Top Solutions Architect Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead design and implementation of modernized insurance underwriting and policy administration solutions. Drive cloud transformation, data-driven and secure architectures, improve risk selection and claims resolution, enhance customer experience through automation, mentor technical teams, manage client relationships, and oversee project lifecycle, budgets, and delivery quality.

Leads architecture strategy for the Investment Services Portfolio, owning target-state architecture, modernization roadmaps, governance, and technology investment recommendations. Oversees complex application, platform, data, integration, cloud, and AI architecture while balancing security, regulatory compliance, resiliency, cost, and business outcomes. Advises senior leaders, establishes reusable architecture patterns, and leads and mentors architects across the organization.

Leads solution architecture across the Wealth, Commercial, and Institutional Banking portfolio. Defines current and target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and scalable solutions spanning applications, integrations, data, cloud, and infrastructure. Guides modernization, cloud adoption, platform consolidation, DevOps, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Evaluates security, resiliency, performance, and regulatory alignment while influencing business, product, engineering, security, risk, and executive stakeholders.

Leads the architecture and execution of large-scale enterprise migrations to Nutanix HCI. Assesses existing infrastructure, designs target environments, develops migration strategies, and guides engineering teams through deployment, testing, cutover, and stabilization. Responsibilities include cluster architecture, capacity planning, virtualization migration, disaster recovery, backup, performance optimization, risk mitigation, technical documentation, and client-facing design reviews. Serves as the senior escalation point for complex infrastructure, storage, networking, and virtualization issues.

Designs enterprise and healthcare technology architectures for federal pursuits, primarily supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. Develops proposal narratives, solution concepts, architecture diagrams, modernization roadmaps, implementation strategies, staffing estimates, and technical differentiators. Collaborates with capture, engineering, delivery, pricing, and executive teams on proposals and presentations. Applies expertise in cloud, data, APIs, interoperability, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, AI, and Generative AI while supporting responsible AI practices and federal healthcare requirements.

Owns enterprise data modeling standards, canonical data model governance, data hub architecture, and integration contracts. Designs conceptual, logical, and physical models; partners on API and iPaaS orchestration, routing, and versioning; establishes master and reference data synchronization standards; aligns models with lakehouse consumption layers; leads architecture reviews; maintains data documentation; and supports root-cause analysis for integration defects.

Defines and governs enterprise architecture across applications, infrastructure, cloud, integrations, security, and data. Develops technology strategies and roadmaps, leads architecture governance and modernization initiatives, and guides cloud migration, application integration, infrastructure automation, resiliency, and security-by-design. Partners with executives, business stakeholders, product teams, engineers, cybersecurity teams, and vendors to align technology investments with business objectives. Mentors technical teams and communicates architectural decisions across technical and business audiences.

Leads enterprise solution architecture across applications, infrastructure, data, integrations, and processes. Defines technology blueprints, architecture roadmaps, modernization strategies, governance standards, and transformation plans. Partners with executives, business leaders, product owners, and engineering teams to align technology investments with business objectives. Evaluates emerging technologies and vendors, guides complex programs, manages technical debt, develops business cases, and mentors architects while promoting architecture excellence.

Leads enterprise-scale Ignition SCADA architecture across multiple industrial sites. Defines reference architectures, deployment templates, integrations, networking and security standards, high availability, commissioning, and production-readiness practices. Assesses plant environments, integrates PLCs and industrial protocols, resolves complex technical issues, oversees deployment teams, documents standards, mentors engineers, and develops the long-term OT/SCADA technology roadmap.

Designs large-scale data platforms and distributed systems, develops automated data pipelines, establishes architecture standards, and improves platform scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost efficiency. Partners with engineering, product, security, cloud, and architecture teams to modernize workflows and establish governance, security, and observability practices. Leads architecture reviews, resolves technical decisions, mentors technical staff, and communicates strategy and risk to senior leadership.

Lead technical integrations of Cedar's platform with client healthcare systems: discover requirements, map data formats, validate data/UAT, communicate technical security and authentication needs, manage complex projects, and represent customer needs to engineering and product teams.

Designs enterprise 4G/5G connectivity solutions, including private networks, neutral host systems, edge computing, DAS, and small-cell architectures. Advises customers as a trusted technical consultant, develops scalable network designs, presents solution packages, validates architectures, supports sales pursuits, and coordinates with delivery teams. The role requires customer-facing consulting, enterprise and government network architecture experience, knowledge of IT/OT strategy, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Design, implement, and optimize statewide PeopleSoft Financials (9.2) solutions. Lead architecture, integrations, module configuration, testing (SIT/UAT), performance tuning, stakeholder collaboration, mentorship, and technical project leadership to meet state requirements.

