Solution Architect with Expertise in Enterprise Design, Cloud, and Integration

Job Summary
Synechron is seeking a highly skilled Solution Designer to translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive architecture solutions. This role involves creating high-level and detailed solution designs across application data integration and infrastructure components ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards security policies and regulatory guidelines. The Solution Designer will influence project success by supporting development teams evaluating technological options and ensuring delivery of scalable secure and high-performance solutions that support strategic business initiatives.

Software Requirements

• Required:

  • Experience with enterprise architecture tools and methodologies (e.g. TOGAF ArchiMate UML)

  • Proficiency with solution design architecture diagrams and technical documentation tools

  • Familiarity with modeling tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect Visio)

  • Knowledge of integration tools and frameworks (e.g. Enterprise Service Bus API Management)

• Preferred:

  • Experience with cloud architecture (AWS Azure GCP) solutions and services

  • Familiarity with DevOps tools and automation frameworks (Jenkins Terraform Ansible)

  • Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks (ISO27001 GDPR SOC)

Overall Responsibilities

• Analyze complex business and technical requirements to develop scalable secure and integrated solution architectures.

• Create high-level and low-level design artifacts including architecture diagrams technical specifications and data flow models.

• Define the scope assumptions risks dependencies and non-functional requirements (performance security scalability availability).

• Participate in solution walkthroughs design review sessions and governance forums with stakeholders.

• Ensure proposed solutions adhere to enterprise architecture standards security policies and compliance regulations.

• Support development testing and deployment teams by clarifying design decisions and resolving technical issues.

• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technology stacks frameworks and tools for all project phases.

• Collaborate closely with project managers business analysts and technical teams to ensure solutions meet business objectives and technical standards.

• Lead or contribute to technical risk assessments architecture reviews and optimization initiatives.

Technical Skills (By Category)

• Architecture & Design (Essential):

  • Solution architecture frameworks such as TOGAF ArchiMate or UML

  • Designing for security performance scalability and cost-efficiency

  • Data integration and system interoperability strategies

• Application & Data Integration (Essential):

  • Knowledge of API management SOA microservices and enterprise service bus (ESB) solutions

  • Data modeling and data flow design

• Cloud & Infrastructure (Preferred):

  • Cloud architecture (AWS Azure GCP) with solutions for deployment scaling and security

• Tools & Methodologies (Essential):

  • Industry-standard modeling tools (Visio Enterprise Architect)

  • Project methodologies (Agile Scrum Waterfall)

• Security & Compliance (Preferred):

  • Knowledge of security standards (ISO27001 SOC GDPR) and secure design principles

Experience Requirements

• 8 years of architecture or solution design experience preferably supporting enterprise or digital transformation projects.

• Demonstrated expertise in translating business requirements into technical architectures across diverse platforms.

• Proven ability to develop and communicate solution designs that meet security compliance and performance standards.

• Experience working with cloud on-premise and hybrid environments.

• Industry experience in financial services banking or regulated industries preferred.

• Alternative pathways include extensive hands-on experience delivering complex enterprise solutions with a focus on architecture.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Analyze business and technical requirements to craft comprehensive solution architectures.

• Create and review architecture diagrams technical specifications and design documentation.

• Collaborate with development infrastructure security and compliance teams to validate designs.

• Present and lead solution walkthroughs and design review meetings with stakeholders.

• Evaluate existing systems and provide recommendations for upgrades migrations or new implementations.

• Support project teams during implementation by providing clarifications and resolving technical issues.

• Conduct risk assessments compliance checks and architecture adaptations as needed.

• Continuously assess emerging technologies and industry standards to incorporate into solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems Software Engineering or related fields.

• Certifications in enterprise architecture (TOGAF ArchiMate) or cloud architecture (AWS Solution Architect Azure Solutions Architect) are a plus.

• 8 years of experience supporting large-scale enterprise or digital transformation projects.

• Proven experience developing comprehensive system architectures and technical roadmaps.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

• Ability to translate complex requirements into clear actionable design documents.

Professional Competencies

• Critical thinking and strategic planning abilities for designing future-ready solutions.

• Leadership and stakeholder management skills for engaging cross-functional teams and executive sponsors.

• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Adaptability and continuous learning mindset to keep pace with evolving technologies and standards.

• Focus on operational excellence risk management and compliance adherence.

• Time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively across multiple ongoing projects.

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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