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Application Solution Architect

@ Techstra Solutions
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
OnsiteContract, Full Time
Responsibilities:defining architecture, designing solutions, architecting integrations
Requirements Summary:Bachelor's degree required, 8+ years in enterprise IT architecture or senior engineering, retail banking/financial services experience, integration experience with Kafka/REST/SOAP, Salesforce familiarity, strong communication and governance skills.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Salesforce, Kafka, REST, SOAP, API gateways, mainframe, AWS, Azure, TOGAF
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Application Solution Architect to join our enterprise technology team. This role serves as a key bridge between business stakeholders and technical engineering teams, responsible for designing, assessing, and monitoring complex, scalable solutions. You will navigate a hybrid landscape of on-premises legacy banking systems and modern cloud-based platforms. The ideal candidate possesses a strong engineering background and a broad technical perspective, with the ability to lead the integration of disparate systems including Salesforce, core banking mainframes, and event-driven architectures like Kafka—to produce effective, sustainable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities   

  • Architecture Strategy: Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and data models to support retail banking use cases (e.g., account onboarding, KYC, loan origination).

  • Solution Design: Lead high-level and detailed solution design, ensuring that new implementations align with existing enterprise standards and performance requirements.

  • Integration & Ecosystem Management: Architect complex integrations between modern platforms (including Salesforce) and core on-premise banking systems, utilizing middleware, API gateways, and Kafka for event-driven data flows.

  • Technical Oversight: Provide governance and technical oversight during the build and deployment cycles to ensure scalability, security, and the management of technical debt.

  • Compliance & Risk: Partner with risk and audit teams to ensure all solutions comply with retail banking regulatory requirements, data lineage standards, and PII handling policies.

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Translate complex business capabilities into actionable technical blueprints and provide executive-level architecture updates to facilitate decision-making.

 Required Qualifications/Skills 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

  • 8+ years in enterprise IT architecture or senior engineering roles.

  • Proven experience in the retail banking or financial services domain.

  • Broad Architectural Expertise: Demonstrated ability to design solutions across diverse tech stacks, including on-premise legacy systems and modern cloud environments.

  • Integration Proficiency: Hands-on experience with integration patterns, including event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka), API-first strategies (REST/SOAP), and middleware implementation.

  • Salesforce Familiarity: Working knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem as part of a larger enterprise application landscape.

  • Communication: Proven ability to lead cross-functional architecture initiatives and act as a subject matter expert in a structured, compliance-driven environment.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with mainframe integration and data warehouse modernization.

  • Relevant architectural certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, or Salesforce Application Architect).

  • Experience in high-security, regulated environments requiring strict disaster recovery and business continuity planning.


Location: Pittsburgh, PA (relocation assistance is offered)

About Techstra Solutions 
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com