Senior Solutions Architect

Job description

Job Description
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Solution Architecture practice, defining its scope, methodologies, and best practices.

• Design and implement software architectures that are robust, scalable, and easily maintainable.

• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis for various architecture options.

• Ensure the successful recruitment and onboarding of new Solution Architects.

• Champion continuous knowledge transfer and upskilling within the team.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies and systems.

• Provide technical oversight and support to customers, as well as customer-facing project teams.

• Evaluate existing software architecture and recommend improvements.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineering teams.

• Take operational responsibility for delivered solutions, including support agreements.

• Create and distribute training materials in your area of expertise, including best practices and modeling guidelines.

• Lead and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical presentations.

Qualifications
Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a role related to application, data, solution, or enterprise architecture.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Proficiency in multiple high level programming languages, including Python.

• A strong consultative approach, enabling confident negotiations with customers and colleagues.

• Comprehensive technical skills in data management, including data modeling, analytics, quality, lineage, and security.

• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools like Power BI and big data technologies such as SQL/NoSQL, Spark, BigQuery.

• Experience with public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform, and knowledge of network security concepts, identity providers, and application hosting.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable cloud architectures, ideally within Google Cloud Platform, to support high-availability and fault-tolerant systems.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications. Experience with OpenShift is a nice-to-have.

• A DevOps mindset, familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and deployment environments.

Additional Information
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