Sr Solutions Architect – Digital Customer Experience

Sr Solutions Architect – Digital Customer Experience

Location: Austin, Texas (Hybrid)

Role Overview

A high-impact Digital Customer Experience engineering organization is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead end-to-end architecture across customer-facing web/mobile applications, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native solutions on GCP. This is a leadership role focused on modernizing legacy systems, scaling digital platforms, and enabling seamless data and partner integrations across the enterprise. This is a hybrid position that requires the candidate to work from the office at least three days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture across frontend, backend, integrations, and data flows.

• Translate business needs into scalable, secure, cloud-native designs and implementation roadmaps.

• Lead monolith-to-microservices modernization using GCP, event-driven patterns, and domain-driven design.

• Define and govern API ecosystems (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, event-driven) with strong lifecycle management.

• Architect enterprise integrations across ERP, WMS, TMS, order management, and partner platforms.

• Design real-time and batch data movement strategies leveraging Pub/Sub, Kafka, Dataflow, and ETL/ELT.

• Drive best practices in containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).

• Ensure performance, scalability, resiliency, observability, and cost optimization across all solutions.

• Embed security-by-design (IAM, OAuth2/OIDC, encryption, zero-trust) and support compliance requirements.

• Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and business leaders.

• Required Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.

• Experience: 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in Solutions Architecture or Principal-level roles is required. Proven experience designing large-scale, customer-facing digital platforms (web/mobile) and a strong track record leading legacy modernization and microservices transformation programs are also required.

• Technical

Skills

• Deep expertise in microservices, domain-driven design, and event-driven architectures is necessary. Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Apigee, etc.) is required. Expertise in API design and governance, proficiency with modern tech stacks (Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, React/React Native), and a background in CI/CD, DevSecOps, containerization, and infrastructure automation are required.

• Preferred Qualifications

• GCP certification is preferred.

• Experience delivering enterprise-scale vendor and partner integrations.

• A solid understanding of security architecture, data protection, and distributed systems.

• Supply chain/logistics domain experience, ERP/WMS/TMS modernization, data/analytics integration, or experience with TOGAF or similar frameworks.

• Company Overview & Culture

• The driving force behind this company's success are diverse professionals who work together to keep operations running. Teammates pair their dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit to serve America’s most beloved brands. The leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. Each teammate is empowered to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.

• Additional Information

• This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a Health Savings Account, a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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