Solution Architect

Role Overview

Solution Architect to design scalable, secure, cloud-native applications for high-traffic digital platforms. This is a fully remote contract role with an ASAP start date.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and design for cloud data applications
• Support a homegrown CMS and a cloud-native microservices ecosystem
• Partner with product and development teams on investigation spikes
• Define infrastructure needs for new product initiatives
• Communicate architectural direction to technical leads
• Ensure scalability, security, resiliency, uptime, and maintainability
• Provide data-backed reasoning for architectural decisions
• Guide microservices and micro-frontend architecture patterns

Requirements

Must-haves

• 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience
• Several years in a true architect role
• Strong experience with Azure and AWS in a multicloud environment
• Strong microservices architecture experience
• Micro-frontend architecture experience
• Strong understanding of network protocols
• Experience with network-edge caching strategies
• Ability to maintain high availability across the network layer
• Strong scalability, security, and resiliency principles
• Ability to adapt quickly and communicate across product and engineering teams

Nice-to-haves

• AWS streaming experience
• Azure cloud engineer certification
• Cloud or networking certifications
• Experience with media, streaming, or SaaS platforms

Contract & Work Authorization

• Fully remote
• W2 employment
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship)