Solutions Architect Remote

CompuGain is an Information Technology and Business Consulting firm providing project-based solutions, software solutions and professional staffing services. Those authorized to work in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. We are currently hiring an Solution Architect Remote Responsibilities: Establish domain specific standards, near/mid-term strategy, and roadmaps (0-18 months), in adherence to, and in support of Enterprise standards, strategy, and roadmaps; provide direction on the implementation and execution. Assist in creating the vision for future state technologies and architecture and participate in setting Enterprise standards and mid/long-term strategy / roadmaps (18-60 months), acting as domain specific subject matter experts. Responsible for domain specific content/collateral, based on the EA standards/ methodologies, to document the current state architecture, and to submit as artifacts into the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Repository; including contributions and validation of Operational processes and procedures. Develop technology specifications and ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, leverage existing technologies when possible, and adhere to Enterprise Architecture standards. Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability. Assist in identifying the technologies to employ based on price, performance, service agreements, and organization constraints. Participate and lead research and development efforts (proof s of concept, prototypes), as subject matter experts, when introducing new technologies. Provide technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates (LOE), work breakdown structures, and technical resource planning for proposed and current work to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and Demand Management process. Ability to gain buy-in on proposed solutions. Provide input to management throughout the project management lifecycle (PMLC). Assist managers with developing the service level agreements (SLAs) and deployment of key performance measures. Participate in various phases of the SDLC to perform QA/architectural review functions, and to ensure adherence to Enterprise Architecture (EA) technology standards and project specific solutions architecture. (i.e., design reviews). Ensure technology solutions are production ready and meet the defined specifications; and that the solution can be maintained via production support methodologies and resources (knowledge management). Serve as technical owner and point of contact for domain specific solutions, in the Production environment. Facilitate communications between IS workgroups and business stakeholders for technical issues and/or major changes; acting as the technical domain subject matter expert. Ensure technology solutions in Production are monitored and assessed for performance and sustainability through periodic health checks (such as capacity planning, incident and problem reviews). Required Skills:Describe the role and the key responsibilities in order of which they will be doing day 1 and frequently followed by those they will be doing as the project/work progresses: Day 1 will consist of helping us identify opportunities for automation and moving to code based Infrastructure deployments. As the work progresses, this person will continue to help us evolve towards a devops model, from our traditional support model currently in place.Describe the must have technical skills/experience (ask for alternative/tool/version) of the position in priority order: Platform automation, scripting, understanding of Infrastructure as code and cloud based computer modelprimary required skill is platform automation and scripting, all others can be developed on the job. Lending technology aspect itself Going through a large modernization effort Customer facing and critical to the bankTell me about some soft skills that would make a candidate successful in this role: ability to mentor or educate more junior talent, ability to engage with senior management Interview Type:Video Interview Hari Atmakur | Senior Recruiter p: e: 12901 Worldgate Drive Suite 510, Herndon, VA 20170 www.compugain.com