IT Solutions Architect

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Titlr: IT Solutions Architect

Locatio: Houston TX

Job Type: Contract

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Solution Architect to lead the technical solutioning and architectural design of our innovative Matching Engine-a next-generation platform designed to optimize the allocation of Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). This solution will empower Trade Desk users with real-time visibility into inventory and demand and an intuitive interface to configure allocation logic.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers Data Engineers and UI/UX Designers to deliver a scalable high-performance architecture that integrates seamlessly with real-time data infrastructure and meets the evolving needs of carbon markets.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end solution design for the Matching Engine platform.
Define architecture for a web-based UI for Trade Desk to:
- View carbon offsets and RECs supply inventory
- Monitor projected demand for carbon offsets and RECs
- Manage and configure allocation rules for matching supply to demand
Architect and oversee implementation of rule execution engine that applies allocation logic and updates the data lake in real-time.
Collaborate with Data Engineering to ensure real-time streaming architecture integrates with matching logic.
Ensure solution is scalable secure and aligned with enterprise architectural standards.
Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
Define APIs microservices data flow designs and integration patterns.
Provide technical leadership across development testing and deployment phases.
Stay up to date with emerging technologies in carbon markets real-time systems and enterprise integration patterns.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
8 years of IT experience with at least 3 years in Solution Architecture.
Proven experience designing real-time data-driven applications ideally in energy sustainability or trading domains.
Expertise in building UIs with frameworks like React or Angular and backend services using Java or .NET.
Strong knowledge of data lake architectures e.g. Delta Lake AWS Lake Formation or Azure Data Lake.
Experience with real-time stream processing (e.g. Apache Kafka Spark Streaming Flink).
Solid understanding of business rule engines and rule-based system design.
Familiarity with cloud-native architecture (AWS / Azure / GCP).
Experience with carbon offsets / RECs data is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with carbon market platforms energy trading or sustainability tech.
Familiarity with rule scripting frameworks and rule automation tools (e.g. Drools Camunda custom logic engines).
Understanding of regulatory and compliance aspects of environmental credits.

Job Titlr: IT Solutions Architect Locatio: Houston TX Job Type: Contract About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Solution Architect to lead the technical solutioning and architectural design of our innovative Matching Engine-a next-generation platform designed to optimi...