Overview
Location: Remote - Must be available to work EST hours
Job Type: Full Time / Contract
Work Authorization: No Sponsorship
The A.C.Coy Company has an immediate need for a Solution Architect. Ideal candidates must have 10+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, solution design and solution architecture. Strong experience in designing large scale solutions with proven cloud technologies (Azure) and using multiple SaaS based products.
Responsibilities
Designs, develops, and oversees the implementation of software solutions, ensuring that the new solutions align with the existing enterprise architecture from technical, business, user, and other perspectives. This role requires a deep understanding of technologies and the ability to create strategic direction throughout the development process, supporting the organization’s overarching business objectives and outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions and review detailed designs in collaboration with the Business Systems teams to implement end-to-end integrated systems
Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand and accurately define complex problems, setting engagement objectives and scope
Develop work plans and coordinate activities across multiple project workstreams, ensuring comprehensive solutions are created
Assess technical needs and capabilities during implementation, using an analytical approach to understand all related technologies and topics
Evaluate new technologies and vendors in support of systems development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase effectiveness and systems flexibility. Ensure fit for purpose by conducting vendor evaluations, proofs-of-concept, and MVP definition
Regular communication with IT specialists and enterprise architects to develop and implement complex technology and business solutions that fits the enterprise architecture
Create a comprehensive architecture for application and software solutions, ensuring they fit into the existing enterprise architecture
Guide the organization to incorporate architecture design patterns, system best practices and standards in architecture, software, security, privacy, data cleanliness, and infrastructure
Cooperate with all development teams, understanding how every product and service works within the solution and enterprise architecture
Oversee the successful delivery of quality end solutions to end users
Analyze the business impact of technical choices on the client’s business processes, providing strategic direction on the solution
Supervise and guide development teams ensuring the solution developed aligns to the solution design and fits with enterprise architecture
Continuously research emerging technologies, proposing changes to the existing enterprise and solution architecture to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness
Qualifications
Education:
Degree in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering, system analysis or a related field
Certification:
Azure Solution Architect Expert or other cloud solution architect certification - Preferred
Requirements:
10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, solution design and solution architecture
Strong experience in designing large scale solutions with proven cloud technologies and using multiple SaaS based products
Excellent understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage
Understanding of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), SQL and NoSQL
Working experience with Mulesoft, IBM MQ and extensive knowledge of batch systems, and API first approach
In depth knowledge of solution architecture patterns, best practices, standards in various architectural domains
Familiarity with loose coupling and stateless systems and working knowledge of large-scale distributed systems
Knowledge with core LAN/WAN network technologies
Knowledge of Web Services, XML, JSON
Familiarity with the software development lifecycle
Work experience with information and application security concepts, mechanisms, and tools