Solutions Architect

Client: TFS

Rate: $65-70/hr on C2C

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Plano TX

**USC, h4ead and l2 visa also fine

Client: In-person mandatory - need local candidates

Responsibilities:

Solution Architect with deep experience in enterprise digital platforms and DevOps practices to lead the technical strategy, architecture, and delivery for a complex, multi-cloud environment. This role combines architectural leadership, stakeholder engagement, and technical delivery across hybrid teams supporting digital transformation efforts in the automotive finance domain. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to architect and implement secure, scalable, and future-ready solutions in a regulated industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect and lead delivery of end-to-end digital solutions across web and mobile platforms aligned with business and technology strategies.

Define and enforce architecture principles, best practices, and standards across delivery and platform teams.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendor partners to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements.

Lead technical solutioning for integrations with core systems (e.g., loan origination, CRM, payment gateways, identity platforms) and cloud-based services.

Drive continuous improvement in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and platform observability.

Support cloud transformation initiatives, including platform migrations and modernization using AWS, Azure, or other hybrid cloud environments.

Guide development teams with clear technical direction and ensure platform scalability, security, and performance.

Contribute to architectural governance, solution reviews, and the definition of KPIs for technical delivery and operational maturity.

Help shape and evolve long-term technology roadmaps, increasing alignment with digital business objectives.

Experience leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback.

Qualifications:

15+ years of experience in software architecture and solution design, preferably in financial services, banking, or automotive finance.

Experience delivering large-scale solutions involving cloud-native architectures, modern web frameworks, and enterprise-grade integration patterns.

Proven ability to design and implement CI/CD pipelines and lead DevOps adoption in regulated environments.

Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including identity, security, networking, and data integration.

Familiarity with enterprise financial systems (loan servicing, origination, collections, billing, etc.) and integrations across heterogeneous systems.

Experience working in regulated industries, with attention to compliance, data protection, and auditability.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence and align cross-functional teams around a shared technical vision.

Ability to lead in agile, hybrid delivery models and collaborate with globally distributed teams.

Familiarity with microservices, API-first design, and integration middleware (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee) is a plus.

Experience with metrics-based performance evaluation and DevOps maturity frameworks is preferred.

General knowledge of web development standard methodologies around accessibility, performance, SEO and production monitoring.

Experience in JavaScript frameworks like React and React Native.

Solid knowledge with open-source stack technologies, and webapp/API security.

Strong technical background on crafting and developing enterprise digital applications micro front-end strategy and open micro service architectures.

Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and integrating front-end components with backend services.

Multiple years of experience with software engineering best practices (unit testing, automation, design patterns, peer review, etc.).

proficiency in JAVA Springboot.