Hybrid Senior Architect, Software Development

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About the role

  • Senior Architect designing scalable systems for TransUnion's Global Decisioning Platforms. Taking architectural direction across microservices and enterprise application development.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive enterprise-wide architectural vision for TransUnion’s Global Decisioning Platforms
  • Define architectural roadmaps aligned to business strategy, scalability, and technology modernization goals
  • Lead cloud-native solution design across microservices, APIs, data pipelines, and platform integrations
  • Establish and govern architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails adopted across engineering teams
  • Lead service decomposition and domain modeling — defining bounded contexts and microservice boundaries
  • Facilitate Architecture Design Reviews (ADRs) and provide authoritative technical guidance
  • Drive cloud infrastructure architecture leveraging AWS/Azure services across compute, storage, messaging, and observability
  • Act as the final technical decision-maker on platform design, technology selection, and integration patterns
  • Evaluate and champion emerging technologies that advance platform capabilities and competitive positioning
  • Serve as a technical mentor and coach to senior and principal engineers across teams
  • Partner with Security, Compliance, and Product leadership to ensure solutions meet enterprise governance and regulatory standards
  • Represent architecture in executive-level discussions, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes

Requirements

  • 15+ years of software development experience with 7+ years in a senior architecture capacity
  • Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft .NET Technologies, C#, ASP.NET Core
  • Deep expertise in SQL Server, relational database architecture, performance tuning, and data modeling
  • Mastery of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices evolution strategies
  • Strong command of JavaScript / TypeScript and modern API integration patterns
  • Proven track record designing systems with carrier-grade availability, fault tolerance, and elastic scalability
  • Expert-level experience architecting enterprise solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Deep proficiency with cloud-native services: API Gateway, Lambda/Functions, EKS/AKS, SQS/Service Bus, S3/Blob Storage, CloudFront
  • Strong command of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — Terraform, ARM Templates, or CloudFormation
  • Architecture ownership of CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and platform engineering workflows
  • Expert-level mastery of Microservice Architecture patterns — CQRS, Event Sourcing, Saga, Strangler Fig, Circuit Breaker, Bulkhead
  • Deep experience with event-driven architecture using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or cloud-native messaging at scale
  • Advanced expertise in containerization and orchestration — Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • Experience governing service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and enterprise API management platforms
  • Strong API-first design leadership across REST, GraphQL, and gRPC
  • Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and influence at the VP and C-suite level
  • Track record of building and scaling engineering capability through architecture governance and mentorship
  • Strong systems-thinking with the ability to balance technical idealism with pragmatic delivery
  • Experience leading architecture in Agile/SAFe at enterprise scale
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication — able to author Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), RFCs, and technical strategies.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Senior Architect, Software Development

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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