Domain Architect - Login Consulting Services Inc.

SummaryThe Domain Architecture Owner is responsible and accountable for all Architecture and design decisions within a Domain. They ensure proposed technology solutions are designed to meet or exceed functional requirements, non-functional requirements, adhere to the Architecture Standards, and aligns with the longer-term digital transformation strategy. What the candidate would bring,Provide deep expertise as an engineering leader with experience in designing and implementing modern 12 factor, application frameworks to promote reuse and cloud native business technology solutions.Have practical knowledge of cloud platforms, advanced software design patterns & architecture, operations and software engineering.Have solid technical foundation with relevant experience in designing distributed application, Real time streaming architectures, microservices architecture patterns, etc.Has a proven track record of delivering scalable cloud native solutions addressing cross cutting concerns like logging, application testing and application security and instrumentation.Expertise in architecting and developing secure, scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant distributed applications.Has a passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code.Possess strong leadership, excellent oral and written communication skills, and a proven ability to present and discuss technical, functional, and managerial information clearly and concisely to various stakeholders from Business Executives to Developers. The Domain Architecture Owners partner with their assigned Domains to drive key technology decisions. They create and maintain business architecture artifacts and domain technology roadmaps.What you"ll be doing:1. Be part of the Domain leadership team to create technology strategy and influence technology direction.2. Responsible and accountable for all architecture functions within the domain.3. Collaborate with other stakeholders and architects to drive consensus.4. Responsible for creating and maintaining Business Capability map for the domain.5. Be hands-on in driving various system design discussions.6. Creates and maintains Technology Strategy, current and target State architectures, and roadmaps for the domain.7. Participates in all Cross-domain architecture routines.8. Support solution architecture to create application high level and low-level designs and document the necessary artifacts.9. Other activities as assigned by the Domain Architecture Leader. Primary Job Accountabilities:Domain Leadership Engagement (10%)o Engage with the domain as part of the Domain Leadership Team.o Drive consensus among the leadership on Technology Strategy.o Validate technology feasibility of business case and concept proposals.Engagement on assigned Domain OKRs and other miscellaneous projects (15%)o Work with domain stakeholders to understand business requirements.o Ensure all designs are approved per architecture guidelines and standards.o Provide hands-on support for system design discussions.Supporting Solution Architecture (15%)o Partner with Solution Architects to create High level design and low level designs.o Provide guidance and thought leadership to drive fit for purpose solutions.o Partner with Solution Architects to create new patterns.Creating and maintaining Business capabilities and target state technology architecture (15%) o Create business capability maps by interviewing various business stakeholders.o Perform capability assessments on new projects and initiatives.o Create various relevant capability heatmaps to help create technology roadmaps.o Create value streams for the domain. Documenting Key decisions, artifacts, or other items as required (15%)o Capture decisions, risks, impediments, and open items on any design items being discussed.o Capture proper evidence of decisions.o Ensure consensus of all relevant stakeholders is captured. Architecture Governance (20%)o Provide oversight on all high level and low-level designs presented in Domain Architecture Office Hours.o Approve designs that meet gating criteria.o Make decisions using approved processes such as buy-vs-build.o Represent the domain in all architectural governance routines. Cross Domain collaboration (10%)o Work with other SME/Domain Architects to drive design consensus.o Collaborate with other domain architects and domain architecture leader to identify cross domain impact on design.o Provide education on any reusable design aspects that can be used across domains.o Participate, own, and drive various company architecture initiatives.Required Skills:* 5-10 years of relevant / progressive work experience (in similar field and/or industry)* Solid technical foundation with relevant experience in designing distributed application, Real time streaming architectures, microservices architecture patterns, etc.* Broad technology experience including cloud architecture, applications development, relational databases, NoSQL databases, analytics, machine learning, networking, security, storage, DevOps, containers, serverless, CI/CD, management and monitoring, cloud migrations, and IT transformation. * Cloud experience:* Deep knowledge on all aspects of cloud technologies.* Migrating or transforming legacy solutions to the cloud.* Architecting/designing solutions built on cloud ideal but not required (AWS, Azure, GCP).* Software Development Expertise such as,* Solid understanding of domain specific applications.* Mastery of distributed applications, project life cycle, and the basics of technical operations (networks, data center, database, integration, and migration activities).* Development Methodology ? has mastered and understands common development models including waterfall and agile processes.* Mastery of unit testing, software change management, software release management.* Business skills:* Presentation and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and technical teams.* Excellent communication skills with an ability to right level conversations.Preferred* Four-Year College Degree (BA or BS)* 10+ years of relevant / progressive work experience (in similar field and/or industry)* Project management skills:* Working knowledge of project management principles.* Experience in estimating and measuring project size and scope.