Remote Mortgage Enterprise Software Architect

Description Kforce has a client in need of a Remote Principal Mortgage Enterprise Software Architect.

Responsibilities:
* Define and advance enterprise integration architecture, standards, governance, and technology roadmaps
* Design scalable integration strategies across lending, servicing, corporate, data, and customer-facing platforms
* Translate business processes and requirements into technical capabilities, architecture models, and implementation strategies
* Establish standards for APIs, microservices, messaging, event-driven architecture, data exchange, and system interoperability
* Guide modernization and rationalization of legacy applications and complex platform environments
* Develop architecture for shared enterprise data, master data management, identity, access, and downstream data distribution
* Define how shared enterprise capabilities, including branch structures, workforce data, licensing, and compliance information, are governed and distributed across connected platforms
* Develop strategies to centralize, manage, and publish shared data across loan origination, servicing, corporate, and customer-facing applications
* Provide architectural direction for Azure, .NET, IAM, SSO, hybrid cloud, and enterprise security solutions
* Ensure architecture aligns with security, regulatory, compliance, scalability, reliability, and data governance requirements
* Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, and integration solutions and recommend appropriate enterprise adoption strategies
* Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, data, application, and business teams to guide technical decisions
* Develop architecture diagrams, capability maps, integration models, technical standards, and strategic roadmaps
* Provide technical leadership and mentorship while promoting consistent, reusable architecture practices Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in a technology-related discipline or equivalent professional experience preferred
* 7+ years of experience in integration, enterprise, solution, or application architecture
* Strong experience within mortgage technology, lending, banking, or another complex financial services environment
* Demonstrated experience developing enterprise integration strategies, architecture frameworks, governance standards, and technology roadmaps
* Experience architecting solutions using Microsoft Azure and .NET technologies
* Experience integrating applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
* Experience evaluating legacy environments and developing modernization, consolidation, or platform rationalization strategies
* Experience with mortgage platforms, Microsoft Dynamics, iPaaS technologies, API gateways, or enterprise messaging platforms is beneficial
* Strong understanding of IAM, SSO, authentication, authorization, security architecture, and data protection
* Strong knowledge of APIs, microservices, messaging, event-driven architecture, data integration, and enterprise interoperability
* Knowledge of loan origination, servicing, lending platforms, compliance, or related mortgage technology ecosystems
* Knowledge of master data management, data governance, enterprise data distribution, and shared data services
* Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills
* Ability to influence technical and business stakeholders and provide strategic architectural guidance

Job Type Direct Hire Compensation
160000 - $185000