Solutions Architect

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their AWS Technical Solution Architect position! This is a 12+ month contract-to-hire opportunity and will be hybrid on site Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Charlotte, NC. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

The right candidate will be a hands-on, developer-grounded Technical Solution Architect who can design and govern high-volume, event-driven AWS integrations in a rapidly scaling, multi-SaaS environment.

This is an architecture-first, integration-heavy, AWS event-driven systems role — not Dev Ops, not business architecture, and not a senior developer trying to level up.

• Meet regularly with PMs and POs to understand what’s coming
• Design scalable API and event-driven communication patterns
• Define architectural standards and reusable patterns
• Ensure designs stay within enterprise guardrails
• Handle architectural layout for high-volume integrations
• Event-Driven System Architecture (AWS-Based)
• AWS Lambda
• Event buses
• API integrations
• Define how external data enters, flows through systems, and persists
• Design resilient, fan-out event communication models
• Technical Governance
• Present architectural decisions to development teams
• Ensure stories are properly broken down
• Validate that implementations match architecture intent
• Evaluate and improve technical standards and processes
  
  Maintain production integrity
• Cross-Functional Communication
• Meet with business stakeholders and vendors
• Translate technical direction clearly and confidently
• Maintain discretion — avoid technical oversharing
• Speak with authority grounded in experience

• A minimum of 3+ years of proven experience as a seasoned Technical Solution Architect with a strong software development background (Python/C#), deep AWS event-driven integration expertise, and experience designing high-volume, scalable API architectures in a rapidly growing SaaS environment.
• Experience handling high-volume / high-throughput systems (millions of transactions/hour)
• Technical Background:
• Experience with programming languages such as C#, Node.js, and Python
• Experience with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL
• Experience working with APIs, event-driven processing, and third-party integrations.
• Knowledge of strategic IT solutions and best practices, including CI/CD deployment and mature SDLC practices.
• Problem Solving and Communication:
• Excellent analytical, organization, and critical thinking skills
• Strong communication skills (presentations, documents, emails)
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

$85-$90/hr

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