Solutions Architect (Platform Applications)

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing young energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber Robinhood Netflix Airbnb Google Sephora and more! More recently we have expanded to working internationally in Canada China Ireland UK Brazil and India. Through our culture of innovation we inspire build and deliver business results from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Title:Solutions Architect (Platform Applications)

Location: Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract to hire

Pay Range: 40 lpa

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

* Take End-to-End Ownership: Independently manage and own the clients application portfolio (75% COTS/packaged software 25% custom in-built applications) with absolute accountability and very little handholding.

Architect and Re-Architect: Provide robust architectural guidelines for third-party platforms and deep technical blueprints for internal custom applications reverse-engineering or re-architecting legacy code bases when necessary.

Champion Governance Board Reviews: Prepare participate in and present your solution frameworks directly before the global Change and Enterprise Architecture Review Board (ARB) in front of peer Enterprise Architects.

Enforce Security Boundaries: Infuse global corporate security guardrails identity parameters and compliance governance directly into the core configuration and integration layers of all applications

Drive Financial Optimization (FinOps): Take complete ownership of application financial health by monitoring cloud utilization software footprints and licensing costs to align with corporate FinOps frameworks.

Sustain DevOps Execution: Actively guide and mentor globally distributed DevOps teams to translate your architectural designs into automated pipelines and sustainable long-term operational workflows.

Execute System Assessments: Conduct thorough tool technology and process assessments across the application landscape to identify operational gaps and technical debt.

Lead Application Rationalization: Build and maintain a highly structured application inventory driving ongoing rationalization initiatives to eliminate software redundancies and optimize enterprise spend.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Educational Background: Bachelors degree in computer science Software Engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

Solution Architecture Experience: 9 10 years of progressive engineering and solutions architecture experience with a proven history of operating at a Senior Staff level (P4 equivalent).

Deep Application Literacy: Strong technical depth to inspect custom code understand intricate system integrations and evaluate the programmatic needs of complex in-built systems.

Strategic Coordination Capability: Demonstrated capability to immediately take over application management from both a granular technical standpoint and a relationship-coordination perspective.

High-Impact Collaboration: Proven ability to build trusted relationships communicate architectural visions clearly and collaborate effectively with both peer technical teams and business leaders.

Operational Schedule Flexibility: Flexibility in daily working hours to facilitate seamless alignment real-time collaboration and technical crossover windows with global teams across different time zones.

The Solution-First Mindset: An impeccable options-driven attitude toward problem-solving; a proven habit of thinking twice before saying no and ensuring actionable alternatives are presented.

Independent Execution Drive: A self-motivated work ethic with the emotional intelligence and drive to feel empowered move initiatives forward autonomously and seek validation only at key milestones.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Regulated Sector Architectures: Operating within heavily regulated environments (such as MedTech Healthcare or Finance) aligned with strict compliance frameworks (e.g. GxP HIPAA SOC2).

Cloud & Integration Topologies: Designing secure hybrid connectivity API gateway abstractions and identity integrations within modern cloud environments (AWS preferred).

Application Inventory Management: Establishing centralized application catalogs and leading formal software rationalization programs for global matrixed organizations.

Observability & Health Tracking: Utilizing modern operational tools metrics harvesters and distributed telemetry platforms to map and monitor sustained application health.

DevOps Automation Frameworks: Designing or managing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) architectures and CI/CD blueprints to streamline application onboarding.

Contract-to-Hire Frameworks: Operating successfully within strategic Contract-to-Hire (C2H) delivery models or specialized consulting arrangements.

Agile Tooling & Documentation: Utilizing enterprise collaboration platforms (such as Jira and Confluence) to build highly scannable documentation-first architectural references.

Vendor Ecosystem Analysis: Evaluating multi-vendor SaaS capabilities performing deep architectural gap analyses and steering product selection matrixes.

MatchPoint Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.