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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solution Architect - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Glastonbury, CT, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Information Systems, Data Governance, Oracle (Applications), Salesforce.Com, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications, Technical Debt, Togaf, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Api Design, Api Gateway, Workday, Servicenow - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us83b5d5b4f2cb8b4842bfd9aafc4a7e61 ## About the Role Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. * 12 or more years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture roles. * Demonstrated experience architecting enterprise applications across at least two major cloud platforms. * Strong expertise in integration patterns, API design, and event-driven architectures. * Deep familiarity with at least one major enterprise platform such as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, or Workday. * Working knowledge of identity, security, and data governance frameworks at enterprise scale. * Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. * Experience producing formal architecture artifacts and presenting them to senior leadership. * Track record of leading architecture reviews and influencing engineering direction across teams. * Strong understanding of cost optimization, scalability, and resilience trade-offs. Preferred Qualifications * TOGAF, AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture certifications. * Experience with large-scale ERP, CRM, or HCM transformation programs. * Exposure to regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or life sciences. * Familiarity with enterprise architecture tooling such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or Sparx EA. * Experience driving cloud governance, FinOps, and cost transparency initiatives. ## Description * Define end-to-end solution architectures for enterprise applications covering application, integration, data, security, and infrastructure layers. * Partner with business stakeholders to capture functional and non-functional requirements and translate them into reference architectures and target-state designs. * Lead architecture review boards, evaluating proposed designs against enterprise standards, security policies, and long-term roadmap considerations. * Design integration strategies across SaaS, on-premise, and hybrid landscapes, leveraging API gateways, event streaming, and managed integration platforms. * Establish architecture principles, technology selection guidelines, and reusable patterns for use across multiple delivery teams. * Collaborate with security architects to embed identity, data protection, and compliance controls into solution designs from the outset. * Produce high-quality architecture artifacts including context diagrams, component models, sequence diagrams, and decision records. * Guide cloud migration, modernization, and re-platforming initiatives with a focus on cost, performance, and resilience. * Support proof-of-concept development to validate critical architectural choices before broader adoption. * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams during solution delivery. * Track emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments that align with business priorities. * Drive standardization across application portfolios to reduce technical debt and operational complexity. * Engage with vendors and platform partners to evaluate roadmap fit and negotiate technical commitments. * Ensure that solutions meet regulatory, audit, and data governance requirements applicable to the business. ## Related Videos - [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) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [Destigmatizing the Workplace: Building Real Inclusion](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1492-destigmatizing-the-workplace-building-real-inclusion) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [AI in Production: applied AI & enterprise use cases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100130-ai-in-production-applied-ai-enterprise-use-cases) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - How DevRel Makes Tech More Human](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2149-wearedevelopers-live-how-devrel-makes-tech-more-human) ## 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) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023)