We are
At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. 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.
Our challenge
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Solutions Architect with proven oracle expertise and a strong azure and experience in migration project. This role involves close collaboration with the client's Enterprise Solution Architect to deliver large-scale, innovative solutions.
Additional Information*
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).
The Role
Responsibilities:
- Architecture Leadership & Governance
- Provide technical authority and architecture governance across all programme workstreams, ensuring consistency, scalability, and resilience of the overall solution
- Define and maintain solution architecture patterns, design standards, and best practices for Oracle, Azure IaaS, and hybrid environments
- Own the technical design documentation and architecture decision records (ADRs), keeping them current as the solution evolves
- Continuously refine the architecture as new issues, dependencies, and risks are identified across the programme lifecycle
- Ensure all solution designs meet security standards, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation frameworks
- Facilitation of workshops and requirements discovery bringing teams together to align on value driven business outcomes
- Oracle Upgrade Strategy & Execution
- 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
- Validate Oracle upgrade outcomes through structured performance benchmarking, regression testing governance, and post-upgrade health checks
- VMware Removal & Workload Re-platforming
- Lead the technical strategy for VMware decommissioning, covering workload inventory, dependency mapping, and VM re-platforming prioritisation
- Assess each workload's characteristics (performance, latency, licensing, OS, connectivity) to determine optimal re-platforming approach: lift-and-shift, re-platform, or re-architect
- Define and govern the migration sequencing plan, managing technical interdependencies and minimising service disruption during the removal of the VMware layer
- Identify and resolve technical blockers arising from VMware-specific configurations, custom networking, and storage dependencies
- AVS to Azure IaaS Migration
- Working collaboratively with the Microsoft CAF team you will:
- Architect the migration from Azure VMware Solution (AVS) to native Azure IaaS, leveraging Azure Migrate, ASR, and related tooling
- Redesign workload architectures for Azure-native patterns where appropriate - including compute sizing, managed disk selection, virtual networking, and availability zone placement
- 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
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
- Proven Azure cloud architecture experience: IaaS design (VM, storage, networking, identity), Azure Migrate, ASR, landing zones, and hybrid connectivity
- Direct experience delivering VMware workload migrations - including AVS, vSphere, and vCenter environments - to cloud-native or IaaS targets
- Strong understanding of enterprise security principles: identity & access management, network security, encryption at rest/in transit, and compliance frameworks
- 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
- Translate technical findings and recommendations into structured, client-ready artefacts: architecture documents, risk assessments, decision papers, and executive summaries
- Provide technical oversight of third-party vendors and Oracle SMEs, reviewing their recommendations and ensuring alignment with the programme architecture
- Support the Senior Delivery Lead with technical input to programme governance, steering committee updates, and risk escalations
- Contribute to pre-sales and bid activity where required, providing technical solution design, estimating, and architecture narrative for proposals
Preferred, but not required:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert - Essential
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Oracle Database Administrator certification - Essential
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent - Desirable
- TOGAF 9 or equivalent enterprise architecture framework certification - Desirable
- Degree-level education in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline - Desirable
We offer:
- A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
- A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- 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).
- Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
- On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
- Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
- A flat and approachable organization.
- A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.
SYNECHRON'S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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 strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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