Solutions Architect

  • Rutherford
  • Axelon

Global Financial Firm located in RUTHERFORD, NJ has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Solutions Architect
"This role is currently on a Hybrid Schedule.
You will need to have reliable internet, computer and android or iphone for remote access into the client systems during remote work.
We will be expected in the office weekly 3 days depending on the team requirement.
****Video/ f2f interviews are required prior to all offers.
Pay rate range: $ 52.00 - $ 62.00 Negotiable based upon years of experience
Job Description
The Junior Solutions Architect candidate requires a knowledge and experience in developing proof of concepts end to end solutions for complex financial business problems. The role will have a regional and global focus in the operations and technology space and requires the individual to work across a variety of stakeholders for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
Responsibilities:
The candidate is accountable for development of architectures and proof of concepts for complex systems. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. Excellet communication skills required.
• Create solution architecture artifact that are consistent with architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices with a goal of resilient and scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Lead design sessions with engineers and stakeholders to create innovative solutions
• Conduct proof of concept and proof of analysis on potential solutions with a failure fast mindset to drive target state
• Design common business functions and capabilities within the ERM ecosystem to simplify technology footprint and faster time to market
Qualification
• 10+ years of overall relevant development and architecture experience
• At least 3 years of in a Solutions Architecture role in a large enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication skills
• Banking/Financial/Payment experience is a plus
• Expertise in building solutions with domain driven design (DDD), API, microservices, event-driven architecture and cloud native principles
• Expertise in modern languages (e.g. Java, Python, Javascript), messaging, integration and data streaming technologies (e,g, Kafka, MQ etc..), caching & database (RDBMS and NoSQL) tools, application development framework (e.g. Spring boot, .NET), well architected framework, data integration solutions, software architecture patterns, and tools
• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Awareness of industry trends and leveraging new technologies as appropriate
• Ability to create solutions at conceptual, logical, and physical levels
• Consistently demonstrate concise written and verbal communication
• Cloud certification (AWS, Microsoft Google, etc.) is a plus
Education:
• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree/MBA
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.