Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

Sacramento, CA

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with members of the architecture portfolio to make recommendations in activities related to the design, development and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture strategies, processes, methodologies and models.

• Promotes the development of common reusable enterprise technology solutions while respecting the main principles of Domain Driver Design (DDD).

• Assesses the immediate and long term strategic goals of the organization and participates in managing the technology roadmap.

• Promotes the adoption of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) and integration of it in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to raise security awareness in application development.

• Ensures technology solutions are aligned to solution patterns, application frameworks and the technology roadmap.

• Identifies and implements new solutions for research and participate in proof of concept initiatives to explore new architectural strategies.

• Responsible for the design, customization, and implementation of robust, secure, scalable systems across n-tier platforms.

• Promotes the development of technical infrastructure/architecture and standards.

• Supports the new enterprise architecture (called ENCORE) and evaluates roadmaps for opportunity to improve/modernize legacy processes including cloud strategy, DevOps, and technical delivery excellence.

• Works with the lines of business, support staff, and technology areas, to design a technical structure based on the existing standards and processes and meets the strategic needs of the business and integrates with other business and IT Processes.

• Defines optimal application architecture strategy for migration to the cloud.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: B.A. / B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology strongly preferred (alternate degree with significant IT related and leadership experience may be considered in lieu thereof).

• Experience: A minimum of 7 years in software engineering and application development, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in enterprise, application, technical, or information architecture. Proven experience with modern software development environment that is Agile and incorporates CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) and DevOps. Previous experience with Web UI technologies (e.g., JavaScript, CSS/SCSS/LESS, using MVC, Bootstrap, Kendo UI, JQuery). Experience with multiple JavaScript frameworks, including Angular, React, Node.js. Experience with the following platforms/technologies: Microservices, NoSQL, AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform, Docker/Kubernetes, Service Fabric and Logic App.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Demonstrated technical knowledge of application delivery methods and familiarity with how portfolios of systems work together to create enterprise solutions.

• Strong knowledge of security (risks and threats, authentication, authorization, certificates, encryptions) and familiarity with OWASP.

• Working knowledge of Visual Studio 2015 or 2017 (or higher), TFS/Git and AzureDevOps.

• Familiarity with REST APIs, Dependency Injection, Dapper, test automation components.

• Effectively applies technical knowledge to develop technical solutions to new or complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches.