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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Architect, Solution Architecture - **Company:** Transunion's Internal - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $142,500.0 - $237,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Cyber Security, Data Centers, Information Engineering, Digital Assets, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Enterprise Application Integration, Google Cloud, Technical Debt, Data Layers, Information Technology - **Published:** July 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a9ee4eed-04f7-4e11-9504-6203619ce306 ## About the Role * Proven M&A Track Record: Minimum of 5 years in enterprise architecture, engineering leadership, or technical consulting, with at least 2 years dedicated to leading global M&A transactions. * Full M&A Lifecycle Ownership: Documented success leading transactions from pre-diligence scoping through to final post-close integration or complex carve-out separation. * TSA Governance Expertise: Direct experience creating, negotiating, tracking, and exiting technology TSAs for corporate divestitures. * Architectural Depth: Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, enterprise application integration (EAI), software engineering (including code quality and SDLC evaluation), data engineering/analytics pipelines, and modern cybersecurity frameworks. * Financial Modeling Skills: Proficiency in building technology cost models (CapEx/OpEx) during diligence and managing multi-million dollar integration budgets post-close. We're also looking for the preferred skills below. Whether you are proficient or could use some brushing up, we're happy to support your career development and growth in: * Industry : Experience executing M&A within highly regulated data, fintech, financial services, or credit-reporting environments. * Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related technical field. * Certifications: Relevant industry credentials (e.g., AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, Certified M&A Professional). ## Description * Technical Due Diligence: Lead deep-dive architectural assessments of target companies' infrastructure, application stacks, code quality, and data layers to identify technical debt, scalability limits, and operational risks. * Target State Architecture: Define and articulate strategic options to align target companies' applications, data assets, and back-office systems with TransUnion's global enterprise architecture and InfoSec standards. * Cost Modelling & Synergy Capture: Build detailed, data-driven technology cost models during diligence, forecasting the capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenses (OpEx) required for migration or standalone readiness. * Deal Team Collaboration: Partner closely with Corporate Development and Business Development teams to feed technology risks, integration costs, and runway synergies directly into the final financial deal valuation., * Integration Roadmap Execution: Design and execute detailed post-close technology integration schedules, transitioning targets smoothly from Day 1 readiness to full target-state operations. * TSA Execution & Exit Management: Define, operationalize, and govern technology Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) for divestitures; rigorously track delivery milestones to ensure rapid, secure TSA exits and eliminate stranded costs. * Cloud & Infrastructure Consolidation: Drive the physical and logical consolidation of global cloud environments (AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure), legacy data centers, and enterprise back-office systems. * Financial Tracking & Governance: Manage and track post-close technology integration budgets, monitoring actual spend against pre-close forecasts and reporting variances directly to executive leadership. * Strategic Technical Leadership: Act as the primary executive escalation point to unblock engineering teams, resolve complex architectural bottlenecks, and align cross-functional streams (Legal, HR, Security). ## Related Videos - [Why Your AI Agent Keeps Hallucinating Your Data: Building Deterministic Context Layers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2055-why-your-ai-agent-keeps-hallucinating-your-data-building-deterministic-context-layers) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [How to govern Vibe Coding for the Enterprise](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100290-how-to-govern-vibe-coding-for-the-enterprise) - [Solution Architecture: A Startup Perspective](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/778-solution-architecture-a-startup-perspective) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)