Solution Architect

System One

Cleveland, OH

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite, Application Integration, Architectural Design, Architectural Engineering, Architectural Services, Banking Services, Best Practices, Business Analysis, Business Growth, Business Solutions, Capacity Management, Change Management, Coaching, Communication Skills, Enterprise Architecture, Finance, Incident Management, Java, Knowledge Management, Maintain Compliance, Marketing, Mentoring, Operations Processes, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Product Lifecycle, Production Control, Production Support, Production Systems, Project Lifecycle, Project/Program Management, Prototyping, Quality Assurance, Requirements Management, Research & Development (R&D), Security Architecture, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Standards Strategy, Sustainability, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Web Infrastructure, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
LOCATION
Cleveland, OH
POSTED
3 days ago

Tittle: Solution Architect
Location:
PA - Pittsburgh, OH – Cleveland (Locals Preferred)
Work Mode : Onsite 5 days a week

Duration: Contract to Hire
Years Of Exp Required: 12+ Years



Function of the Group: Within marketing organization
Industry Background: Banking / Finance - Marketing is a plus but not required

Summary:
  • Act as a member of a delivery team, supporting both new development/project-based efforts, and production support; and is considered the highest level domain technology expert.
  • They are responsible for the assessment of business requirements; collection, identification, and approval of technical specifications; and the subsequent development of technology solutions that require development to be viable (i.e., business applications, LOB applications, work flow systems, purchased applications, developed applications, and applications integration).
  • This role will envision and create solutions that meet requirements; model the pieces of an infrastructure and their points of integration; prove the feasibility of a design; create the design artifacts that are required to deliver and to maintain the infrastructure; guide a solution through to its completion; and ultimately can be implemented and supported in production.
  • They will work with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure that new technology solutions are designed in accordance to architectural standards; for optimal access and usefulness; to leverage existing technologies; and to understand enterprise-wide impacts to people, process, and technology.
  • They will assist in near/mid-term roadmap creation, to address gaps and move the domain towards its future state architecture, in support of future business growth and innovation.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Establish domain specific standards, near/mid-term strategy, and roadmaps (0-18 months), in adherence to, and in support of Enterprise standards, strategy, and roadmaps; provide direction on the implementation and execution.
  • Assist in creating the vision for future state technologies and architecture and participate in setting Enterprise standards and mid/long-term strategy / roadmaps (18-60 months), acting as domain specific subject matter experts.
  • Responsible for domain specific content/collateral, based on the EA standards/ methodologies, to document the current state architecture, and to submit as artifacts into the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Repository; including contributions and validation of Operational processes and procedures.
  • Develop technology specifications and ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, leverage existing technologies when possible, and adhere to Enterprise Architecture standards.
  • Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability.
  • Assist in identifying the technologies to employ based on price, performance, service agreements, and organization constraints.
  • Participate and lead research and development efforts (proof’s of concept, prototypes), as subject matter experts, when introducing new technologies.
  • Provide technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates (LOE), work breakdown structures, and technical resource planning for proposed and current work to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and Demand Management process.
  • Ability to gain buy-in on proposed solutions.
  • Provide input to management throughout the project management lifecycle (PMLC).
  • Assist managers with developing the service level agreements (SLAs) and deployment of key performance measures.
  • Participate in various phases of the SDLC to perform QA/architectural review functions, and to ensure adherence to Enterprise Architecture (EA) technology standards and project specific solutions architecture. (i.e., design reviews).
  • Ensure technology solutions are production ready and meet the defined specifications; and that the solution can be maintained via production support methodologies and resources (knowledge management).
  • Serve as technical owner and point of contact for domain specific solutions, in the Production environment.
  • Facilitate communications between IS workgroups and business stakeholders for technical issues and/or major changes; acting as the technical domain subject matter expert.
  • Ensure technology solutions in Production are monitored and assessed for performance and sustainability through periodic health checks (such as capacity planning, incident and problem reviews).
  • Assume ownership of problems and incidents and communicates critical situation status. • Review the ongoing implementation solution for improvement opportunities.
  • Assist in IS Service Management policy and processes to effectively support domain. Assisted processes would include Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Knowledge Management, and Performance Management.
  • Provide technical guidance to coach and mentor team members; provide performance feedback to manager(s).
  • Keep current and informed of domain related technologies and best practices.
Day To Day Responsibilities:
  • Working with redesign team
  • Working on requirements
  • Working with BSA hand in hand to develop the plan
Required Skills
  • Strong architectural skills
  • Java
  • Web delivery and infrastructure
  • Security architecture knowledge
  • Adobe CS Suite


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About the Company

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System One

Every day, System One focuses on services and solutions that require a high degree of specialization, in-demand technical skills, and large-scale operational expertise. We are essential partners to those on the front lines of our nation’s most critical infrastructure, technology, and life sciences initiatives. 

Founded more than 40 years ago as a staffing partner to the engineering industry, today System One is a diversified organization operating in over 50 locations and putting more than 9,000 people to work in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://systemone.com