We're partnering with an innovative enterprise technology organization undergoing a large-scale digital transformation and seeking a Principal Solution Architect to help shape the future of its mission-critical platforms and distributed systems landscape.
This is a highly visible leadership role focused on enterprise architecture, cloud-native platforms, event-driven systems, and large-scale application modernization.
What You'll Do
- Define and drive architectural strategy across complex, distributed enterprise platforms
- Lead the design of microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native applications
- Architect scalable solutions supporting both real-time and batch processing workloads
- Partner with engineering, product, platform, data, and security teams to deliver resilient enterprise solutions
- Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and technology roadmaps
- Mentor senior engineers and architects while promoting engineering excellence across the organisation
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to support long-term business objectives
- Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and highly available technical solutions
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of experience in software architecture, distributed systems, or enterprise solution architecture
- Expertise designing large-scale cloud-native applications and microservices architectures
- Strong background in event-driven architecture, messaging platforms, and asynchronous communication patterns
- Experience architecting high-volume transaction processing or data-intensive systems
- Deep understanding of scalability, resiliency, security, and performance best practices
- Experience working within Kubernetes and containerized environments
- Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive audiences
Preferred Experience
- Background in financial services, capital markets, fintech, or highly regulated environments
- Hands-on experience with Java, Python, or C#
- Knowledge of Kafka, cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevOps practices
- Experience with data platforms, streaming architectures, and enterprise integration patterns
Compensation & Benefits
- Base up to $230,000K
- Bonus: 30%
- PTO: 25+ PTO Days
- Full Health, Vision, Dental
Principal Solutions Architect in Chicago at Qorali
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