Principal Solution Architect

Principal Solution ArchitectLocation: Austin/Fort Mill/NY City/San Diego. (has to be local or willing to come to these locations for 3 days a week)Job Overview:The Principal Solution Architect is responsible for the leadership, analysis, and design of the Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA) supporting our extraordinary company growth projections and digital experiences vision.Responsibilities:Leading Enterprise Solution Architecture Modeling and designs leveraging cross-domain architects and leadership to create the best technical design delivering domain driven, Scalable APIs based solutions that eliminate fate sharing across teams.Blueprint architecture, including multi-year transitions and recommendations to drive transformation and modernization for Clientworks and EnterpriseCollaborate with business, product, and technology teams early in the product lifecycle to infuse end-to-end architecture thinking, including functional and non-functional aspects, into the conversation. Craft high-level design early in the lifecycle and elaborate it to lower levels of detail as conversation progress.Collaborating with Lean Portfolio Management to provide a high-level vision of enterprise solutions and development initiatives.Assisting the Agile Program Management Office to identify and design development value streamsParticipating in the strategy for building and maintaining the modern enabling architectural runway initiatives via Enabler EpicsPromoting Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevSecOps capabilitiesFacilitating the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns supporting modern architectureDeliver architecture in alignment with our Enterprise Architecture standards and advocate for Enterprise Architecture models and patterns to guide solution decisions.Requirements:8+ years of hands-on design and implementation experience in IT5+ years of previous experience as a Solution Architect3+ years of experience in the following technical disciplines: application development, middleware, database management or operations, security, integration2+ years of Cloud experience2 years of experience working with Agile teamsCore Competencies:Proficiency in defining current and future state architecture models.In depth knowledge of cloud platforms AWS (Primary) and Azure (Secondary) along with strong understanding of AWS Security best practices and Well Architecture FrameworkExperience in migrating monolith on-perm applications to cloud using Refactoring, Re-architecting and Re-platforming approach including 12 factor applicationsExperience in DevOps tools, Automated deployments and containerizationExcellent communication skills that translate business problems in technical solutionsConsult with customers to solve business problems by adapting current technology and/or capitalizing on emerging technology for competitive advantage to meet the strategic objectives of LPL business.Conduct demonstrations and presentations to executive management of prototypes and proof-of-concepts.