W2 Software Engineer
Day to Day:Insight Global is seeking a Senior Technical Architect for one of our largest financial clients in Chandler, AZ. This individual will lead the end-to-end architecture and delivery standards for an infrastructure console that serves multiple personas (e.g., operators, engineers, administrators) and integrates data from multiple enterprise and platform sources. This role will define the architectural blueprint for the console across front-end experience, backend aggregation layers, data ingestion patterns, identity and access, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will set technical direction and guardrails, ensure the platform is scalable, secure, observable, and resilient, and guide teams in implementing consistent patterns for persona-based UX, API design, data modeling, and testing automation. You will partner closely with product, UX, security, SRE, and engineering teams to translate macro requirements into a coherent and deliverable architecture. This role requires strong hands-on technical depth, the ability to make pragmatic tradeoffs, and the leadership to drive cross-team alignment on standards, reference implementations, and delivery quality.Must Haves:10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or architecture roles5+ years of experience leading architecture for distributed systems and enterprise-scale platformsProven experience designing full-stack architectures (front end + BFF/API + data/integrations) for complex consoles or internal platformsStrong knowledge of API architecture and governance: versioning, contracts, error taxonomy, pagination/filtering, and backward compatibilityDeep understanding of authentication/authorization (RBAC/ABAC, SSO, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, mTLS concepts)Experience establishing observability standards (metrics, logs, traces) and driving SLO/SLA-aligned monitoringStrong experience defining testing strategies across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testingDemonstrated ability to lead technical decisions, influence stakeholders, and mentor senior engineersProficiency with Git-based workflows and modern CI/CD practices