AWS Solutions Architect

At Intellibus, we are a team of passionate software engineers who love to solve hard problems efficiently. We are currently seeking a Solution Architect to join our team.

Description

• Define the Future State Platform Architecture and Design

• Research and Analyze Technology Alternatives for each Stack layer

• Conduct POCs as needed to Evaluate the Alternatives

• Present the Analysis and Outcomes of the POC

• Work with the Head of Platform Architecture to Finalize the Tech Stack post POC

• Develop Reference Implementations for the Future State Platform and Trading and Settlement Microservices that run on the Platform.

• Create Architecture Patterns for Application Design, Scalability, Deployment, Cloud, Monitoring, Security and Infrastructure.

• Define Static Analysis Code Quality Rules to evaluate Microservice Code aligns to the Future State Design

• Lead Development Teams to ensure creation of Reusable Services and Libraries to enable platform scalability

• Engage with Business Architecture and Product Management teams to understand customer requirements and identify changes needed to the Architecture Roadmap and Technical Services

• Train the Architecture and Development team consisting of Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects and Hands on Application and Data Architects, Software Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers (SRE’s) and SDETs

• Review and suggest refinements to the Architecture Patterns, Code Quality Rules and Reusable Components

• Identifies and documents all Technical Debt within existing applications and components and develop a roadmap for migration of functionality from existing applications to the Future State Platform

• Acquire industry and product knowledge of New Technologies, Products, Patterns and Best Practices to ensure Technology Vision and Architecture Roadmap are best of class

• Act in full partnership with the product, data and technology management team in order to formulate product definition and roadmaps

• Partner with Development teams to lead resolution of a variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards

• Act a subject matter expert on one or more areas of database design, big data, cloud deployment, microservices and integration

• Partner with Development teams to provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions

• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, advanced degree a plus.

• 15 years of experience in managing large scale engineering teams, organizational budgets and vendor relationships.

• Prior experience leading a software organization through transformation in a large enterprise environment, understand the complexity created by legacy systems and have been able to move to a new cutting edge technology stack.

• Prior experience with emerging technologies, constantly evaluating and recommending potential partnerships that provide efficiencies and competitive advantage within the tech stack

• Prior experience leading a team of hands on Application and Data Architects

• Prior experience leading a team of Enterprise and Solution Architects

• Experience developing and supporting public and private cloud-based platforms

• Ability to guide development teams’ pipelines with advanced knowledge of system flow and development standards for coding, testing, debugging and implementation

• Ability to develop a comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals

• Ability to work in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals, and passionate about building an innovative culture

• A strong believer in Agile and Scrum principles with deep experience in microservices

• Excellent organization and communication skills, both verbal and written

• Expert presentation skills used to influence other leaders across the enterprise

• Total commitment to quality and attention to detail

• Skilled at collaborating and comfortable navigating at any level of the organization

• Knowledge of Application Design, Development, Security, Deployment, Monitoring and Service Management Patterns and Tools

• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle Tools and Continuous Integration Tools

• Hands-on experience in Cloud Technologies like Openshift, AMQ, Kafka and Big Data is a plus

• Knowledge of Java, Spring, Unix and oAuth is a big plus

Job Functions

• Project Management

• Team Leadership

• Client Services

• Business Development

• Information Technology

Seniority Level

• Senior

Industry

• Technology Consulting

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Location

• Remote option available for the right candidate

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $80.00 - $100.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Team Leadership: 5 years (Preferred)
• Event-Driven Architecture: 5 years (Preferred)
• Microservices: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location