Solution Architect
Solution Architect
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03-10-2025
Job Description
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global operator franchisor and licensor of hotel residential and timeshare properties. The company is primarily focused on management franchising and licensing of its lodging properties. It also occasionally develops acquires or renovates hotel and residential properties directly and through partnerships joint ventures and other business structures with third parties.
Position: Solution Architect
Location: Bethesda MD 20814
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Remote local to MI office preferred
Job Description:
Overview
- The client is seeking a strategic and technically skilled Solution Architect & Technical lead to lead the design and governance of our API Management and Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) platforms.
- This role is pivotal in enabling seamless secure and personalized guest experiences across our global digital ecosystem-from mobile apps and websites to loyalty partners and smart hotel technologies.
- This role is also key to helping the client define and realize its future state vision for Authentication and Authorization within the enterprise.
- The ideal candidate will bring expertise in AAA (Authentication Authorization and Accounting) modern identity protocols and API Security best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and evolve the clients enterprise architecture strategy for APIs and CIAM with a strong focus on AAA principles.
- Align identity and access architecture with business priorities such as DigitalTechnology Transformation (DTT) growing loyalty partner ecosystem mergers/acquisitions and global scalability.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on identity access and API security for executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams
AuthN & AuthZ Architecture
- Define and enforce enterprise-wide AAA standards across digital guest experiences and partner integrations.
- Design and implement secure scalable authentication mechanisms for guests and partners across web mobile and IoT platforms.
- Define and enforce authorization models (RBAC ABAC ReBAC) for APIs and digital services ensuring least-privilege access and compliance with privacy regulations.
- Architect secure API ecosystems using gateways with built-in threat protection rate limiting and token validation.
- Analyze build versus buy opportunities for automating the future AAA architecture.
- Ensure compliance with global data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR CCPA) and hospitality-specific standards.
Governance & Enablement
- Establish API and Client Provisioning governance frameworks oversee implementation of developer portals / tools and define lifecycle management practices to foster innovation reuse and adequate security.
- Establish API security standards including encryption token management and secure onboarding of third-party developers and partners.
- Define CIAM standards for identity federation consent management SSO MFA and guest data protection.
- Define API access control policies including scopes claims and consent management.
Accounting Monitoring & Compliance
- Define logging auditing and monitoring frameworks to track identity and API usage for compliance fraud detection and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity and privacy teams to ensure adherence to global regulations (e.g. GDPR CCPA) and internal audit requirements.
Collaboration & Execution
- Partner with product engineering DevSecOps and Global Information Systems (GIS) teams to adopt AAA and IAM best practices.
- Lead architecture reviews and provide technical oversight for initiatives involving guest identity loyalty platforms and onsite digital access.
- Mentor architects and developers on secure design patterns and identity-aware application development.
Qualifications
Required:
- 8 years of experience in enterprise architecture with a focus on identity access and API security.
- Hands-on experience with CIAM platforms (e.g. Okta Auth0 ForgeRock) and API gateways (e.g. Akana).
- Deep understanding of AAA principles and protocols: OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect SAML JWT and API key management.
- Proven ability to design secure scalable identity and access solutions for high-volume customer-facing platforms.
Preferred:
- Experience in the hospitality industry or with global consumer brands.
- Familiarity with hotel systems (PMS CRS loyalty platforms) and guest-facing technologies.
- Cloud-native architecture experience (especially AWS).
- TOGAF SABSA or CISSP certification.
Soft Skills:
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on execution-oriented mindset.
- Ability to influence across technical and business teams in a global enterprise.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity Employer supporting workforce diversity.
Employment Type
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