Solution Architect Specialist

Solution Architecture Technical Lead (Business Applications & AWS)Location: Must eventually be onsite in McLean, VAExtension/Conversion: 6 Month Contract.Technical Must Haves: Must have hands on architecture experience. Need to have familiarity with AWS and cloud migrations. An ideal candidate would have a wholistic approach to architecture and the ability to define and work with all aspects of architecture. Should have a background in Java Development background. Must Have Technologies: Rest APIs, MongoDB or Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, S3.Soft Skill Must Haves: 8/10 Written and verbal communication.Supplier Vetting Questions - *Please include answers to these question at the top of candidate resume. Submittals without answers will not be considered. Candidate responses will not be accepted via email. Additions or alterations to answers will not be accepted *1) Please describe your experience with cloud architecture. What tools have you used? Please describe a recent project and your overall approach to design.2) Please describe your experience with microservices and container based optimization. What tools have you used?3) Please describe a recent (past 3 years) achievement of yours in architecture. What was the project? What was your role? How did this impact the project overall? What about this achievement are you most proud of?Position OverviewAre you looking for a career to work with the latest technologies and will drive enterprise innovation in architecture role? The Freddie Mac Solutions Architecture Team is seeking a Solutions Architect Technical Lead to provide architecture solutions for the Innovation Lab in the Single Family! Apply now and learn why theres #MoreAtFreddieMac! Our Impact:Enable innovation using cutting edge technologyObtain alignment with across architecture for technology and solution directionDefine target states to achieve desired business outcomes and establish roadmaps that deliver incrementally valueYour Impact:Innovation solution using latest technology to solving strategic business needs and be a change agentTechnical consultation to clients and IT management to on innovation, technology, solution options with tradeoffs, alignment with standards and roadmapsPresent and communicate the solution architecture to technical and non-technical partners, and demonstrate how solution design will enable business needsEnsure solution architecture aligns with business objectives, roadmaps and strategic solutions, as well as to Freddie Macs architecture principles and standardsDefine application and technical patterns, architecture project deliverables, including architecture patterns, decisions, and rationale for those decisions and architecture solution.Define and compare solution ns to determine the optimal solutions for business needs.Provide leadership and guidance in the following:Advises business owners, and IT groups regarding Freddie Mac architecture guidelineDrives application architectural decisions for the systems under developmentLeads application integration and design discussions among multiple applications groupsInfluences key decisions for the technical and infrastructure architecture. Advises the system and infrastructure configuration from application performance, scalability, and capacity perspective.Provides guidance to business counterparts, customers, and top management on requirements pertinent to the technical capabilityQualifications:Seasoned professional with ability to make architecture and design decisions and tradeoffs for solution architecture that looks across the applications landscape and adheres to enterprise standards. Prior Solution architecture experience is desired.2+ years of AWS Cloud experience of architecture solution with AWS services EC2, S3, EKS, OpenShift, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, CFT, etc.8+ years of hands-on experience in solution, application, architecture applied to multiple large-scale enterprise systems. 8+ years of hand-on experience in the programming language with two or more of the following Angular, Java, C++, various scripts Python, R.2+ years of large-scale of AWS Cloud migration hands on experience with multiple technology areas like API, Microservices, Event Streaming, Logging & Monitoring, Databases (SQL, NOSQL), Containers, Serverless Frameworks, AI & ML etc.).Knowledge and understanding of application security, mobile, databases, enterprise data solutionsBachelor's degree or equivalent experience requiredKeys to Success in this Role:Hands on experience with latest cloud-based AWS technology and familiarity with latest industry trends and mobile technology.Technical and Architectural leadership with knowledge of both legacy and modern cloud based distributed systemsStrong judgement with excellent decision-making skills and excellent analytical skills, ability to deal with ambiguity and lead technical solutions.Ability to lead, collaborate and influence issue resolution across various groups in the organizationExcellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to succinctly present subject matter.