IT Solution Architect

IT Solution Architect, Only W2 (Citizen, GC, GC EAD and TN)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Lake Mary, FL (Hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Contract: 12 months

Interview Process: 2-3 Rounds of Interviews

Must-Have Skills:

Technical Leadership: Proven ability to influence and guide technical teams on best practices for application building and integration.

Communication: Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including development managers and leads.

Hands-on Technical Background: Solid understanding of architecture design principles and experience in implementing solutions.

Java & .NET: In-depth knowledge of Java and .NET based applications.

Cloud Technologies: Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their security aspects.

Responsibilities:

Process Optimization: Collaborate with the Engagement Manager to analyze and redesign business processes.

Functional Design: Create detailed functional design documents that align with customer requirements.

Technical Specification: Work with the Technical Architect to develop technical specifications for custom development and system integrations.

Solution Recommendations: Propose best practices and 3rd party solution alternatives within the functional design document.

Training: Contribute to training design, documentation, and delivery efforts.

Technical Leadership: Lead design and technical solutioning meetings, influencing others to adopt the proposed architecture.

Problem-Solving: Be organized and analytical, capable of handling multiple priorities and designing/implementing effective technology solutions.

Qualifications:

Education: B.S. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or equivalent is preferred.

Business Acumen: Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into solution designs.

Architecture Expertise: Knowledge of web-based systems architecture, service-based architecture, and enterprise application architecture.

Technology Skills: Hands-on experience with some of the following technologies:

Security

Resiliency

Integration/EAI technologies (e.g., Pervasive, Informatica, Jitterbit, ESB)

C++, Java/J2EE (including SOAP, RESTful)

.NET and related technologies (JSON, XML)

Common frameworks (e.g., Struts, Spring, Hibernate)

Database technologies (Oracle, MySQL, JDBC, SQL, PL/SQL, stored procedures)