Solution Architect - Senior

Cummins; Town of King (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins seeks a Senior Solution Architect to design scalable, reliable system architectures for our corporate IT stack in Columbus, IN. You will define component structures, interfaces, and reusable building blocks across teams and regions.

You will create and maintain global reference architectures, build partnerships with stakeholders and technical teams, and drive pilots and proof-of-concept initiatives to validate new capabilities and future opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development or related technical roles.
• Hands-on experience as a Software Developer or Technical Lead.
• Strong knowledge of modern architecture patterns and cloud integrations.
• Experience with Mulesoft, Azure APIM, and Azure Data Factory.
• Ability to design comprehensive architectures and artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, reliable system architectures by defining component structures and interfaces.
• Create and maintain global reference architectures for consistency and reuse.
• Build partnerships with business stakeholders, customers, and technical teams.
• Lead pilot programs and proof-of-concept initiatives to validate new capabilities.
• Assess capacity and provide strategic recommendations for growth and performance.

Skills

Architecture design

Stakeholder collaboration

Decision making

Change management

Project risk management

Tools

Java

Angular

Kubernetes

.NET

PHP

Mulesoft

Azure APIM

Azure Data Factory

Job description

We are looking for a talented Solution Architect- Senior to join our team specializing in Systems/Information Technology for our Corporate organization in Columbus, IN. Design scalable, reliable system architectures by defining component structures, allocating functionality, and establishing effective interfaces between systems and applications.

Create and maintain global reference architectures that promote consistency, standardization, and reusable technology building blocks across teams and regions.

Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, customers, and technical teams to deliver innovative solutions that maximize business value and user adoption.

Evaluate emerging technologies, software trends, and tools while leading pilot programs and proof-of-concept initiatives to validate new capabilities and future opportunities.

Assess infrastructure capacity and future technology needs while providing strategic recommendations that support growth, performance, and long-term business objectives.

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Change Management - Applies the Cummins structured process and tool set for engaging individuals and organizations through change to achieve and sustain business results and outcomes.
• Architecture System Design - Defines and develops architecture deliverables, artifacts and building blocks (e.g. conceptual models, logical models, physical network designs, etc.)
• Solution Functional Fit Analysis - Composes and decomposes a system into its component parts using procedures, tools and work aides for the purpose of studying how well the component parts were designed, purchased and configured to interact holistically to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.
• Project Issue and Risk Management - Manages the process to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks using recommended tools and disciplines. Drives actions to minimize, monitor and control risks and issues and to maximize the most positive outcomes possible.
• Demonstrated architecture and design experience, strong knowledge of modern architectural patterns, cloud platforms and integration technologies.

10+ years of total professional experience in software development, application engineering, or related technical roles.

• Prior hands-on experience as a Software Developer and/or Technical Lead is required.
• Complex Application Solution Design utilizing technologies like Java/Angular/Kubernetes/.Net/PhP is needed
• Architecture development framework and methodology to design systems landscape and interactions within enterprise, utilizing Mulesoft, Azure APIM, Azure Data Factory, etc.

Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.