Solutions & Communications Architect (Fractional Contract)

Accountabilities

• Lead the discovery and architecture of a secure, unified communications and workflow environment connecting teams and systems with a central platform.
• Understand business, technical, security, and operational requirements thoroughly before designing or implementing solutions.
• Design end-to-end architectures covering identity verification, access controls, data protection, integrations, system connectivity, monitoring, and audit trails.
• Establish approval checkpoints and human-in-the-loop controls to ensure sensitive communications, actions, and data transfers are properly reviewed before execution.
• Build and launch a functional pilot within the initial intensive delivery period, including monitoring, backup plans, validation processes, and evidence that the solution operates as intended.
• Review technical work and deliverables from team members, identifying security, quality, architectural, or completeness concerns and redirecting work when necessary.
• Document architectural decisions, assumptions, risks, security considerations, and recommended next steps to support long-term scalability and governance.
• Support the continued maintenance, optimization, and expansion of the platform during the ongoing fractional engagement.
• Evaluate AI-assisted analysis and design outputs critically, ensuring automated recommendations are independently validated before being incorporated into production solutions.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, integration architecture, platform architecture, security architecture, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing and building AI-enabled workflows, case or work-management platforms, automated systems, or solutions incorporating robust audit trails.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, data protection, least-privilege principles, security controls, and secure system design.
• Proven experience designing secure environments for multiple clients, organizations, or user groups while maintaining strict data isolation.
• Experience translating ambiguous or evolving requirements into practical, secure, and scalable technical solutions.
• Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate research, analysis, architecture, and design while maintaining personal accountability for validating their outputs.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions, risks, and trade-offs clearly to both technical teams and non-technical executives.
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, make sound technical judgments, and take ownership of quality and security.
• Experience designing systems for users with varying levels of technical proficiency is a plus.
• A track record of rapidly turning unclear requirements into safe, functional pilots is highly valued.
• Willingness to challenge assumptions and stop or escalate work when a solution is not secure, sufficiently understood, or ready for deployment.
• Ability to commit to an intensive first month followed by an ongoing fractional engagement of approximately 8 hours per week.

Benefits

• HMO health insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Work-from-anywhere flexibility.
• Opportunities for promotion and increased responsibility.
• Potential for future pay raises.
• Fractional engagement structure following the initial intensive build period.
• High-autonomy environment with significant ownership over architecture, security, and technical decisions.