WPP

SolutionsArchitect

$60–140k New York, New York, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Solutions Architect at WPP. Skills: Solutions Architecture, Enterprise Applications, System Integration. Design end-to-end technical solutions. Align business goals”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Performance tuning; Troubleshooting; Trade-off analysis; Risk identification; Mitigation plans

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Java proficiency, JVM ecosystem proficiency, Spring/Spring Boot proficiency, Performance tuning experience, Troubleshooting experience, Develop/support large enterprise apps, High availability experience, Complex integrations experience, Produce architecture artifacts, Solid understanding distributed systems, Experience with relational databases, Model data experience, Optimize queries experience, Knowledge of document-based databases, Data modeling experience, Query patterns experience, Write clean code, Write well-documented code, Write tested code, Take features start to finish, Empathy for end-user experience, Participate in peer code reviews

Nice to Have

Cloud platforms experience, Cloud-native architectures experience, Containerization experience, Orchestration experience, Messaging familiarity, Event-driven design familiarity, Identity and access management experience, Application security experience, Threat modeling experience, Observability tooling experience, Observability practices experience, Office 365 ecosystem experience, Okta experience, Single sign-on experience

What You'll Do.

Design end-to-end technical solutions

Build scalable architectures

Build secure architectures

Build maintainable architectures

Partner with product teams

Partner with engineering teams

Partner with stakeholders

Translate requirements

Ensure high-quality delivery

Demonstrate Java proficiency

Prototype core services

Prototype integrations

Architect enterprise applications

Guide development enterprise applications

Ensure maintainability

Translate business requirements

Define architecture standards

Evangelize architecture standards

Define architecture patterns

Evangelize architecture patterns

Define best practices

Evangelize best practices

Design integration approaches

Evaluate technology choices

Recommend technology choices

Recommend third-party

Perform trade-off analyses

Ensure non-functional requirements

Support CI/CD pipelines

Support deployment architecture

Support operational readiness

Lead architecture reviews

Provide technical guidance

Identify technical risks

Identify dependencies

Propose mitigation plans

Write well-documented code

Take features start to finish

Participate in peer code reviews

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with product; Partner with engineering; Collaborate with DevOps/SRE; Peer code reviews

Communication Scope

Explain technical trade-offs

Process & Methodology

Implementation plans

Full Job Description

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We have been building the world's most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: A Solutions Architect designs end-to-end technical solutions that align business goals with scalable, secure, and maintainable architectures. This role partners with product, engineering, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical designs, guide implementation, and ensure high-quality delivery across complex enterprise environments. What you'll be doing: Demonstrate strong Java proficiency to design, prototype, and review core services and integrations. Architect and guide the development of large-scale enterprise applications, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability. Partner with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into solution architectures, technical specifications, and implementation plans. Define and evangelize architecture standards, patterns, and best practices (e.g., layered architectures, microservices where appropriate, API-first design). Design integration approaches across systems, including RESTful APIs, messaging/event-driven patterns, and data synchronization. Evaluate and recommend technology choices, frameworks, and third-party com

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