Solution Architect

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our client's team on a contract basis. Client for this project is a large global professional services firm. Responsibilities - Identify key business stakeholders and establish communication with; - Identify business goals and objectives; - Gather primary functionality, quality characteristics of software behavior and given constraints; - Elaborate business, information, and technology architectures mapping; - An elaborate architecture vision that satisfies architecturally significant requirements, through trade-off analysis, proof of concept implementation, and benchmarking. - Set up and manage architecture design and documentation processes; - Document and communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to major stakeholders; - Review and validate design decisions made by downstreams and ensure they do satisfy the solution architecture vision. Requirements - Fluent English; - Commercial experience in software development (more than 7 years); - Commercial experience in solution architecture design (more than 3 years); - Experience with data management, data integration, and data transformation approaches; - Understanding of containerization and orchestration; - Understanding SDLC processes and their reasoning; - Experience with guiding software development, testing, deployment, and project management; Excellent knowledge in Computer Science, Computing Theory: - Architectural & Design Patterns; - Paradigm & Principles; - Database theory; - Code testing practices; Practical experience with: - Microservices architecture; - Cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure): Azure DevOps; Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS); Azure Databricks; Azure Service Bus; - DBMS: Microsoft SQL; MongoDB;.NET 10; Business skills: - Excellent client-facing, business consulting, and communication skills; - Ability to efficiently communicate verbally and visually. - Ability to explain and prove the differences, pros and cons of suggested design decisions. - Ability to influence senior client decision makers; - Develop long-lasting relationships with business and technical stakeholders - Leading and supporting medium to large size solution delivery projects; - Analysis of business, product and technology requirements. Desirable Certifications on: - Architecture framework (SEI, TOGAF, etc.); - Cloud providers (Microsoft Azure) - Delivery processes (SAFe, Agile, etc); Experience with: - Release Management tools & Configuration Management tools; - Infrastructure as a code tools - Experience in Pre-sales, Proposal/Bid preparation; - Databricks experience is a plus. Personal skills: - Ability to relate positively to and engage with a wide range of people - Strong self-motivation, reliable and flexible team-player. High attention to details - Always seeking to improve processes and suggest alternative better solutions - Be ready to embrace change, be flexible Originally posted on Himalayas