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# Software Architect Sr - API

- **Company:** The Joule
- **Location:** Birmingham, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Software Architecture, Remote File Sharing, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Integration Frameworks, Data Management, Microservices
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_54e7ae643

## About the Role

* 5-7 years of experience in software architecture or related roles
 * Experience in requirements analysis & solution scoping
 * Proficient in solution design aligning with standards & governance
 * Ability to create and maintain architecture documentation and artifacts
 * Knowledge of process & workflow modeling methods
 * Understanding of system interaction and integration design (conceptual level)
 * Familiar with API, event, and file integration concepts
 * Awareness of omni-channel customer and employee experience design
 * Proficiency with architecture tools like Jira, Confluence, and diagramming platforms
 * Basic cloud and migration awareness preferred
 * Understanding of modern architecture patterns such as microservices, containers, and streaming platforms
 * Knowledge of data flow and master data concepts
 * Ability to support vendor and third-party assessment processes
 * Strong written communication skills
 * Ability to collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders
 * Facilitation skills and meeting readiness
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Excellent organization and follow-through abilities
 * Comfortable with iterative feedback and refinement processes

## Description

Job Title: Software Architect Sr - Cloud Location: Birmingham, AL Type: Contract Contractor Work Model: Onsite - onsite Hours: 40.0 Responsibilities

 * Solution, design and review specific to software development
 * Up Front analysis design oriented activities
 * Disseminating architecture into low level designs inside the delivery cruise
 * Collaborate with core architecture team and dispersed project teams
 * Create and review architecture documentation and artifacts
 * Model business and system workflows; identify handoffs, failure points, and optimization opportunities
 * Design system interactions and data flows; plan integrations across applications and services
 * Assess and implement API, event, and file sharing integrations; define interface requirements and constraints
 * Design with omni-channel customer and employee experience in mind, considering various communication channels
 * Utilize tools such as Jira, Confluence, and diagramming software for architecture workflow and documentation


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