SFG Architect Secure File Transfer B2B

Job Title: SFG Architect Secure File Transfer B2B

Duration: 6 + months

Location: Remote (EST Hours)

Interviews: 2-3 rounds .

Note: Candidates need to have his own laptop.

Role Summary

The Senior Consultant will lead and execute complex B2B integration, secure file transfer, and identity/security initiatives across multiple environments and regions. This role requires deep hands-on expertise with enterprise file transfer platforms, containerized deployments, identity and access management (IAM), and disaster recovery planning. The consultant will be responsible for platform upgrades, MFA enablement, environment standardization, testing, and post go-live stabilization while partnering closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Upgrades & Environment Modernization

1. Lead and execute upgrades of secure file transfer and B2B integration platforms across production, non-production, and disaster recovery environments.
2. Plan and implement version alignment strategies, including mixed-version support for extended maintenance requirements.
3. Ensure environments are standardized and upgraded to support new security capabilities and platform features.
4. Apply protocol support updates and required fixes across all environments.
5. Perform comprehensive Health Quality Checks to assess performance, stability, security, and configuration compliance.

Testing & Validation

1. Define and execute Functional, Integration, and Performance Testing strategies for all platform changes.
2. Coordinate and lead disaster recovery test planning, execution, and validation.
3. Analyse test results, identify risks, and drive remediation prior to production rollout.

Identity, Security & MFA Enablement

1. Design MFA architecture and security policy standards aligned with enterprise IAM requirements.
2. Integrate identity providers and enable federation between authentication platforms.
3. Implement MFA across secure file transfer, external access, and application services in non-production and production environments.
4. Lead phased MFA rollouts, including non-production validation, production deployment, and DR enablement.
5. Support post go-live stabilization and issue resolution related to authentication and access.

Containerization & CI/CD Enablement

1. Support region consolidation and future-state architecture planning.
2. Configure and deploy new environments and regions using CI/CD pipelines.
3. Lead containerized deployments across non-production, production, and DR environments.
4. Configure dynamic routing and traffic management across secure transfer and external access components.
5. Ensure container deployments meet performance, resiliency, and security requirements.

Disaster Recovery & Resiliency

1. Design and deploy production and DR container environments.
2. Develop DR test cases and lead execution of end-to-end DR validation exercises.
3. Validate recovery objectives and ensure operational readiness.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Leadership

1. Act as a trusted technical advisor to security, infrastructure, and application stakeholders.
2. Translate complex technical concepts into clear implementation plans.
3. Provide hands-on guidance, documentation, and knowledge transfer to operational teams.
4. Identify risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities throughout the engagement lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

1. 8+ years of experience in enterprise B2B integration, managed file transfer, or secure data exchange platforms.
2. Strong hands-on experience with secure file transfer architectures, protocols, and gateway services.
3. Proven experience leading platform upgrades, environment standardization, and multi-region deployments.
4. Experience designing and implementing MFA and IAM integrations with enterprise identity providers.
5. Strong understanding of containerized deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure practices.
6. Experience planning and executing disaster recovery tests in regulated or mission-critical environments.
7. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience working in large-scale, multi-region enterprise environments.
2. Familiarity with zero trust security principles and modern authentication patterns.
3. Prior consulting experience leading complex technical initiatives end-to-end