Enterprise Solutions Architect

About the job
OrangePeople is on the lookout for a dynamic and innovative Solutions Architect. In this role, you’ll lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge solutions, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure systems are scalable, secure, and high-performing. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of technology and delivering impactful solutions, this is the perfect opportunity to take your career to the next level!

Responsibilities:

Oversee the solution architecture and design for key projects, delivering accurate estimates and coordinating with architects and designers across solution, infrastructure, and data disciplines to effectively address business challenges.
Collaborate with delivery teams, production support, and Shared Services partners (such as Quality Assurance, Infrastructure Engineering, and Reference Architecture) to ensure alignment of solution strategies and estimates.
Work closely with business stakeholders to identify problems, create new business capabilities, and design technology solutions that drive success, ensuring all solutions align with business requirements while emphasizing performance, scalability, security, and cost-efficiency.
Provide architectural guidance by collaborating with portfolio teams, IT departments, and external partners. Present strategies, incorporate feedback and foster collaboration with cross-functional technical teams.
Embed within Scrum teams by engaging in daily standups and ceremonies, providing architectural direction, and guiding and mentoring technical teams through complex architectural challenges while ensuring alignment with best practices and project goals.
Continuously assess and recommend specific tools, platforms, and frameworks that meet evolving project needs, ensuring high compatibility and efficiency.
Promote and implement modular design principles to facilitate independent component development and testing, while consistently applying best security practices such as least privilege and data protection across all systems.
Conduct quality and security assurance, developing metrics to drive and maintain code quality standards, and ensuring adherence to automated code review processes.
Evaluate design options by creating high-level cost estimates for various architectural approaches, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and high-performing with a focus on cost-efficiency.
Design and review high availability and disaster recovery architectures, proactively identifying areas for improvement and remediating issues to meet project and enterprise standards.
 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 
10+ years of IT experience, with at least 3 years as a developer and 3 years as a solution architect.
AWS Certified Solution Architect certification is strongly preferred.
TOGAF certification is a plus.
 

Experience:

Application
Programming languages such as Java, Python, .NET, or similar. Java preferred.
JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, and React for building user interfaces. 
RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and SOAP for interaction between applications and services. 
Event streaming and messaging brokers like Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, AWS SNS and SQS, or ActiveMQ. 
Batch Processing (e.g. ETL and Spring Batch).
Microservices architecture.
Serverless including AWS Lambda.
Containerization including Docker and Kubernetes.
Design patterns like MVC (Model-View-Controller), Strangler and SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture).
API gateway and management tools like Apigee and Amazon API Gateway.
Domain Driven Design.
Integration platforms like Spring Integration for connecting diverse systems. 
Mobile app development frameworks (e.g., Ionic, Capacitor, React Native, Flutter, or Swift).
Workflow and process engines such as AWS Step Functions, Camunda, Floawable, and Pega.
Document management systems like Hyland Alfresco.
Content management platforms like Adobe AEM and general eCommerce experience.
Testing tools like Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG for creating automated unit, integration, and performance tests. 
Cloud and DevOps
Architecture and detailed design of solutions using cloud platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. 
DevOps including CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).
Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform and OpenTofu).
Data
SQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or Microsoft SQL Server for structured data storage. 
NoSQL databases like DynamoDB for handling unstructured or semi-structured data. 
Normalizing data models and understanding the trade-offs of denormalization in large-scale systems. 
Enterprise data architecture includes operational data stores, data replication, data lakes, and data warehousing.
Cyber and Privacy
Security frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, or GDPR compliance. 
Compliance standards like CCPA, and GDPR particularly when dealing with sensitive business data.
Secure coding practices and principles such as OWASP, encryption techniques, and identity management. 
Authentication protocols (OAuth, JWT) and identity management solutions (e.g. Azure AD, ForgeRock, SailPoint).