Senior Architect, Software Development

Role Overview

• 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.

Tech Stack

• ASP.NET
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Docker
• Google Cloud Platform
• GraphQL
• GRPC
• JavaScript
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• RabbitMQ
• SQL
• Terraform
• TypeScript
• .NET

Benefits

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