Senior Solutions Architect

Onsite 4x per week, 1 day remote in Burbank, CA

12-Month W2 Contract (No C2C / No Student Sponsorship / No Visa Sponsorship)

Rate up to $95 / hr.

• 10+ years in solution architecture roles (with 5+ in hands on engineering – will still be expected to write code as needed)
• Some knowledge of eDiscovery and a background working in regulated / secure and data-intensive domains (Legal, HR, Compliance)
• Cloud – experience with one or more : AWS, Azure, GCP
• AI / ML literacy (LLM, and understanding of AI risk / governance) as well as Privacy / Security experience
• Past hands-on work with : Python, Java, or Typescript; API design; data pipelines, Microservices; CICD

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect with strong solution engineering background to lead architecture, prototyping, and delivery across four high-impact initiatives : Immigration & Minors Case Management, Global Ethics & Compliance Management (GECM), AI-enabled eDiscovery Strategy, and eDiscovery Transformation. You will partner with Legal, HR, Global Ethics & Compliance, Privacy, and Enterprise Technology to design secure, scalable, AI-enabled solutions that reduce risk, increase throughput, and lower external spend—while leveraging existing enterprise platforms whenever possible.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end solution architecture and technical roadmap across four programs, aligning to enterprise standards, data protection requirements, and shared technology services.

Pair architecture with hands-on engineering : build PoCs, reference implementations, integration adapters, IaC modules, and CI / CD pipelines to de-risk delivery and accelerate time-to-value.

Drive build-vs-buy decisions, RFPs, vendor evaluations, and TCO modeling; maximize reuse of existing enterprise platforms and AI capabilities.

Define non-functional requirements, SLAs / SLOs, and performance / scalability targets; design for resilience, observability, and cost efficiency.

Embed privacy-by-design and security-by-design : DPIAs, threat modeling, data minimization, encryption / tokenization, DLP, retention / Legal Hold, and auditability.

Establish data architecture for PII, PCI, and sensitive matter data : classification, lineage, retention, and defensible disposal compliant with GDPR, PIPL, CCPA / CPRA, ISPS, and RIM.

Lead change management alongside product and legal ops : target operating model, roles / skills, process redesign, training, and adoption metrics.

Create and maintain solution blueprints, sequence diagrams, integration contracts, data models, and runbooks; mentor teams on best practices.

Basic Qualifications

10+ years in solution architecture with 5+ years hands-on solution engineering (you still code when it matters)

Proven delivery of secure, data-intensive enterprise solutions in legal, compliance, HR, or adjacent regulated domains.

Strong with one or more clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and enterprise SaaS; can design hybrid patterns with private networking, KMS, and secrets management.

AI / ML literacy including LLM usage patterns : RAG, vector search, embeddings, prompt engineering, evaluation, guardrails, and model / service selection; understanding of AI risks and governance.

eDiscovery domain familiarity : EDRM phases, TAR / CAL, legal hold, privilege review, defensibility standards.

Privacy and security : GDPR, PIPL, CCPA / CPRA, RIM, DPIA, data minimization, encryption / tokenization, DLP, least privilege; experience collaborating with Privacy and InfoSec.

Integration expertise : event-driven architectures, APIs, ETL / ELT, data modeling, streaming, and workflow orchestration.

Excellent stakeholder management : able to translate legal / compliance needs into technical designs and measurable outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with at least two of the following : ServiceNow, Salesforce, Appian / Pega, Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, Relativity / RelativityOne, Reveal / Brainspace, Nuix, Exterro, OpenText, M365 / Google Vault, NAVEX / Convercent, Workday, Okta / Azure AD.

Hands-on engineering : Python / TypeScript / Java; API design; data pipelines; OCR / NLP; vector databases / search; microservices; IaC (Terraform); containers / Kubernetes; CI / CD; observability (OpenTelemetry)

Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and cloud certifications (AWS / Azure / GCP architect-level)

Experience with records management, defensible disposition, and audit readiness.

Background supporting immigration / HR compliance or minors' data protection is a plus.

Education

BS STEM

The estimated pay range for this position is USD $85.00 / hr - USD $95.00 / hr. Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location. We also offer comprehensive benefits. The Talent Acquisition Partner can share more details about compensation or benefits for the role during the interview process.