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# Software Architect Senior Specialist

- **Company:** Finastra
- **Location:** Atlanta, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Containerization, Integration Frameworks, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-architect-senior-specialist-cap-dh-shared-services-corpo-10458109

## About the Role

* Experience in solution architecture, software engineering, or technical leadership within complex technology environments.
 * Proven experience designing enterprise-scale applications and end-to-end technology solutions.
 * Strong knowledge of modern software architecture, microservices, APIs, integrations, and data architecture.
 * Experience designing cloud and cloud-native solutions using Azure and/or AWS.
 * Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, monitoring, and observability.
 * Knowledge of containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Strong understanding of security architecture, scalability, performance, reliability, and operational resilience.

## Description

The Software Architect Senior Specialist is responsible for defining and delivering end-to-end technology solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. This role provides technical leadership across the solution lifecycle, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective technology solutions.

The Architect partners closely with business, product, engineering, and Shared Services teams to establish architectural direction, guide technical decision-making, and support the successful delivery of complex technology initiatives.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

 * Define and deliver end-to-end architecture solutions across applications, integrations, data, and cloud platforms, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise standards.
 * Develop high-level and detailed solution designs that address functional, non-functional, security, scalability, reliability, and performance requirements.
 * Establish and promote architecture principles, patterns, standards, and best practices across technology initiatives.
 * Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to engineering teams and Shared Services throughout the solution lifecycle.
 * Lead architecture and design reviews, evaluate technical decisions, and provide direction on complex design and engineering challenges.
 * Design scalable APIs, microservices, integration frameworks, and data flows to enable reliable communication across systems.
 * Drive application modernization and cloud transformation initiatives, including the design of cloud-native solutions using Azure and/or AWS.
 * Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to enable CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, containerization, automation, monitoring, and observability practices.
 * Ensure architecture solutions align with organizational security, governance, regulatory, business continuity, and disaster recovery requirements.
 * Conduct architecture assessments and identify technical risks, dependencies, and appropriate mitigation strategies.
 * Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, engineering teams, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
 * Present architecture strategies, recommendations, and technical considerations clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
 * Support technical planning and solution estimation to enable successful delivery of technology initiatives.
 * Champion technical excellence, maintainability, cost-effectiveness, and long-term sustainability across solution designs.