Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

This is a direct hire, full-time opportunity based in Evanston, IL. This role is ideal for a highly experienced technology leader who can bridge business strategy with technical execution. The Solutions Architect will be responsible for shaping and managing solution architecture across a broad portfolio of enterprise technologies, helping ensure platforms, integrations, and technical decisions align with organizational priorities, governance standards, and long-term business needs. This individual will play a critical role in evaluating technology solutions, guiding architecture decisions, supporting modernization efforts, and driving best practices across cloud, applications, integrations, and enterprise platforms.

The Solutions Architect will partner with business stakeholders, technical SMEs, and leadership to understand business drivers and translate them into scalable solution designs. Design and evaluate solution architectures aligned with enterprise strategy, business capabilities, and architecture standards. Lead evaluation and selection of technology platforms, software solutions, and services. Provide architectural guidance across application development, infrastructure, and system integrations. Create and maintain key architecture deliverables such as solution diagrams, reference models, standards, and documentation. Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, data protection, and quality requirements. Establish and maintain architecture principles, standards, and reusable patterns. Identify technical debt, aging technologies, and areas of architectural misalignment, and guide remediation strategies. Assess emerging technologies, market trends, and innovation opportunities to support future-state roadmaps and technology planning. Support enterprise technology needs across platforms such as: Azure, AWS, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, custom applications, APIs and integrations, collaboration tools, knowledge management platforms, research-enabling technologies such as LIMS/ELN. Contribute to both department-specific and enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

The expected salary range for this position is $115,000 - $163,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. This role also qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off. TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship. All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check, which may include but is not limited to reference checks, education verification, employment verification, drug testing, criminal records checks, and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end client's background check policies and applicable laws. TalentFish is an employee-owned company pioneering a new realm in talent acquisition. We are redefining IT staffing by evolving AI, video screening, and our unique platform. TalentFish focuses on providing the best employee, consultant, and client experience possible. At TalentFish we are an Equal Opportunity Employer; we embrace and encourage diversity!