Architecture/Design/Development - Solutions Architect II

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - time Role

Skills

IT Consulting
Real-time
SAP BASIS
Back Office
Business Process
Software Design
PSA
Coaching
Business Strategy
Roadmaps
Cloud Computing
Scrum
Financial Services
Writing
Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Agile
FOCUS
TOGAF
Software Development Methodology
Project Management
Performance Management
Preventive Maintenance
Solution Architecture
Pega
Finance

Job Details

Stellar Consulting Solutions is a boutique business & technology consulting company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We deliver high quality, agile, and experienced workforce for niche technology projects of any scale. We help forward thinking clients to solve specific problems by understanding their needs and align talent that can move fluidly
to match skill supply and demand on a real-time basis.

Stellar Consulting has a unique combination of technical and digital skills to recruit, engage, and retain qualified talent. We have a stellar reputation for striving to achieve high ethical standards. Our use of Innovative techniques and industry best practices has made us one of the fastest growing boutique firms delivering to enterprise business.

Job Description :

As a Solution Architect, you will work for a business domain (Digital, Mid-Office, Back-Office) and are responsible for the architecture of the solutions (applications) in the domain. You describe business processes and requirements and translate them into IT solutions. You guide development teams in creating solutions by providing architectural direction. You organize the solution design activities and with the solution design team you are responsible for documenting the architecture direction in a PSA and architecture repository.

Your responsibilities:

Alignment with business stakeholders to understand business processes/requirements and translate these to IT solutions

Organize solution design activities and involve the right stakeholders

Design solutions based on the business requirements and assure these are within architectural boundaries

Capture the solution direction in the Product Solution Architecture (PSA)

Arrange approval for architecture artifacts with business stakeholders, lead architect, architects of other domains and delivery teams

Provide support, give overview and guidance in the specific business domain regarding preconditions for successful adoption of changes / new technology by coaching and supporting business and IT to deploy solutions

Work closely with the Lead architect and co-create architecture roadmaps and an architecture plan in line with the business strategy

Execute the architecture roadmaps by maintaining and coordinating the architecture backlog of the business domain

Maintain the architecture repository

Provide architectural guidance to Agile engineers

Monitor implementation of solutions to ensure they are according PSAs

Proactively come up with ideas to improve the IT landscape within the business domain.

Keep abreast with new or changing insights, architecture practices, technology and the relevant developments in the IT and financial services markets

Essentials:

5 years of experience in designing and architecting IT solutions

3-5 years of experience with Pega technologies; particularly Cloud solutions and integration with non Pega environments

Experience in working in Agile/scrum environments in the IT sector and financial services

University Level Education

Practical experience with architecture frameworks

Good communicator in speech and writing

Customer Oriented

Leadership skills

Stakeholder Management Skills (networker)

Ability to coach Agile Engineers

Focus on Delivery

Able to convey IT subjects in business terminology

Extras:

Certified for TOGAF

Certified for Archimate

Sound Technology background

Sound understanding of Architecture Concepts

Familiarity with Commercial Lending / Lease

Experience in Project Management Methodologies

Experience in Software Development Methodologies

Additional Information :

Local to Wayne and Des Moines Only

Location:

Must be located within 50 miles of the Wayne or Des Moines Offices

3 days/week onsite is required for the first three months of employment

After 3 months, 2 days/week onsite is required

Working Hours:

Monday - Friday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Notes:

Must have experience with solution architecture - Nice to have experience with Pega

Looking for someone who is a strong communicator and ability to learn quickly

Finance background is preferred

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