Cloud Solution Architect

Overview

On-site in Merrimack, NC. Our client seeks a Cloud Solution Architect to drive end-to-end solution architecture within Institutional Wealth Management Services. The architect will partner with product sponsors, agile squads, and peer architects to enable digital modernization. The role emphasizes designing reliable and scalable solutions, providing technical leadership, and aligning technology choices with business goals. The architect will support domain architecture across data, reporting, integrations, security, and client experience services, with a security-first mindset and strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Rate: 90.00 to 100.00 USD per hour. W-2 arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver end-to-end solution architecture for Institutional Wealth Management Services.
• Provide technical leadership to agile squads and create architecture and design artifacts.
• Partner with product owners and peer architects to align technology decisions with business goals.
• Drive modernization on cloud platforms with a focus on reliability, scalability, and security.
• Facilitate issue resolution, wellness plans, and product roadmaps across multiple squads.
• Evaluate, select, recommend, and configure technologies in collaboration with teams.
• Identify opportunities to refactor business processes and rationalize capabilities.
• Collaborate on domain architecture across data, reporting, integrations, and client experience services.

Experience Requirements

• 10+ years of experience across architecture, analytics, design, and development of enterprise solutions.
• Proven leadership creating and articulating architecture and design for agile teams.
• Expertise across APIs, UIs, infrastructure, data architecture, security, and emerging technologies.
• Strong hands-on development background with client-side technologies and Java/Spring ecosystem.
• Deep understanding of agile development and DevOps practices.
• Experience building and deploying on AWS or Azure. Cloud certification preferred.
• Ability to translate business needs into strategic technical solutions with quantified trade-offs.
• Effective communication skills and ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Security-first mindset and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Financial services domain experience is a plus.