UI Architect [Angular with AWS]

UI Architect [Angular with AWS]

Location: Austin, TX [Hybrid]
Duration: 6+ months, extendable to 12 months

Job Overview:
The Principal Solution Architect is responsible for the leadership, analysis, and design of the Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA) supporting our extraordinary company growth projections and digital experiences vision. This role will focus on UI/UX architecture, modern web applications, and creating a re-usable library of UI/UX components across the firm. The candidate should have strong experience with front-end frameworks like Angular, React, and JQuery, as well as mobile experience with both iOS and Android

Responsibilities:
Collaborate with business, product, and technology teams early in the product lifecycle to infuse end-to-end architecture thinking, including functional and non-functional aspects, into the conversation. Craft high-level design early in the lifecycle and elaborate it to lower levels of detail as conversation progress.
Collaborating with Lean Portfolio Management to provide a high-level vision of enterprise solutions and development initiatives.
Assisting the Agile Program Management Office (ACDC) to identify and design development value streams.
Participating in the strategy for building and maintaining the modern enabling architectural runway initiatives via Enabler Epics.
Promoting Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevSecOps capabilities.
Facilitating the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns supporting modern architecture.
Deliver architecture in alignment with our Enterprise Architecture standards and advocate for Enterprise Architecture models and patterns to guide solution decisions.

What are we looking for?
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:
Minimum of 8 years of hands-on design and implementation experience in IT.
Minimum of 5 years of previous experience as a Solution Architect.
Minimum of 5 years of Cloud experience, preference towards AWS.
Minimum of 3 years of experience with frontend user design and modern web/mobile application architectures.

Core Competencies: Proficiency in defining current and future state architecture models. In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms AWS (Primary) and Azure (Secondary), along with a strong understanding of AWS Security best practices and Well-Architecture Framework. Experience in migrating monolith on-prem applications to the cloud using Refactoring, Re-architecting, and Re-platforming approach, including 12-factor.
Experience in DevOps tools, Automated deployments, and containerization.
Excellent communication skills that translate business problems into technical solutions.
Consult with customers to solve business problems by adapting current technology and/or capitalizing on emerging technology for competitive advantage to meet the strategic objectives of the client business.
Conduct demonstrations and presentations to executive management of prototypes and proof-of-concepts.
Understanding of agile methods (SAFe) and processes, and capability of supporting agile product teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt.

Preferences:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
AI/ML Experience
Prior experience in wealth management and brokerage technology
Refactoring on-prem legacy applications to modern applications in the cloud