Solution Architect - Plano, TX

Role Overview:

Solution Architect with deep experience in enterprise digital platforms and DevOps practices to lead the technical strategy, architecture, and delivery for a complex, multi-cloud environment. This role combines architectural leadership, stakeholder engagement, and technical delivery across hybrid teams supporting digital transformation efforts in the automotive finance domain. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to architect and implement secure, scalable, and future-ready solutions in a regulated industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect and lead delivery of end-to-end digital solutions across web and mobile platforms aligned with business and technology strategies.

Define and enforce architecture principles, best practices, and standards across delivery and platform teams.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendor partners to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements.

Lead technical solutioning for integrations with core systems (e.g., loan origination, CRM, payment gateways, identity platforms) and cloud-based services.

Drive continuous improvement in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and platform observability.

Support cloud transformation initiatives, including platform migrations and modernization using AWS, Azure, or other hybrid cloud environments.

Guide development teams with clear technical direction and ensure platform scalability, security, and performance.

Contribute to architectural governance, solution reviews, and the definition of KPIs for technical delivery and operational maturity.

Help shape and evolve long-term technology roadmaps, increasing alignment with digital business objectives.

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in software architecture and solution design, preferably in financial services, banking, or automotive finance.

Experience delivering large-scale solutions involving cloud-native architectures, modern web frameworks, and enterprise-grade integration patterns.

Proven ability to design and implement CI/CD pipelines and lead DevOps adoption in regulated environments.

Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including identity, security, networking, and data integration.

Familiarity with enterprise financial systems (loan servicing, origination, collections, billing, etc.) and integrations across heterogeneous systems.

Experience working in regulated industries, with attention to compliance, data protection, and auditability.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence and align cross-functional teams around a shared technical vision.

• Ability to lead in agile, hybrid delivery models and collaborate with globally distributed teams.
• Familiarity with microservices, API-first design, and integration middleware (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee) is a plus.
• Experience with metrics-based performance evaluation and DevOps maturity frameworks is preferred.

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

• Minimum Compensation: USD 52,000
• Maximum Compensation: USD 182,000
• Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
• This position is available for independent contractors
• No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post