Solutions Architect

Date Posted: 03/07/2025

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 479284

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Job Location: Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07070

Work Model: Hybrid

Shift: 2-3 days in office, 2-3 remote

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In months): 10

Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 80.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Communications, Finance, RDBMS, Solution Architecture

Job Description

Only qualified “Solutions Architect” candidates located near the “Rutherford, NJ” area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree/MBA is a plus

Qualifications:

• 10 years of overall relevant banking, financial services experience

• At least 10 years in a Solutions Architecture role in large enterprise environments

• Excellent communication skills

• Banking/Financial/Payment experience is a plus

• Expertise in developing architecture vision and strategic solutions

• Experience with modernizing and migrating applications to strategic architectures

• Expertise in building solutions with domain-driven design (DDD), API, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native principles

• Expertise in modern languages (e.g., Java, C#), messaging, integration and data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, MQ, etc.), caching & database (RDBMS and NoSQL) tools, application development frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, .NET), well-architected framework, data integration solutions, software architecture patterns, and tools

• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines

• Awareness of industry trends and leveraging new technologies as appropriate

• Experience in collaborating and influencing cross-functional teams

• Passion to innovate with open-source mindset to improve products

• Experience with technology control frameworks, compliance, regulatory, and audits

• Ability to create solutions at conceptual, logical, and physical levels

• Consistently demonstrate concise written and verbal communication

• Cloud certification (AWS, Microsoft, Google, etc.) is a plus

• Demonstrated facility to interact and work effectively with diverse teams

• Ability to lead projects with multiple counterparts across organizations

• Ability to work under pressure, facilitate discussions and conduct group meetings

The Senior Solutions Architect candidate requires a strong knowledge and experience in developing architecture vision, strategy, and end-to-end solutions for complex financial business problems. The role will have a regional and global focus in the operations and technology space and requires the individual to work across a variety of stakeholders such as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM), Retail Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Internal Audit, O&T Business Risk Control, and Client Chief Administrative Office

Responsibilities:

• The candidate is accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas. Leads and directs a team of professionals. Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate

• Create solution architecture artifact that are consistent with architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices with a goal of resilient and scalable cloud-based solutions

• Provides thought leadership in subjects that are key to the business and lead portfolio simplification strategies to rationalize application landscape

• Interfaces with vendors to assess their technology and to guide their product roadmap based on Client requirements

• Lead design sessions with engineers and stakeholders to create innovative solutions

• Conduct proof of concept and proof of analysis on potential solutions with a failure-fast mindset to drive target state

• Design common business functions and capabilities within the GRC ecosystem to simplify technology footprint and faster time to market

• Own and drive solution evaluation and build vs buy/partner analysis

• Communicate technology vision, strategies, and solution across communities and cross-functional teams

• Provide expert knowledge of architecture and serve as SME to cross-functional teams

• Provide architectural leadership and conduct assessment to adopt cyber, risk, and control patterns and solutions

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

Benefits:

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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