Solution/Application Architect

Title: Solution/Application Architect
Duration: 12-month contract with extension possible
Location: Plano, TX
Pay Range: $80/hour - $85/hour on w2


What we're looking for:

• 10 years' experience in Information Technology, 5-8+ years in an Architecture environment
• Should have achieved mastery in one of the application languages such as Java, Golang, Python by developing a Service-oriented or microservices architecture (primarily Kubernetes) and distributed application design principles for creating proof of concepts.
• Good understanding of application code development, system integrations, SecDevOps practices in a cloud environment primarily AWS with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge.
• Experienced in a distributed system representation using UML or C4 to ensure that a standard system depiction across the architecture team.

What you'll be doing:

• Contribute to an overall Enterprise Architecture strategic plan. Establish, develop, and promote standard architecture, frameworks, and guidelines.
• Analyze complex business and technical problems related to the implementation of new technology and/or the customization of existing technologies.
• Partner with other technology teams to work with business executives and end users to conceptualize new application projects, recommend technologies and implementation strategies then architect/design for requirements of the project within financial and timeline.
• Author and/or Review architecture/design and other technical documents ensuring high quality deliverables and systems development across tech stacks and applications teams.
• Review code and technical approaches for problem solving to ensure functional and non- functional requirements are met in an effective and high-quality manner.
• Provide guidance and mentor technical teams across multiple architecture styles and technologies to ensure high quality design/implementation, re-use of enterprise/common patterns, improve code quality and testability/maintainability by ensuring standard design practices and removing duplication of effort.
• Help ensure high quality software delivery by providing guidance on testing strategy, providing technical consultation to plan/design performance testing and profiling of application, and providing feedback/guidance for tuning performance and other non-functional elements.
• Define and communicate complex technical and operational solutions and translate complex topics into simple business language to drive the value alignment. Preparing technical solution and architecture documents, artifacts, work products and presentations.
• Enforce standards, frameworks, and architecture principles and governance to keep the overall architecture evolving toward the target state. Create level 1 architecture diagrams to define vehicle to cloud, channel to cloud and system architecture for the connected vehicle program. Work with the cyber security and the web security team to ensure compliance to the technical solution being implemented.
• Perform as an individual contributor and colleague who enjoys collaborating with, learning from, and mentoring program team members on security disciplines to bolster overall security posture to lower the business risk profile.

Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) - Highlight Top 3-5 skills

• Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership of assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices.
• Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational and regulatory standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments.
• Guide the technical leads to create the component and process flow diagrams and assist the application support team for performance, scalability, reliability, and capacity planning.

Added bonus if you have (Preferred):

• Good knowledge of authentication/authorization standards, protocols, and frameworks such as OpenID, SAML, OAuth, JWT, CA, X.509, MTLS, etc. with a conceptual knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF with good understanding of service mesh and TechRadar practices
• Maintain application-level roadmaps, short term, and long-term strategic plans to align with the forward-looking deliverables and architecture guardrails around development and release management process.
• Understand the changing business needs of the organization/projects and recommend viable strategies for the future.
• Exposure to mobile technologies, OCPP protocol and Machine Learning Modeling

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.


Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.


Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.


Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.


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