Solutions Architect - AWS - Bloomfield, CT or Plano, TX - Open Systems Technologies
Bloomfield, CT 06152
About the Job
Solutions Architecht - AWS
Onsite work required at least 2 days per week in Bloomfield, CT OR Plano TX
Duties:
. Ensure that IT solutions align to defined business strategies and use influence to ensure execution meets long term objectives, architecture runway, and market needs.
· Manage the relationship with IT, Business and Operations partners at all levels, within all the organizations.
· Operate within an economic framework when analyzing the impact of design decisions.
· Work with customers, stakeholders, and suppliers to establish high-level solution intent, and the solution intent information models and documentation requirements.
· Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives
· Review end to end design by delivery team and provide guidance with accountability.
· Provide reference implementation on new solution, patterns and technology products.
· Ensure high quality solution with best security measures and cost, performance and operational efficiency in mind.
· Participate in Solution Demos, often demonstrating the capabilities that their Release Trains have contributed to the overall solution
· Align technology approaches across Release Trains
· Foster communication and collaboration between Agile teams within the Release Train and all appropriate stakeholders.
Skills:
· Key Leadership skills including: honesty, integrity, inspire others, commitment, passion, decision making, empathy, delegation and empowerment
· Listen and influence teams in problem identification/decision making
· Create an environment of mutual influence
· Effective Communication Skills: Written, Verbal, Presentation
· Coaching & Feedback
· Facilitation
· Ability to think critically to solve complex problems and guide the team to successful outcomes
· Ability to drive change through influencing
· Ability to collaborate to drive outcomes
· Business Acumen
· Ability to think beyond day to day activities
· Process/Continuous Improvement
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
· Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree required
· Strong technical background with a core competency in software development and architecture is desired.
· Overall 10+ years of experience related to IT delivery or software development.
· 5+ years of experience in technical/solution IT architecture.
· AWS Certified Solution Architect preferred.
· Broad knowledge of current technology trends and design patterns.
· Proven experience in building strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including senior level executive sponsors
· Experience in defining strategic roadmaps and establishing priorities, with experience in managing competing needs of multiple stakeholders
· Executive presence, communication skills
· Ability to influence leaders, drive change and transformation while working across all levels of the organization
· Strong Knowledge of Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, utilizing CA Agile Central/Rally or a similar tool
· Hands on experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Features, Capabilities and Epics development and refinement, Continuous Integration, Behavior Drive Development (BDD) test automation framework, Continuous Deployments, Regression Testing, Pair Programming, Burn Down Metrics, Velocity, etc.
· Executive presence, communication skills
· Hands on experience with software development processes and procedures to understand team needs includes fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
· Solid conceptual understanding of technology components, DevOps tools and practices
Onsite work required at least 2 days per week in Bloomfield, CT OR Plano TX
Duties:
. Ensure that IT solutions align to defined business strategies and use influence to ensure execution meets long term objectives, architecture runway, and market needs.
· Manage the relationship with IT, Business and Operations partners at all levels, within all the organizations.
· Operate within an economic framework when analyzing the impact of design decisions.
· Work with customers, stakeholders, and suppliers to establish high-level solution intent, and the solution intent information models and documentation requirements.
· Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives
· Review end to end design by delivery team and provide guidance with accountability.
· Provide reference implementation on new solution, patterns and technology products.
· Ensure high quality solution with best security measures and cost, performance and operational efficiency in mind.
· Participate in Solution Demos, often demonstrating the capabilities that their Release Trains have contributed to the overall solution
· Align technology approaches across Release Trains
· Foster communication and collaboration between Agile teams within the Release Train and all appropriate stakeholders.
Skills:
· Key Leadership skills including: honesty, integrity, inspire others, commitment, passion, decision making, empathy, delegation and empowerment
· Listen and influence teams in problem identification/decision making
· Create an environment of mutual influence
· Effective Communication Skills: Written, Verbal, Presentation
· Coaching & Feedback
· Facilitation
· Ability to think critically to solve complex problems and guide the team to successful outcomes
· Ability to drive change through influencing
· Ability to collaborate to drive outcomes
· Business Acumen
· Ability to think beyond day to day activities
· Process/Continuous Improvement
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
· Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree required
· Strong technical background with a core competency in software development and architecture is desired.
· Overall 10+ years of experience related to IT delivery or software development.
· 5+ years of experience in technical/solution IT architecture.
· AWS Certified Solution Architect preferred.
· Broad knowledge of current technology trends and design patterns.
· Proven experience in building strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including senior level executive sponsors
· Experience in defining strategic roadmaps and establishing priorities, with experience in managing competing needs of multiple stakeholders
· Executive presence, communication skills
· Ability to influence leaders, drive change and transformation while working across all levels of the organization
· Strong Knowledge of Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, utilizing CA Agile Central/Rally or a similar tool
· Hands on experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Features, Capabilities and Epics development and refinement, Continuous Integration, Behavior Drive Development (BDD) test automation framework, Continuous Deployments, Regression Testing, Pair Programming, Burn Down Metrics, Velocity, etc.
· Executive presence, communication skills
· Hands on experience with software development processes and procedures to understand team needs includes fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
· Solid conceptual understanding of technology components, DevOps tools and practices
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