Solutions Architect

Mastech Digital is Hiring !!Position: Software Architect SrLocation: Birmingham, AL, Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas, TXRoles and Responsibilities:Solution, design and review specific to software development.Up Front analysis design oriented activates.Disseminating architecture into low level designs inside the delivery.Technical Skills:Must Have:API / event / file integration literacy (ability to reason about integration options such as APIs, file sharing, and streaming/eventing; capture interface requirements and constraints)Architecture documentation & artifacts (create/maintain architecture deliverables using required templates/boilerplate; ensure completeness before review)Omni‐channel experience awareness (customer + employee) (design with both customer-facing and employee-facing channel needs in mind; consider branch/care center and digital channels)Process & workflow modeling (model business and system workflows; identify handoffs, failure points, and optimization opportunities)Requirements analysis & solution scoping (translate business goals into clear functional + non‐functional requirements; define scope boundaries and assumptions)Solution design using standards & governance (produce designs that align to architecture vision/principles/standards; prepare for architecture council review and compliance).System interaction + integration design (conceptual) (understand system interactions and data flows; design integrations across apps and services)Tool proficiency for architecture intake & governance workflow: 1. Jira (Kanban intake, tracking review status, action items) 2. Confluence (boilerplate pages, documentation, job aids) 3. Diagramming (e.g., Gliffy or equivalent for solution models)Nice To Have:Basic cloud and migration awareness (familiarity with modernizing architectures and cloud preference/migration concepts)Data flow & master data concepts (comfortable discussing customer/master data impacts and how distributed apps integrate with shared data services/APIs and batch patterns)Familiarity with modern architecture patterns (microservices, containers, streaming platforms) at a conceptual level—enough to document impacts and integration needsVendor/third party assessment support (help evaluate vendor fit, integration approach, and constraints during selection / RFP phases