Technical Architect: Enterprise Architecture & Modernization

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 96,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Architect to join the Enterprise Risk and Finance Technology (ERFT) team in Jersey City, NJ.

You will independently research complex topics, evaluate landscapes, and drive architecture decisions in a large enterprise environment. The role demands deep knowledge of modern architectures, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and the ability to communicate with executives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Technical Architecture, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy, or a comparable role.
• Experience in a large, complex enterprise technology environment.
• Broad understanding of enterprise application architecture with depth across modern technologies.
• Ability to independently research unfamiliar technologies and develop well-supported recommendations.
• Understanding of modern architectures including APIs, microservices, databases, infrastructure and cloud platforms.
• Strong communication skills to influence stakeholders and present to senior management.
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint, and creating architecture diagrams and executive-ready documents.
• Ability to manage priorities and deliverables with minimal direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage architecture assignments from research through recommendations and guidance.
• Evaluate enterprise landscapes to identify opportunities, risks, gaps, dependencies, and improvements.
• Develop target-state architecture recommendations, standards, roadmaps, and guidance.
• Research current technologies and assess fit, risks, and enterprise adoption.
• Review architectures to identify gaps and potential improvements.
• Translate strategy into practical architecture recommendations and adoption guidance.
• Collaborate with owners, developers, engineers, architects, and stakeholders.
• Develop diagrams, documentation, decision materials, and executive presentations.
• Communicate complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate across teams to align stakeholders and ensure actions reach completion.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Excellent communication

Stakeholder influence

Independent researcher

Technical leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OCI containers

Linux

Terraform

Helm

Git

CI/CD

Java

Python

.NET

REST APIs

Kafka

Relational databases

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Architect to join the Enterprise Risk and Finance Technology (ERFT) team in Jersey City, NJ.

You will independently research complex topics, evaluate landscapes, and drive architecture decisions in a large enterprise environment. The role demands deep knowledge of modern architectures, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and the ability to communicate with executives.