Solutions Architect

Description:

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: McLean, VA (5 days/ week Onsite) (Only local candidates with ID)

Type: Contract to Hire

Client: Direct Client

Interview: 2 Rounds (1st round – Virtual | 2nd rounds – In Person)

Must Have Qualifications:

• 18 years of overall experience, 8 years specifically hands of with Solution Architect that are able to follow business problems, interact with stakeholders.
• MUST HAVE 15 Java development experience.
• Hands on experience with Design patterns and architectural patterns.
• Preferred, AIM

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a portfolio lead to provide leadership and oversight associated with the Solutions Architecture for Business Applications! You will lead a number of highly visible initiatives to support Multifamily Business and Engineering teams! You will help your team through transformation into Agile Architecture and will align with the Modern Delivery methodology.

Our Impact:

• Introduce the overall technical vision for a particular solution by defining and establishing the solution architecture
• Define High Level Solution Intent, target state architectures and their roadmaps for portfolio products by collaborating with Business Architects, CPOs, POs, CDL and other business and IT partners to ensure alignment in visions, goals and objectives
• Define and create reference architectures and architecture/design patterns to ensure consistent implementation of the architecture roadmaps
• Own and drive development and maintenance of detailed solution intent, product architecture for a responsible ARTs (information, application, technology, security and deployment view points) that addresses functional and non-functional requirements and ensures alignment in implementation
• Plan and Develop Architectural Runway in support of new business Features and Capabilities
• Identify solution alternatives and/or new technologies to meet new business needs or tackle existing business concerns, such as customer experience, operational efficiency, performance and cost effectiveness
• Leverage Generative AI, AI/ML capabilities, within Enterprise Governance bound to enhance Multifamily Business capabilities.
• Participate in pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment activities to ensure successful deployment
• Participate in incident resolution process to help trouble-shooting, identify issue resolution and impact assessments
• Build Reference Application/Implementation for reusability and accelerated adoption of new architectural standards/patterns
• Develop/Maintain Application Design pattern catalog

Your Impact:

• Collaborate with Business Architects, Chief Product Owner, Product Owner, Agile Coach to ensure Solution and Technical Architecture creation for a given requirement/feature/initiative
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Risk & Security groups to ensure new and existing solutions are aligned with enterprise standards
• Partner with business and IT customers to drive product research, RFP/vendor interview from technical perspective and POCs activities for COTS solution in a buy decision and is responsible for communicating business cases for TAWG/ARB approvals
• Work with development leads on design brainstorming and design review to ensure alignment with architecture, patterns and standards
• Work with ART members to resolve implementation issues from business or technical requirements, design, code, testing, to technology/platform
• Keep up-to-date with industry trends in Generative AI/ML landscape and bring applicability of these technologies to solve Multifamily Business problems.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required; Advanced degree preferred
• 10 years of experience in Solutions Architecture and Business Application development
• Extensive experience in Solution Architecture patterns such as micro-front ends, microservices, 12 factor applications etc.
• Prior Software development background
• 5 years of relevant task management experience
• Hands-on and architectural experience with modern Cloud Native architectures is required, as well as demonstrable record of leading architects through organizational transformations
• 3 years of relevant large-scale enterprise transformation experience as relates to architecture preferred
• Experience in Generative AI, demonstrable record of applicability of AI/ML to solve business problems.
• Prior experience in the primary or secondary mortgage industry is desirable
• Deep knowledge of various enterprise level Platforms widely used in the industry preferred

Keys To Success in the Role:

• Highly motivated and energetic self-starter with solid organizational and time management skills; demonstrable experience operating at high standards of quality and accuracy within a fast-paced changing environment
• Superb communication, leadership and relationship management skills, that enable partnering with and influencing key team members in an open, collaborative environment at all levels in an organization
• Technical and Architectural leadership with knowledge of both legacy and modern cloud based distributed systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to succinctly present sophisticated subject matter, specifically translating technology problems/solutions to business team members