Enterprise Solution Architect
Remote
Description :
- The main function of a Solution Architect is to develop and deliver pragmatic business solutions that fulfill specific business objectives and service level agreements. This while balancing important concerns such as adherence to established practices, alignment with enterprise strategy, accountability to financial objectives, and working in a collaborative team environment.
Daily Responsibilities / Job Description :
Lead creation of conceptual and logical specifications for all layers of solution (people, process, technology, and information) through collaboration with business, enterprise, application, security, and infrastructure architectsDevelop architectures to include the software, hardware, and communications to support initial requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfacesEnsures these systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for Prime IT architectures, and profiles of standards as they apply to the implementation of developed architectures and specific to the solution for the platform, integration with other systems and any external interfacesResponsible for collaborating with enterprise architecture to develop enterprise artifacts for reuse by subsequent projectsInteraction level with Management / Team Members :
It important to interact with IT and business management about the initiatives assigned. High interaction and collaboration with Team Members is a must and must be comfortable in engaging in both technical and business discussionsEngage in and assist with technology spikes to evaluate new technology additions or existing technology expansionSkills Required :
1. 5 years of service-oriented solution architecture experience working Applications, Data, Services and API initiatives
2. Experience defining a variety of solution types, such as new system builds, legacy enhancements, build vs. buy analysis, integrating COTS software packages, Software as a Service or Platform as a Service as components of the solution
3. Ability to apply fundamental concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments
4. Direct experience with Agile Lean Architecture
5. Strong collaborator with business and technical colleagues, adept at building rapport
Additional Qualifications / years of experience :
10 years of work experience in IT, including 5 years in software development or application architectureBachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferredExperience as a Solution Architecture, Application Architecture and Architecture PatternsExperience with broad technology delivery, including custom development using various development languages; Event Driven Architecture and Mesh ArchitectureExperience with driving technical planning and solutions for software portfolio, including authoring or managing the development of software designs, managing vendor evaluations, and justifying technical recommendationsExperience with providing technical leadership, mentoring on software engineering design, development, and frameworks, analyzing alternatives, and presenting technical options to leads and clientsPreferred :
Experience in the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) and / or Health Care domainExperience working with Claims AdjudicationExperience working with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar Agile ProcessesKnowledge - Technology & Practices :
Cloud ArchitectureAgile Architecture, SAFeMicroservicesSecurity Principles & ImplementationsModern Web Development : Java, Angular, React, CICD (Jenkins), Test Driven Development, GitDatabases : Relational, NoSQL DocumentDB, NoSQL GraphAPIs (REST / SOAP / GraphQL) and API Design, Microservices, XML / JSONDocker and Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, KafkaEvent Driven ArchitectureVMWare Tanzu / Pivotal Cloud FoundryDICE
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