Solution Architect

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Work mode: Hybrid at Hartford, CT

Duration: 6 months but can be extended.

Job Description: Solution Architect

A Brief Overview:

We are seeking a Solution Architect accountable for the business solution designs & build in HR Technology domain for key strategic initiatives including (but not limited to) developing architectures that represent business, applications/integration, data, platform, and security architectures. The ideal candidate can provide technical direction to engineers while architecting secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

What you will do:

• End to End Solution: Accountability and oversight for designing & building solutions from cradle to grave by providing leadership and oversight to tech leads who are intimately familiar with the application.
• Buy vs Build Analysis: Able to perform Buy vs Build analysis based on the qualitative and quantitative analysis across the available options to provide a final recommendation based on the rationale.
• Architecture and design reviews: Play a key role in architecture design reviews and identify gaps and recommend design changes.
• Application profile identification: Leverage significant technical expertise and domain knowledge to identify apps optimization needs.
• Proof of concept technology support: Lead and drive proofs-of-concept and technology deep-dives specific to partner technologies.
• Whatever it takes attitude to help clear technical roadblocks: Advise and assist Application development teams with technical roadblocks such as performance challenges within a solution.
• Recommend or assess opportunities to drive cost efficiencies aimed at simplicity, configurability and eventual elimination of technical debt associated with applications.

For this role you will need Minimum Requirements:

15+ years of Software design/development Experience

2+ years in Public Cloud experience (Azure/Google Cloud Platform)

Experience with SaaS/PaaS Platforms e.g. Workday, Oracle Cloud, MuleSoft, Boomi, OIC etc.

SME level technical skills in the following areas: application, data, integration and, security architecture/design

Understanding of both SQL and NoSQL database technologies as well as Cloud database technologies.

Demonstrable hands-on experience is a must

Experience working with technologies that work as glue between modern applications and legacy platforms e.g. Kafka.

Proven experience in Enterprise architecture and system design.

Strong understanding of Security framework and experience working with SSO, OAuth/SAML/OIDC-based authentication.

Experience working with Micro services Architecture & APIs.

Strong understanding of Container Platform and deployment patterns

Strong understanding of Observability and implementation techniques

Adept at collaboration and teamwork

Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills

Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Google Cloud Platform/Azure Architect cloud certification is preferred.

SaaS Product certification is preferred.

Design & Building Apps with AI capabilities integrating to LLM s

Understanding of AI Apps implementation patterns and Agent frameworks

Experience or exposure to process automation tools and technologies

Education:

Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.