Software Architect III

Job#: 3026720

Job Description:

Job Title: Software Architect III

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Pay: $65-$74

Length: 9 months

Job Description
General Function

The Principal Solution Architect is a senior technical leader who operates with a high degree of independence and minimal oversight. This role is recognized as a subject matter expert and provides strategic and technical leadership in the evaluation, design, and implementation of complex technology solutions aligned with business objectives.

The incumbent partners closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering squads to advance technology strategies, often serving as the application owner for third-party and internally developed solutions supporting specific business domains. Responsibilities include vendor engagement, roadmap alignment, architectural design, and ensuring continuity, scalability, and effectiveness of solutions.

The role requires flexibility to support highly complex initiatives, contribute to enterprise architecture direction, and provide guidance to less experienced engineers. When aligned with agile teams, the Principal Solution Architect collaborates with Product Owners to ensure well-defined user stories and effective technical execution.

All employees are expected to actively manage risk by adhering to policies and procedures, escalating concerns appropriately, and operating within established risk tolerances while delivering positive outcomes for customers and colleagues.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and contribute to the long-term technical vision for one or more products or domains, and lead execution toward that vision.
• Design end-to-end technology solutions that align with business requirements, performance expectations, scalability needs, and security standards.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams to incorporate software changes and ensure effective implementation.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison with software vendors, including roadmap alignment and evaluation of upcoming enhancements.
• Assess and recommend continued use, modernization, or decommissioning of internal and third-party solutions.
• Implement and maintain new features and capabilities while continuously improving solution quality and reliability.
• Promote and apply industry and organizational best practices, contributing to communities of practice and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive operational excellence through automation and the development of maintainable, testable, and supportable solutions.
• Monitor emerging technologies and trends relevant to assigned domains and provide strategic recommendations.
• Provide operational support and troubleshooting for supported platforms and services.
• Coach, mentor, and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Identify opportunities for reuse and cross-team collaboration to enhance enterprise capabilities.
• Act as a trusted advisor and recognized authority for specific technologies or architectural domains.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technology discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of engineering or IT experience relevant to solution architecture.
• Experience with both commercial off-the-shelf and internally developed applications.
• Strong understanding of reactive architectures and microservice-oriented design.
• Knowledge of decentralized and asynchronous data flows, modern data warehousing practices, and data security principles.
• Experience with containerized applications in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and support complex technical solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Deep understanding of IT security best practices.
• Experience analyzing legacy systems, documenting current-state architectures, and designing modernized solutions.
• Ability to mentor and provide technical leadership to engineering teams.

Technical Experience

• 3-5 years of experience with Java 17 or higher
• 3-5 years of experience with Spring 6.x and Spring Boot 3.x
• 3-5 years of experience developing RESTful APIs and backend-for-frontend services
• 1-3 years of experience with microservice-based backend architectures
• 1-2 years of experience working within Agile/Scrum teams
• 1-3 years of experience with Test-Driven Development using JUnit
• Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins, artifact repositories)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
• Familiarity with core transactional platforms such as account processing, payments, or billing systems

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.