Solutions Architect (Hybrid)
Richmond, VA, VA
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Experienced
Job Title: Solutions Architect (Hybrid)
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
The client's probationary period for this position is three months, during which the candidate is expected to be onsite in Richmond VA 3-4 days per week. After this probationary period, the position may transition to a largely remote posture, with a minimum onsite expectation of 1 week per quarter (to support leadership Town Hall sessions), and additional time as needed occasionally to support specific assignments."
Qualifications:
Skills:
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
The client's probationary period for this position is three months, during which the candidate is expected to be onsite in Richmond VA 3-4 days per week. After this probationary period, the position may transition to a largely remote posture, with a minimum onsite expectation of 1 week per quarter (to support leadership Town Hall sessions), and additional time as needed occasionally to support specific assignments."
- Create overall application and solution architectures, component designs, and systems integration and implementations for a particular business solution.
- Lead efforts in defining, documenting and estimating the following for enterprise applications.
- Capture requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment, on- prem, hybrid and cloud topologies, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, system inputs and output.
- Collaborate with other IT staff to assess business needs and requirements and translate them into automated solutions
- Produce relevant solution design artifacts including but not limited to technical estimates, conceptual, logical and physical system designs, sequence diagrams, and data models
- Coordinate new system development to ensure it is consistent and well integrated with existing application systems and COTS solutions
- Analyze and estimate feasibility and compatibility with hardware and other programs; and will consult with clients to prototype, architect, and design applications to meet needs.
- Collaborate with Business areas and cross- functional Enterprise Architects to fully understand business needs and provide strategic consultation
- Partner with architects, other technical team members and to develop roadmaps and strategies to support agency KPIs
- Design/Implement Enterprise Security/technology Patterns
- Consult with teams as needed on initiatives and provide tactical direction as well as provide architecture considerations on legacy solutions
Qualifications:
- Experience with SAFe architecture and proven work experience with Agile/Scrum teams.
- Proven experience in developing enterprise and solution level architectural designs.
- Proven experience in overseeing the linking of cross-functional applications between disparate business units and systems.
- Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, methodology development, and data mapping.
- Knowledge of relational database design and management techniques.
- Good project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures, project lifecycle models, etc.
- Strong knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
- Competency with XML constructs and schemas.
- Confidence and experience with API protocols and schemas such as SOAP and REST.
- Strong understanding of end-user needs and requirements.
- Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a team environment.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Skills:
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Experience in enterprise-level application design and integration | Required | 8 | Years |
| Experience in Azure (cloud-native and hybrid architecture) | Required | 8 | Years |
| Experience with Docker and azure cloud services such as AKS, Azure functions, Azure Container Service, Azure App services, Azure API Management | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience working with Azure Data factory, Azure Data Lake | Required | 2 | Years |
| Experience in SaaS (Software as a Service) architecture | Required | 8 | Years |
| Experience with integration architecture and proven work experience with Agile/Scrum teams | Required | 8 | Years |
| Experience with architecture engagement in Agile methodologies (SAFe and Scrum) | Required | 8 | Years |
| Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) and Dynamics365 | Required | 2 | Years |
| Experience with Esri ArcGIS | Nice to have | 2 | Years |
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