Enterprise Solutions Architect

Job Description

Location: Houston, TX

Type: Full-Time

Department: Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

Reports to: Chief Architect / VP of Technology

The Role

We re hiring an Enterprise Solutions Architect who designs scalable, secure, and future-proof systems that power the entire organization. You ll translate business strategy into technical blueprints spanning cloud platforms, integrations, data flows, and security while guiding engineering teams from concept to production. This is a high-impact, cross-domain role for someone who thinks in systems, speaks business, and delivers at scale.

What You ll Do

Core Responsibilities

• Lead solution design for enterprise initiatives: ERP migrations, CRM transformations, API ecosystems, microservices platforms.
• Create architecture artifacts: HLD/LLD, data models, sequence diagrams, integration patterns, TCO models.
• Own technology roadmaps: Evaluate emerging tools, define standards, and align with 3 5 year business goals.
• Drive cloud strategy: Multi-cloud/hybrid designs (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), landing zones, cost governance, resilience.
• Integrate complex systems: ESB, iPaaS (MuleSoft, Boomi), event streaming (Kafka), master data management.
• Champion security & compliance: Zero Trust, encryption, IAM, audit trails (SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Collaborate with stakeholders: C-suite, product, security, ops translating requirements into viable designs.
• Guide implementation: Architecture review boards, PoC leadership, vendor selection, DevOps alignment.
• Measure and optimize: SLOs, performance baselines, post-implementation reviews.

What You Bring

Must-Have

• 7+ years in solutions architecture, systems design, or technical leadership.
• Proven enterprise-scale designs across integration, data, infrastructure, and security domains.
• Cloud mastery: AWS (Solutions Architect Pro) or Azure (Expert), Google Cloud Platform experience a plus.
• Integration expertise: REST, GraphQL, SOAP, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ETL/ELT pipelines.
• TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent architecture framework experience.
• Strong business acumen: ROI/NPV analysis, risk modeling, stakeholder influence.
• Communication superpower: Whiteboard sessions, exec decks, technical blogs.
• Bachelor s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Nice-to-Have

• Pre-sales or consulting background (Big 4, AWS Partner, etc.).
• Domain experience: Finance, healthcare, manufacturing, or retail.
• Certifications: AWS SA Pro, Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, CEDS.
• Experience with low-code platforms, AI/ML integration, or edge computing.
• Published patterns or open-source contributions.

Tech & Tools

• Cloud: AWS (Control Tower, Organizations), Azure (Landing Zones), Google Cloud Platform
• Integration: MuleSoft, Apache Camel, Azure Logic Apps, Confluent Kafka
• Data: Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Collibra, Informatica
• Security: Okta, BeyondCorp, HashiCorp Vault, Prisma Cloud
• Diagramming: Lucidchart, Draw.io, Structurizr
• Governance: ServiceNow, Jira Align, LeanIX