SOLUTION ARCHITECT

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our client's team on a contract basis. C lient 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