Solution Architect and Lead Business Analyst

Location: Fully Remote (EST Preferred)
Type: Contract-to-Hire (3-6 Months)
Compensation: $50-$55/hr

About the Role

We are seeking a highly strategic and technically minded Lead Technology Business Analyst & Solution Architect to serve as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams. This individual will drive discovery, translate business needs into scalable technology solutions, leverage data to guide decision-making, and provide architectural leadership across complex initiatives.

This role goes beyond traditional business analysis. You'll bring an independent architectural perspective, challenge short-term fixes that create long-term risk, and help elevate engineering quality, governance, and delivery maturity. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow into a Principal Solutions Architect or broader technology leadership role.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
  • Business Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Solution Architecture
  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Product Management
• Experience leading complex discovery, requirements gathering, and solution design initiatives.
• Strong experience partnering directly with software engineering teams throughout the SDLC.
• Proven ability to analyze data and present actionable business insights to stakeholders and executives.
• Experience evaluating solution scalability, reliability, maintainability, and technical risks
  

What You'll Do

Partner with the Business

• Collaborate with executives, product owners, and operational leaders to understand priorities and business objectives.
• Lead requirements gathering, process analysis, workshops, and discovery sessions.
• Translate business needs into user stories, functional requirements, workflows, and solution designs.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process optimization, and improved customer experiences.
• Ensure technology initiatives remain aligned with business outcomes and strategic goals.

Drive Data-Informed Decision Making

• Analyze operational, financial, customer, product, and technology data to uncover trends and insights.
• Develop executive dashboards, KPIs, reporting frameworks, and performance scorecards.
• Present findings and recommendations to business and technology leadership.
• Partner with stakeholders to establish meaningful success metrics and reporting standards.

Design Scalable Technology Solutions

• Architect secure, scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions that support long-term business growth.
• Create solution designs, integration architectures, process flows, and technical specifications.
• Evaluate design alternatives and communicate tradeoffs related to performance, scalability, supportability, and security.
• Identify opportunities to modernize platforms, simplify architectures, and reduce technical complexity.

Provide Technical Leadership & Governance

• Conduct architecture and design reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and enterprise standards.
• Identify technical debt, delivery risks, and architectural concerns before they become business issues.
• Promote reusable, testable, and maintainable solution patterns.
• Help establish architecture governance processes, engineering standards, and design review practices.

Improve Engineering Effectiveness

• Assess application performance, scalability, maintainability, and operational readiness.
• Review code, logs, database queries, integrations, and technical designs to evaluate implementation quality.
• Investigate performance bottlenecks and root causes of technology challenges.
• Partner with engineering teams to recommend sustainable solutions and remediation strategies.

Mentor and Influence

• Coach Business Analysts, engineers, and technical leads on solution design, architecture, and requirements quality.
• Lead technical workshops and architecture discussions.
• Help develop future technology leaders and foster a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, leading, or managing technical teams.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, cloud platforms, APIs, integrations, and enterprise applications.
• Experience with:
  • SQL
  • Power BI or similar BI/reporting platforms
  • Data modeling and reporting architecture
  • Agile delivery methodologies
  • SDLC, testing, release management, and architecture governance
• Ability to review application code, logs, and technical documentation to assess engineering approaches.

Preferred Industry Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Employee Benefits Administration
• Benefits Enrollment & Eligibility Platforms
• Insurance Distribution or Aggregator Platforms
• Insurance Technology & Brokerage Operations
• Third-Party Administration (TPA)
• HRIS / HCM / Payroll Systems
• Workforce Management Platforms
• Employee Benefits Data and Operational Reporting

Preferred Certifications

• CBAP or PMI-PBA
• TOGAF or equivalent Architecture Certification
• Microsoft Azure Certification
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• SAFe Certification

Key Skills

Business & Leadership

• Executive communication and stakeholder management
• Strategic problem solving and analytical thinking
• Requirements gathering and process improvement
• Cross-functional leadership and influence
• Data storytelling and decision support

Technical

• Solution Architecture
• Business Analysis
• SQL
• Power BI
• APIs & Integrations
• Cloud Technologies
• Architecture Governance
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Data Analytics & Reporting

Please send resume to jprovenzano@judge.com with Linked IN profile.

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