We are seeking a Solution Architect for a 6-month contract position based in St Paul, Minnesota. In this role, you will design and integrate critical enterprise applications, operating effectively in dynamic environments while delivering COTS solutions through full project lifecycles. Responsibilities Design and integrate critical enterprise applications Architect high availability, failover, disaster recovery, and redundancy solutions Deliver commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions and guide projects through complete application and project lifecycles Partner across IT, business stakeholders, and vendors to align technical solutions with organizational needs Communicate technical concepts and recommendations through written, verbal, and presentation formats Qualifications Required 8+ years of experience designing and integrating critical enterprise applications Strong enterprise mindset with ability to operate effectively in loosely-structured environments Experience architecting high availability, failover, disaster recovery, and redundancy solutions Experience delivering COTS solutions and working through full application and project lifecycles Azure cloud experience Excellent communication skills in written, verbal, and presentation formats Preferred REST and SOAP APIs Office 365 and Azure Active Directory AWS Power Platform tools (Logic Apps, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate) Security concepts Strong SQL skills