Senior Level — EnterpriseSolution Architect

Senior Level Enterprise/Solution Architect (Life Sciences)

75hr W2 or $85hr c2c/1099 Self Corp

Location: Foster City (on-site / hybrid)
12 plus months(W2)
Level: Manager/ Individual Contributor
Reporting to: Head of Enterprise Architecture

Ok with H1

Should have background related to Finance and AI

Overall 15 years required

Role summary

We are seeking a senior-level Enterprise / Solution Architect to drive enterprise and solution architecture initiatives with a strong focus on Finance domain capabilities within a Life Sciences organization. This role will be responsible for translating business and finance strategy into scalable secure and compliant target-state architectures while enabling modernization through AI-driven solutions including agentic and autonomous architectures.

The role requires deep expertise in Finance systems and controls experience operating in regulated environments and hands-on architecture leadership across cloud data integration security and AI platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Define evolve and socialize enterprise and solution architecture strategies and roadmaps with primary ownership of the Finance domain (Record to Report Order to Cash Procure to Pay FP&A Treasury).
• Ensure architecture designs meet financial compliance and control requirements including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and broader audit and regulatory standards.
• Lead solution and architecture reviews; ensure adherence to architectural principles security scalability and compliance expectations.
• Design target-state application data and integration architectures leveraging APIs event-driven patterns and canonical data models.
• Provide architectural guidance for AI-enabled finance solutions including:
• Scalable AI/ML platform architectures
• Agentic AI solutions and multi-agent orchestration
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) interaction patterns
• Partner closely with Finance IT Security and Compliance stakeholders to align architecture decisions with business outcomes.
• Establish and operate architecture governance processes including intake review approval and compliance tracking.
• Provide architectural oversight for major finance and enterprise programs modernization initiatives and cloud transformations.

Deliverables

• Documented enterprise and finance-domain architecture vision with a 1224 month roadmap.
• Architecture decision records (ADRs) and reference designs for:
• Finance platforms and integrations
• AI-enabled finance use cases
• Cloud landing zones data platforms and identity & access management
• Operationalized architecture governance with clear compliance checkpoints.
• Prioritized view of technical debt and modernization opportunities.

Required qualifications

• 15 years of overall technology experience with 5 years in enterprise or solution architecture roles.
• Strong Finance domain architecture expertise including systems data controls and compliance.
• Practical experience working with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and audited environments.
• Strong architecture skills across:
• Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Microservices APIs and event-driven architectures
• Data platforms (Lakehouse warehouse analytics)
• Security IAM and enterprise integration (ESB iPaaS)
• Solid experience with architecture frameworks and governance (TOGAF ArchiMate or equivalent).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred skills & certifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or equivalent experience.
• Certifications such as TOGAF AWS/Azure/GCP Professional CISSP or PMP.
• Experience in digital transformation initiatives within Life Sciences Pharma or regulated industries.
• Prior exposure to AI/ML platforms in regulated enterprise-grade environments.