(Contractor) Solutions Architect / Security Lead

Job description

At Sparq, we help companies solve the right problems—not just build more technology. We’re a modern product engineering partner blending strategy, craftsmanship, and speed to help organizations modernize confidently in the age of AI. From data ecosystems to digital products and AI acceleration, we turn complexity into clarity and ideas into impact. If you’re driven to build what’s next, lead with empathy, and deliver excellence without ego, you’ll feel right at home at Sparq. C2C is not available: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship A Day in the Life: - Define and govern the overall technical architecture for a complex, multi-workflow enterprise financial platform, serving as the central authority on cross-team technical contracts, shared data schemas, and integration point specifications - Lead security architecture and compliance hardening across the platform, applying security-by-design principles, least-privilege access models, and audit trail design in a regulated financial services environment - Coordinate penetration testing, planning, and execution in partnership with the Senior Pen Tester, ensuring readiness against BaFin and GDPR regulatory standard...