Solution Architect

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible for design and develop software applications, adoption of modern technologies, software architecture and industry standards methodologies.
Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation.
Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defining the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, selecting the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution.
Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures.
Champions a structured approach to business application solutions.
Directly assists in the development of a solutions architecture program including departmental roadmaps and project portfolios for IT systems architecture.
Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions.
Influences changes to standards when necessary.
Assists domain architecture team on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions.
Supports the architectural aspects of all application projects in peer IT portfolios.
Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.
Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.
Provides analysis of security protection technologies as necessary.
Provide direction to the team and technical expertise in design, development and systems integration.
Must ensure teams follow the correct procedures, policies and documentation requirements across project phases.
Responsible for managing technical risks throughout the project.
Communication: You like discussing a plan upfront, welcome collaboration, and are an excellent verbal and written communicator.
Requirements

Great academic background. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8+ years of frontend and/or backend engineering experience. 3+ years in technical leadership or software architect role.
Experience in one or more languages and frameworks: ASP.NET MVC, .Net Core, Python, Javascript, Node.js, ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS.
Experience developing RESTful APIs, GraphQL and micro-services.
Strong database fundamentals and schema design skills. Experience with SQL & NoSQL databases (MSSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra)
Experience with pipeline-based development and CI/CD pipeline implementation for frequent deployment using Jenkins/CircleCI, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP.
Experience in at AWS and/or Azure cloud platform.
Experience with agile methodologies, software development lifecycles, & design patterns.
Experience in building multi-tier & micro-service applications with exposure to caching, pub-sub, data security, authentication, messaging technologies (Kafka, Istio, Kinesis, SAML, RabbitMQ).
Have worked in startup environments developing products from scratch (right from idea stage).
Knowledge of container and container orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with data engineering, ETL and analytics (Airflow, Snowflake, Redshift).
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
Effective interpersonal skills and collaborative management style to include teamwork and team building ability.
Flexible in a fast-paced dynamic environment with shifting roles and responsibilities.