Designs scalable, secure, and cost-effective enterprise solutions spanning software, hardware, infrastructure, data, security, integrations, and cloud platforms. The role defines architectural standards, evaluates technologies and vendors, guides Agile teams, optimizes performance and cloud costs, ensures compliance, and collaborates with product stakeholders. It also uses data queries, visualizations, and reporting to inform product functionality.

Leads enterprise solution architecture and technical strategy for SAIC’s Air Force, Space and Intelligence business. Evaluates emerging technologies, shapes customer and acquisition strategies, guides capture and proposal efforts, develops architectures and technical artifacts, supports investments and partnerships, and integrates complex technologies across federal missions. The role also briefs senior government stakeholders, drives innovation and modernization, reviews proposal quality, and mentors solution architects.

Designs and guides enterprise payment integrations from architecture through go-live. Responsibilities include tracing payment transaction flows, identifying integration points, creating system and sequence diagrams, writing API integration specifications, leading technical reviews, and presenting recommendations to executives and engineering teams. The role also partners with sales, product, and implementation teams while ensuring compliant deployment of payment solutions.

Owns end-to-end enterprise application architecture for secure, scalable court-record systems. Responsibilities include designing microservices, REST APIs, micro-frontends, cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions, authentication frameworks, workflows, and integrations; leading architectural reviews, code reviews, DevSecOps and CI/CD initiatives; mentoring technical teams; evaluating technologies; and ensuring security, compliance, accessibility, and governance standards.

Work with clients to design and implement integrations, data migrations, and custom deployments for a securities-based lending platform. Define system architecture, integration specs, manage project scope/timelines, coordinate offshore teams, conduct technical discovery and UAT, document systems, and draft feature requests.

As a Solutions Architect at Deepgram, you'll engage with customers post-sales to resolve complex technical issues, create scalable solutions, and enhance support processes, using your engineering skills and experience in customer-focused roles.

Leads architecture, integration strategy, governance, and technical roadmaps for the firm’s financial and administrative application ecosystem. Defines standards and reusable integration patterns, evaluates modernization and cloud opportunities, guides reporting and analytics architecture, reviews solution designs, mentors technical teams, and advises stakeholders and vendors. Supports platforms including Elite 3E, Intapp, UKG, Power BI, SSRS, and SQL Server while ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and aligned with business objectives.

Lead the strategy, architecture, administration, optimization, and integration of Agiloft’s Salesforce ecosystem. Gather requirements, design and implement Salesforce solutions, oversee data flows and connected services, guide Salesforce Administrators, manage vendors and implementation partners, and lead related projects. Ensure best practices, automation, system reliability, data accuracy, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement across Sales Cloud, CPQ, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and integrated platforms.

Leads complex network and infrastructure solution development from customer requirements through architecture, implementation, deployment, operations, and sustainment. Provides technical leadership, customer engagement, proposal support, solution presentations, team coordination, mentoring, risk management, and delivery accountability across enterprise, tactical, government, and commercial environments. Integrates networking, software, automation, cloud, cybersecurity, service management, and observability technologies while supporting classified and sensitive programs.

Serve as a senior technical leader shaping architecture strategy, roadmaps, and standards across product teams and portfolios. Guide cross-system integration, cloud-native and distributed designs, governance, risk management, and operational resiliency. Mentor architects, lead architecture reviews, influence enterprise technology decisions, and align technology investments with business priorities.

Designs and implements software-defined data center and private cloud infrastructure for enterprise customers. Leads VMware VCF, automation, virtualization, storage, networking, disaster recovery, backup, migration, and upgrade engagements. Provides low-level architecture and hands-on deployment, leads customer projects and workshops, supports presales scoping and statements of work, and mentors consultants. The role is remote with occasional travel and requires VMware Cloud Foundation certification plus extensive infrastructure and VMware experience.

Design and deliver scalable, secure, reusable platform solutions across applications, APIs, integrations, data, identity, AI, and cloud infrastructure. Build proofs of concept, automation, tools, and reference implementations; lead architecture sessions; align designs with enterprise strategy, standards, operational needs, risks, and economics; and communicate with executives and technical teams. Mentor engineers and guide end-to-end solution design using cloud-native and AI-enabled architecture patterns.