Synechron

Synechron

Enterprise Solutions Architect

Saint Louis, MO

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role

  • Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams.
  • With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,850+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.
  • Additional Information* The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical design documentation and architecture decision records (ADRs), keeping them current as the solution evolves
  • Lead the definition and execution planning for the Oracle database upgrade strategy, including version assessment, upgrade path selection, and go/no-go criteria
  • Perform in-depth analysis of the Oracle database estate alongside Oracle SMEs, identifying performance issues, risks, inefficiencies, and version-specific constraints
  • Develop technical recommendations and mitigation strategies for issues uncovered during analysis, including schema changes, deprecated feature remediation, and compatibility fixes
  • Design workarounds and optimisation approaches for complex Oracle challenges, adapting the solution iteratively as new problems emerge during execution
  • Ensure all solution designs meet security standards, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation frameworks
  • Lead the technical strategy for VMware decommissioning, covering workload inventory, dependency mapping, and VM re-platforming prioritisation
  • Define and enforce networking migration patterns, including VNET design, NSG rulesets, private endpoint configurations, and ExpressRoute / VPN continuity
  • Manage Azure landing zone readiness, ensuring governance controls, RBAC, tagging policies, and security baselines are in place before workload migration
  • Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions.

Requirements

  • 12-18+ years in solution architecture or technical leadership roles, with a consistent track record of delivery in large-scale enterprise transformation programmes
  • Deep, hands-on Oracle expertise: performance tuning, version upgrades (e.g. 11g to 19c), migration planning, schema analysis, and post-upgrade remediation
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security principles: identity & access management, network security, encryption at rest/in transit, and compliance frameworks

Nice to have

  • Background in consulting or professional services, with experience producing client-facing architecture artefacts and presenting to senior technical audiences
  • Exposure to regulated industries - BFSI, Capital Markets, or Enterprise Transformation environments strongly preferred
  • Serve as the senior technical point of contact for client architecture and engineering stakeholders, communicating complex decisions with clarity and confidence
  • Provide technical oversight of third-party vendors and Oracle SMEs, reviewing their recommendations and ensuring alignment with the programme architecture
  • Contribute to pre-sales and bid activity where required, providing technical solution design, estimating, and architecture narrative for proposals
  • Preferred, but not required:

Skills

  • Direct experience delivering VMware workload migrations - including AVS, vSphere, and vCenter environments - to cloud-native or IaaS targets

Compensation

  • With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,850+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.
  • The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors.
  • In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Saint Louis, MO is $150k - $200k/year & benefits (see below).

Benefits

  • A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
  • Maternity & paternity leave plans.
  • A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • A higher education certification policy.
  • Commuter benefits (varies by region).
  • Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative 'Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture - promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all.
  • We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

Company info

  • Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
  • We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company.

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