Solutions Architect - Development, Cloud Enablement

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

.NET
Azure Cloud
React
APIs
Power BI
Solutions Architect
Development Manager
Technical design
legacy systems
modernization
customer data
integration
security
devops
Microsoft

Job Details

Role: Solutions Architect (Contract through Q1 2025)
Location: Onsite Plano, TX
Reports to: Director, Enterprise IT
Potential to Convert: Yes 

About the Role
This role supports a digital modernization effort, guiding the shift from legacy infrastructure to scalable, cloud-based systems. The architect will partner closely with product owners, development teams, and business stakeholders to define architecture, mentor teams, and ensure alignment to enterprise strategy.

Environment & Tools
Work includes Microsoft-centric solutions cloud infrastructure, server-side code, front-end UI components, and real-time dashboard visualizations. Projects also involve system integrations and API-based communication.

Key Focus Areas
Architecture & Strategy

  • Define system blueprints for cloud-first applications

  • Translate business needs into scalable technical designs

  • Author architectural documentation for current and future state

  • Lead design reviews and enforce modern best practices

Development Oversight

  • Advise on backend, frontend, and integration patterns

  • Deliver prototypes and proof-of-concept solutions

  • Set quality expectations and coach dev teams on execution

  • Maintain a low-debt codebase through architectural guidance

Team Enablement

  • Promote team culture grounded in continuous improvement

  • Support engineers with mentoring and architectural coaching

  • Introduce frameworks and standards for solution design

Security & Governance

  • Partner with InfoSec to align solutions with risk policies

  • Embed secure design thinking into technical planning

External Collaboration

  • Act as liaison with vendors and external technical partners

  • Validate partner solutions align with enterprise architecture

Requirements

  • 7+ years in solution design or software architecture roles

  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure environments

  • Fluent in application lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, agile practices

  • Proven experience modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native stacks

  • Skilled at engaging across technical and non-technical teams

  • Strong documentation and communication abilities

Preferred

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

  • Background in technical leadership or mentoring roles

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