Senior Solutions Architect
Location
California + 3 moreAll locations: California | Colorado | New York | Washington
Posted
64 days ago
Salary
$114.5K - $212.5K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Solutions Architect
Volkswagen Group
• In partnership with Enterprise and other Solution architects, define solution architecture and technical context diagrams in alignment to business/technology strategy, specific initiative functional and nonfunctional requirements. • Keep the technical footprint current (fitness assessment, technical debt, application health etc.) • Ensure alignment and collaboration with EA group, peer Domain Architects and Solution Architects • Understanding, advocating and supporting the IT strategy, as well as analyzing the servicing operations IT environment to detect deficiencies and recommend improvements • Leading, promoting and communicating domain architecture progress, outcomes and results • Provide technical consultation, research, etc. for application development projects as needed. • Participate in the evaluation and selection of standard technologies and/or products. • Analyzing IT industry and market trends to determine their impact on the business and operations • Provide technical leadership and consulting to the development teams • Support development team management and solution architects to ensure domain development teams compliance with the enterprise architecture standards, quality of code, adherence to metrics/targets. • Identifying the organizational resources, structures and cultural change necessary to support the enterprise architecture • Ensure application developers have appropriate knowledge, experience, tooling, environments, and support in order to become a high performing team • Constantly keeping an eye on optimal utilization technology investments. • Assists in the budgeting process
Job Requirements
- 15+ years of Software Architecture and Development experience working at enterprise level initiatives
- 2+ years of Cloud Architecture and Development experience (AWS experience and certifications highly desirable)
- 5+ years of experience working in Agile teams and working across multiple teams
- Required Education: Bachelor in MIS Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
- Desired Education: Advanced Degree a plus
- Required Skills: Understanding of cloud architecture
- Demonstrated expertise in multiple related disciplines (architecture/design and application development) working with structured methodologies and development of complex large scale applications
- Experience in Dev Ops model of development and helping teams move from traditional to Dev Ops model
- Experience in full stack development using languages like Java, Python, Node.js and JavaScript frameworks like Angular and React.
- Experience with REST or similar API frameworks in context of enterprise level API portals
- Excellent knowledge of securing applications in a cloud environment
- Experience with architecting solutions spanning across “On Cloud” and “On Prem”
- Good knowledge of modern data solutions in the cloud and data exchange formats
- In-depth understanding of Service Oriented Architecture and Event Driven Architecture, frameworks, enterprise integration patterns including security patterns.
- Knowledge of web and data technologies from an architecture direction standpoint and from an experienced implementation perspective
- Experience in XML/XSL/XSLT/XSD, SOAP, WSDL, HTTP, REST, and AJAX development and/or architecture
- Working knowledge of SQL and advanced queries
- Security of distributed web applications
- Strong expertise in cloud architecture and development on AWS experience
- Software development experience with Automation of QA processes a big plus
- RPA
- Knowledge of FIS development and architecture
- Data warehouse concepts and data modeling
- Knowledge in Open SSO, oAuth, SAML, SFTP, PGP
- Identifying current and future technology trends in context of business needs
- Experience creating technical blueprints, modeling as-is and to-be domain or enterprise-level architectures based on business requirements
- Ability to articulate the relationship between business strategy and technology strategy
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining application design patterns, overseeing the development of foundational components and overseeing performance and security testing of application modules and interfaces.
- Ability to communicate at all levels of management and with a variety of audiences; experience delivering clear and concise executive-level presentations to advise business and IT leadership of status, risks, and issues while driving consensus on decisions; experience explaining difficult concepts to decision makers to help shape technology strategy.
- Aptitude for assessing complex IT programs and selecting appropriate technical strategies.
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to multi-task and be organized with multiple projects/tasks at one time
- Displays and exemplifies professional integrity to all audiences.
Benefits
- Eligibility for annual performance bonus
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k), with company match
- Defined contribution retirement program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company lease car program
- Paid time off
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