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# Senior Solution Architect

- **Company:** Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $118,691.0 - $189,906.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Databases, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Software Design Patterns, Meta-Data Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Data Analytics, Data Management
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88641393/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)

 * 5+ years of experience in related field.

 * In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

Bonus Points

 * Experience developing enterprise technology strategies and leading large-scale architecture initiatives.

 * Deep expertise in two or more areas including Data & Analytics, Cloud, Software Development, Integration, Infrastructure, or Security Architecture.

 * Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture, solution design, software development methodologies, and SDLC practices.

 * Experience designing and governing enterprise-scale data platforms, analytics solutions, and data governance capabilities.

 * Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, modern integration patterns, APIs, and platform engineering practices.

 * Experience evaluating emerging technologies and delivering AI-enabled business solutions.

 * Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, leadership, mentoring, and change management capabilities.

## Description

Blue Cross NC is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to design and guide technology solutions across complex business and technology initiatives. This role partners with business and technology teams to develop solution architectures, provide technical guidance, and ensure solutions align with business needs, architecture standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.

WhatYou'llDo

 * Develop solution architectures, roadmaps, and technical designs that align with enterprise standards and business and technology objectives.

 * Serve as a senior architect for complex initiatives, partnering with business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and delivery teams to provide architectural guidance.

 * Design scalable data architectures that support data quality, governance, metadata management, analytics, compliance, and business requirements.

 * Develop solutions across modern technology environments, including cloud platforms, data and analytics, integrations, APIs, event-driven architectures, databases, and application development.

 * Apply and contribute to architectural standards, design patterns, governance processes, and security requirements to support scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions.

 * Evaluate emerging technologies and participate in proofs of concept to identify solutions that support business needs and technology modernization.

 * Identify and address technical risks, architecture gaps, dependencies, and design considerations while ensuring performance, reliability, scalability, resiliency, and security.

 * Provide architecture guidance throughout the SDLC, partnering with Agile delivery teams and mentoring engineers while effectively communicating architectural recommendations and trade-offs to business and technical stakeholders.