.Net Solutions Architect

.Net Solutions ArchitectCincinnati, OH (Hybrid)Phone and WebLong Term Contract

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Job DescriptionOwn solution architecture from discovery through production, translating product and business needs into target-state designs, transition plans, and actionable engineering guidance.Define architecture for React-based portals and embeddable widgets, C#/.NET microservices and APIs, Python data pipelines, and PostgreSQL/MongoDB persistence.Design AWS-native solutions using appropriate combinations of EKS, Lambda, ECS batch workloads, S3, Step Functions, managed data services, and supporting network services.Create and maintain architecture decision records, context and sequence diagrams, API and event contracts, non-functional requirements, and deployment views.Guide secure integration with embedded finance providers, partner platforms, identity services, enterprise APIs, file-based exchanges, webhooks, and downstream billing or settlement capabilities.Establish patterns for service boundaries, API-first design, event-driven processing, idempotency, resiliency, error handling, auditability, and modular provider onboarding.Partner with platform engineering on Terraform/Pulumi infrastructure, Kubernetes deployment patterns, CI/CD, environment strategy, certificate and secret management, and release controls.Drive threat-aware design using IAM, encryption, key management, secrets, TLS/certificate management, network segmentation, least privilege, and secure software development practices.Define observability standards including logs, metrics, traces, alerts, dashboards, SLOs, and operational runbooks, lead architecture reviews for performance, resilience, and production readiness.Coach engineers, facilitate design reviews, resolve cross-team technical decisions, and clearly communicate options and trade-offs to leadership and delivery stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required:Be able to work from Cincinnati, OH 2 -3 days a week.10+ years in software engineering and solution architecture, including deep experience with C#, ASP.NET, and .NET Core.Strong hands-on AWS architecture experience delivering secure, production-grade distributed systems.Demonstrated expertise in microservices, REST APIs, asynchronous/event-driven patterns, and enterprise integration.Working knowledge of React-based web architecture, micro-frontends or embeddable components, and browser security considerations.Experience with PostgreSQL plus document/NoSQL stores such as MongoDB, including data modeling, performance, and migration strategies.Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated release controls.Ability to design non-functional requirements for availability, scalability, performance, recoverability, security, privacy, and supportability.Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to influence across product, engineering, security, operations, data, and external integration teams.
Preferred:AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Professional or Associate.Experience in payments, financial services, embedded finance, lending, banking-as-a-service, or regulated platforms.Experience with Akamai, AWS KMS/ACM, Argo CD, Snowflake, SFTP/file integration, and enterprise identity or SSO.Experience building pluggable provider architectures, white-label portals, embeddable widgets, or multi-tenant platforms. xzbcwsv Familiarity with architecture governance, threat modeling, PCI-adjacent controls, privacy requirements, and audit evidence.