Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

Remote (EST or CST time zone)

9 Month Contract with extensions

Company has an immediate need for a Solution Architect. Ideal candidates must have 10+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, solution design and solution architecture. Strong experience in designing large scale solutions with proven cloud technologies (Azure) and using multiple SaaS based products.

Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions and review detailed designs in collaboration with the Business Systems teams to implement end-to-end integrated systems.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand and accurately define complex problems, setting engagement objectives and scope.
• Develop work plans and coordinate activities across multiple project workstreams, ensuring comprehensive solutions are created.
• Assess technical needs and capabilities during implementation, using an analytical approach to understand all related technologies and topics.
• Evaluate new technologies and vendors in support of systems development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase effectiveness and systems flexibility. Ensure fit for purpose by conducting vendor evaluations, proofs-of-concept, and MVP definition.
• Regular communication with IT specialists and enterprise architects to develop and implement complex technology and business solutions that fits the enterprise architecture.
• Create a comprehensive architecture for application and software solutions, ensuring they fit into the existing enterprise architecture.
• Guide the organization to incorporate architecture design patterns, system best practices and standards in architecture, software, security, privacy, data cleanliness, and infrastructure.
• Cooperate with all development teams, understanding how every product and service works within the solution and enterprise architecture.
• Oversee the successful delivery of quality end solutions to end users.
• Analyze the business impact of technical choices on the client's business processes, providing strategic direction on the solution.
• Supervise and guide development teams ensuring the solution developed aligns to the solution design and fits with enterprise architecture.
• Continuously research emerging technologies, proposing changes to the existing enterprise and solution architecture to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.

Education:

• Degree in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering, system analysis or a related field

Certification:

• Azure Solution Architect Expert or other cloud solution architect certification - Preferred

Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, solution design and solution architecture
• Strong experience in designing large scale solutions with proven cloud technologies and using multiple SaaS based products
• Excellent understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage
• Understanding of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), SQL and NoSQL
• Working experience with Mulesoft, IBM MQ and extensive knowledge of batch systems, and API first approach
• In depth knowledge of solution architecture patterns, best practices, standards in various architectural domains
• Familiarity with loose coupling and stateless systems and working knowledge of large-scale distributed systems
• Knowledge with core LAN/WAN network technologies
• Knowledge of Web Services, XML, JSON
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle
• Work experience with information and application security concepts, mechanisms, and tools