Enterprise Solutions Architect Contractor

Position Summary<br><br>Contractorr<br><br>Location: Dallas/Irving, TX or Jacksonville, FL; hybrid work arrangement with required attendance at the client office three days per week.<br><br>Work you'll do<br><br>We are looking for an Enterprise Solution Architect Contractor, who will support in designing and evaluating technology solutions that address business needs while aligning with enterprise architecture, security, and technology standards. The role combines initiative-level solution architecture with portfolio-level architecture assessment and target-state planning.<br><br><strong>Responsibilities<br><br></strong><ul><li>Review initiatives and assess architecture options, including build-versus-buy decisions.</li><li>Develop solution architectures and blueprints for assigned initiatives.</li><li>Define interaction requirements for application components, subsystems, and interfaces.</li><li>Translate solution requirements into architecture designs that address business, technology, security, and integration needs.</li><li>Evaluate the application portfolio against the relevant business capability model.</li><li>Conduct portfolio rationalization assessments and identify opportunities to reduce duplication, complexity, and technical risk.</li><li>Define target-state or “north star” architecture and transition-state architecture diagrams.</li><li>Develop estimates, sequencing, and roadmaps for transition to the target state.</li><li>Support architecture reviews, governance forums, and design decision documentation.</li><li>Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements and build alignment.</li><li>Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and technology direction.</li><li>Provide technical expertise throughout solution development and implementation.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Required Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>6–9 years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or a related technology architecture role.</li><li>Advanced experience as an Enterprise Technical Architect.</li><li>Experience working in large, complex technology environments.</li><li>Demonstrated experience with portfolio rationalization and target-state architecture definition.</li><li>Strong understanding of application architecture, integration patterns, APIs, cloud platforms, data, and enterprise security.</li><li>Experience developing architecture blueprints, transition architectures, roadmaps, and estimates.</li><li>Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.</li><li>Ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.</li><li>Experience working across business and technology teams.</li><li>Familiarity with Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) principles and capability models.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Preferred Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>Experience in banking and capital markets.</li><li>Specific experience in fraud technology, fraud risk management, fraud detection, or financial crime solutions.</li><li>Experience evaluating fraud platforms, case management solutions, identity solutions, transaction monitoring, or analytics capabilities.</li><li>Experience with build-versus-buy assessments and vendor solution evaluations.</li><li>Experience with application portfolio rationalization in regulated or highly complex environments.</li><li>Relevant architecture, cloud, security, or industry certifications.<br><br></li></ul>The expected pay range for this contract assignment is $70-$75 per hour. The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location and will be determined by the third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.<br><br>Candidates interested in applying for this opportunity must be geographically based in the United States and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.<br><br>We do not accept agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.<br><br>Deloitte is not the employer for this role.<br><br>This work is contracted through a third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.<br><br>#Hybrid<br><br>Expected Work Schedule<br><br>Approximate hours per week<br><br><strong>About Deloitte<br><br></strong>Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.<br><br>As used in this posting, “Deloitte” means , a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.<br><br>Requisition code: 369870<br><br>

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