Enterprise Architect

Enterprise ArchitectLocal to Austin, TX (ON-SITE)$90/hr on C2C & $85/hr on W2 AlThe Hiring Manager is not considering candidates who are not already local to Austin. Please only send candidates that are currently located in Austin.Candidates must have very strong communication skills, both verbal and written communication and most have strong, enterprise level architecture experience.This is not a hands-on coding role but candidates must be able to read Java code.Candidates must also have strong experience working in an AWS cloud environment as well.We are backfilling a candidate that is currently on project.The Hiring Manager is looking for clean, concise resumes, no longer than 4 pages long.I am attaching the resume of the person that the Hiring Manager is looking to replace. The interview process will be 2 video interviews total and then an offer will be made.What You'll Do:Partner with technologists across all of EG to collaboratively solve problemsAble to go in code base and understand code (mostly written in Java)Ability to build rapport with product and engineer teamsSupport and inform EG technologists via a community of practiceBuild relationships with leaders across the organization to understand business problems and apply a technology lens to solve themDesign a technology stack that is tied to business outcomes and our bottom lineExperience building distributed systems and in a distributed cloud environment (preferably AWS)Combine and share knowledge and skills in more than one functional area to promote effectiveness in the department or business unit/functionProvide active mentorship and rising talent identificationFill in for peer engineering director as need arises in setting technical next steps in co-ordination with engineering managementDevelop north star vision for domain in which they are focusedInterpret internal/external business challenges and recommends integration of the appropriate systems, applications and technology to provide a fully functional solution to a business problemIdentify areas for improvement and develops innovative enhancements using available software development tools following design requirements of customerAdvocate for designing software that is scalable, resilient and stableHave deep knowledge of entire system and ability to jump into code in any component to fire fight and contributeMake decisions on product technology direction based on deep subject matter knowledgeExpertise of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operationsLead collaboration with key stakeholders and contributes subject matter expertise to develop unique solutions to complex issuesEnable optimum organizational efficiency by taking a whole systems approach and thinking across boundaries to identify which polices/processes should be standardized and which should differProvide guidance when evaluating the impacts of a solution to ensure linkages between structure, people, process and technologyKeep abreast of broad industry trends and develops methods for implementing them in our environmentIdentify when new trends may be too disruptive for a reasonable implementation or spot the ephemerality of new trendsUnderstand that technology or automation doesn't solve every problemChampion prioritized initiatives across the local organization and work with others across EG to investigate those initiativesEnsure documentation is not overwhelming or obsoleteWho You Are:Participated in peer’s performance reviews by providing technical assessment and feedbackDefined software engineering/architecture best practices at a department/organizational levelMakes choices across teams to apply a number of technologies or languagesPresents new technology choices to technical and non-technical observersServes as an expert for multiple domainsGuides others to make well defined technology choicesEstablishes approaches to solving technical opportunities that interact across a business unitUnderstanding of systems being created across EG and how own business unit would integrate with themAbility to understand and design highly complex systemsHas mastered software design best practices, shapes coding methodologies and best practices and evangelizes adoption of new platform technologiesMakes choices across teams to apply a number of technologies or languagesPresents new technology choice to technical and non-technical observersExpert for multiple domainsGuide others to make well-defined technology choicesCreates systems that interact across a business unitUnderstands systems being created across Expedia Group (EG) and how own business unit would integrate with themUnderstands and designs highly complex systemsEstablishes standards for operational excellence and code quality at a multi-project levelDrives principles and practices to guide others in design of software that is easily testable and observableUnderstands cross domain capabilities and how they integrate together.