Enterprise Architect

Job Title

Enterprise Architect

Wilmington, DE

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Solution Architect with strong expertise in designing and delivering scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise solutions. The ideal candidate should have hands‑on experience in modernizing monolithic systems
, implementing microservices architectures
, and working within banking or payment domains
. This role requires a strong architectural mindset combined with excellent stakeholder and conflict‑management skills.

• Lead end‑to‑end architecture for large‑scale enterprise solutions across complex environments.
• Drive the transformation of monolithic applications to microservices using industry‑standard patterns, including the Strangler Fig Pattern.
• Design and implement event‑driven architectures, distributed systems, and cloud‑native solutions.
• Apply relevant microservice design patterns (e.g., CQRS, Saga, API Gateway, Circuit Breaker, Service Registry, Sidecar).
• Ensure compliance with architectural governance, security best practices, and performance requirements.

• Provide guidance on distributed transaction management and consistency models in microservices.
• Evaluate and recommend data‑management strategies (e.g., ACID vs BASE, eventual consistency).
• Address complex architectural challenges, including scalability, observability, resilience, integration, and legacy‑system interoperability.

• Apply strong knowledge of banking or payment systems, including regulatory considerations, transactional flows, and system reliability.

• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, and operations teams to align architecture with organizational goals.
• Lead discussions, workshops, and decision‑making sessions with senior stakeholders.
• Handle stakeholder management and conflict resolution effectively to ensure smooth execution of architectural initiatives.

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or similar roles.
• Proven experience in monolith‑to‑microservices migration and cloud modernization.
• Hands‑on expertise with microservices patterns, distributed systems, and integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of event‑driven architecture, messaging systems, and asynchronous communication.
• Practical experience with distributed transactions, Saga pattern, and consistency handling.
• Deep understanding of ACID vs BASE principles and their application in microservices.
• Experience in banking or payment domains is mandatory.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and conflict‑management skills.
• Ability to guide technical teams and influence architectural decisions across the organization.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with Dev Ops, API management platforms, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting