Solutions Architect - Digital

In this role, you will serve as a Solutions Architect within RxBenefits Product Engineering Organization, defining, designing and documenting end-to-end solution architectures that enable delivery teams to successfully design, build, and deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.

This role is a key strategic position that partners closely with Product, Engineering Leadership, Delivery, CloudOps, Security, and IT Teams. The Solution Architect will translate business and product requirements into clear, actionable solution designs and provide architectural guidance throughout development while remaining outside of direct scrum team ownership. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape technical direction across multiple initiatives and have a significant impact on the company's technology strategy and long-term success.

Essential Job Responsibilities Include:

• Design end-to-end solution and reference architectures spanning applications, APIs, integrations, data platforms, identity, and cloud infrastructure.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering Managers, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.

• Develop proofs of concept (POCs), automation scripts, tools, and reference implementations across application, data, security, AI, and integration use cases.

• Define architectural standards, patterns, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across teams.

• Provide architectural guidance and design clarification to development teams during implementation as needed.

• Review and validate technical designs to ensure alignment with approved solution architecture.

• Foster cross-team and cross-department collaboration to ensure solutions integrate effectively across systems.

• Participate in solution ideation, technical discovery, and product strategy discussions.

• Evaluate tradeoffs and provide recommendations across architecture options, technologies, and design approaches.

• Contribute to the evolution and documentation of SDLC and architectural governance processes.

• Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.

• Support technical decision-making while empowering delivery teams to own implementation details.

• Deliver on personal and organizational deadlines and goals.

• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field

• 10+ years of strong software engineering experience designing and documenting solution architectures for complex software systems, including at least 5 years in software architecture or system design roles

• Solid understanding of functional and object-oriented programming paradigms

• Experience with microservices-based and distributed architectures

• Understanding of SOLID design principles and common architecture patterns

• Strong knowledge of REST-based APIs and integration patterns

• Experience working within Agile delivery environments

• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts through written documentation and verbal discussion

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and business teams

• Desire to innovate, evaluate new technologies, and continuously improve architecture practices

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience supporting multiple delivery teams in a solution or enterprise architecture capacity

• Experience working with onshore and offshore development teams

• Proven ability to design solution architectures aligned to business outcomes

• Background in full-stack development (e.g., Java, Python, React, React Native, etc.)

• Proficiency with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, ECS/EKS, VPC, IAM, etc.

• Experience designing or supporting serverless architectures using AWS Lambda

• Experience with NoSQL and/or document-based databases (e.g., DynamoDB)

• Familiarity with cloud security best practices and identity management (e.g., Auth0)

• Experience with caching and in-memory data technologies

• Knowledge of responsive front-end frameworks and modern UI architectures

• Experience with microservices, SOA, and event-driven architectures

• Understanding of asynchronous and multi-threaded programming models

• Exposure to healthcare and/or pharmacy benefits administration domain a plus

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer) preferred

Based on relevant market data and other factors, the anticipated hiring range for this role is $132 ,000 to $165 ,000 annually. Final compensation rates will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, and internal equity considerations. This role is also short-term incentive eligible. Incentive amounts will vary by individual and business goals. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The final salary offered to the selected candidate may vary from the posted range due to individual qualifications. Our goal is to ensure that all teammates are compensated fairly and competitively based on their contributions to our organization. RxBenefits is also committed to providing best in class benefits to our teammates. We offer a robust total rewards package that includes:

• Remote first work environment

• Choice of a HDHP or PPO Medical plan, we pay 100% of the premium for the HDHP for you and your eligible family members

• Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Group Life Insurance that we also pay 100% of premiums (for your family too on Dental and Vision)

• Additional buy-up options for Short- and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

• 401(k) with an employer match up to 3.5% available after 60 days

• Community Service Day to give back and support what you love in your community

• 10 company holidays including MLK Day, Juneteenth, and the day after Thanksgiving plus a floating holiday to use as you like

• Reimbursements for high-speed internet, we'll send you a computer and monitors to help you do your best work

• Tuition Reimbursement for accredited degree programs

• Paid New Parent Leave that can be used for adoption or birth

• Pet insurance to protect your furbabies

• A robust mental health benefit and EAP service through Spring Health to support you when you need it most

RxBenefits provides equal opportunities for everyone who works for us and everyone who applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.