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Job#: 2070035
Job Description:
Principal Solution Architect
Job Profile Summary
Lead cross-functional IT Architecture groups to develop solution strategies and review designs from an enterprise perspective. Oversee the design, maintenance, enhancement, communication, and governance for solution and/or infrastructure architectures. Expertise is expected in at least two areas: Business acumen, Coding (custom logic), Infrastructure and Cloud, Data, Integration, and Security. Develop and review key architecture deliverables, technical roadmaps, and high-level architecture models for software or infrastructure solutions. Ensure adherence to architecture standards and assist in defining strategic direction. Provide architecture leadership across the enterprise, including senior business and IT leadership and the architecture community. Offer technical expertise and coaching for others, and support and mentor less experienced staff.
Job Description
A Principal Solution Architect is expected to perform the following duties:
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178 .
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated.
NYSE: ASGN
4400 Cox Road
Suite 200
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Apex Systems.
Job Description:
Principal Solution Architect
Job Profile Summary
Lead cross-functional IT Architecture groups to develop solution strategies and review designs from an enterprise perspective. Oversee the design, maintenance, enhancement, communication, and governance for solution and/or infrastructure architectures. Expertise is expected in at least two areas: Business acumen, Coding (custom logic), Infrastructure and Cloud, Data, Integration, and Security. Develop and review key architecture deliverables, technical roadmaps, and high-level architecture models for software or infrastructure solutions. Ensure adherence to architecture standards and assist in defining strategic direction. Provide architecture leadership across the enterprise, including senior business and IT leadership and the architecture community. Offer technical expertise and coaching for others, and support and mentor less experienced staff.
Job Description
A Principal Solution Architect is expected to perform the following duties:
- Lead cross-functional IT Architecture groups to develop solution strategies and review designs from an enterprise perspective.
- Serve as the lead architect on projects, vendor work, and similar efforts in complex technical areas or domain leadership.
- Serve throughout the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in various architecture engagements, including Agile and continuous delivery, proof-of-technology.
- Lead architectural design collaboration for work involving:
- System integration: Middleware, microservices, and streaming.
- Database design principles.
- Software development, particularly with current generation front-end and back-end languages.
- Cloud and infrastructure principles.
- Work with project teams to plan, coordinate, analyze, design, review, and implement application systems/enhancements.
- Select structural and behavioral elements and their interfaces that compose a solution. Perform composition of these elements into larger subsystems.
- Develop specifications and other documentation.
- Apply and contribute to IT industry best practices.
- Provide technical expertise and coaching for others. Support and mentor less experienced staff.
- Influence and drive improvements to architecture processes, strategies, and standards.
- Monitor architecture related to other areas of IT, business communities, and vendors to ensure relevance to business needs.
- Create or review IT plans that manage clear and realistic expectations of technology offerings.
- Establish, maintain, and review solution architecture models to enable application development.
- Lead Proofs Of Concept.
- Design infrastructure solutions involving public and private cloud infrastructure.
- Drive adherence to security requirements to ensure a robust and secure environment.
- Drive adherence to technical standards and patterns, application portfolio strategy, and service level agreements.
- Partner with other project leadership to identify and mitigate technical risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID).
- Identify gaps and opportunities in work to meet corporate goals.
- Support pre-project efforts by crafting conceptual solutions and assisting with delivery time estimates.
- Provide architectural leadership that supports insightful decision-making, drives efficiencies in the development process, and maximizes the quality of technical deliverables.
- Stay on top of technology trends to assist with the development of solutions, integration, workflow, cloud, and infrastructure.
- Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of progressive experience in development, design, infrastructure/data center, and/or related IT disciplines.
- If no degree, 12 years of progressive experience as stated above.
- Experience developing IT solution strategy involving multiple business and IT stakeholders.
- Must have experience with Salesforce administration and development for at least 2 years.
- Must have experience with Salesforce governor limits and platform architecture.
- Must have at least 3 years of direct infrastructure, system, application, and/or other solution architecture experience driving comprehensive end-to-end solutions.
- Experience leading broad and complex technical work with proven success in the design and delivery of quality scalable IT solutions on time, on budget, and in compliance with applicable requirements.
- Experience must include 5 years in at least two of the following areas: Programming, database/analytics technologies and practices, integration/middleware, infrastructure/cloud, and security.
- Experience applying multiple, diverse technical integrations, technologies, and processing environments.
- Extensive experience in solution design principles and practices, system development methodologies, and software life cycles.
- Visual modeling experience using architecture design notation such as ArchiMate or UML.
- Experience coordinating vendor solution delivery and partnering effectively with vendors.
- Excellent oral/written communication skills to successfully communicate at varied levels within the organization.
- Prefer the candidate to be certified in “Salesforce Platform Developer II”.
- Experience in multiple architecture disciplines is preferred.
- Some experience formally leading technical teams is preferred.
- Prefer candidates with knowledge and understanding of health insurance and plan administration, and regulatory and legislative impact on health plans, specifically HIPAA requirements placed on cloud tenants.
- Programming experience with contemporary languages such as JavaScript frameworks, Node.js, Java, .Net.
- Experience in middleware technologies like Kafka, JBOSS, and WebSphere.
- Infrastructure Architects: Extensive hands-on experience in cloud native architectures such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and DevSecOps.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills, including team leadership and work organization/coordination.
- Excellent influencing and consultative skills; and the ability to proactively identify and resolve issues and opportunities.
- Experience working effectively with clients to document requirements by conducting interviews and facilitating JAD sessions.
- Visual modeling using ArchiMate is a plus.
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178 .
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated.
NYSE: ASGN
4400 Cox Road
Suite 200
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Apex Systems.
