis recommending changes in policies and procedures
• Define applications and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to applications, understand solution deployment, and communicate requirements for interactions with solution context, define Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs)

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Ability to lead, execute and deliver work independently with minimal leadership support
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence architectural decisions.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work in complex, multi‑stakeholder, global environments.
• Ability to balance hands‑on development with strategic technical leadership.
• Primary technical owner for multiple mission‑critical applications, including full accountability for L3/L4 production issues

Compensation

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job

Systems/Information Technology

Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On‑site with Flexibility

Job Type

Exempt - Experienced

ReqID

2441027

Relocation Package

Yes

100% On‑Site

No

Cummins and E‑Verify

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