WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a dynamic and highly experienced technical leader with outstanding
client-facing skills. As a senior architect, you will be taking an active technical leadership
role on projects to deliver solutions to our clients, and be heavily involved in pre-sales
efforts and in mentoring My client technical staff. Candidates will be evaluated on the basis
of:
1. Hands on technical skills
2. Client-facing & sales skills
3. Breadth & length of experience
In this role you must be confident in engaging in a range of conversations with senior
client management and staff, can lead discussions and workshops, have
the technical ability to both architect and design complex enterprise solutions, and the
technical experience to code Proof of Concept systems and contribute code to MVP
projects.
My client is a rapidly expanding, global, organization and as such the candidate will be
required to undertake travel to work close to client as well as to interact with our near shore
delivery teams. In some cases, the Architect may be required to be present on client sites for
extended periods of several months in the New York/Metro area.
Main duties:
? Supporting pre-sales and 'pitch' activity by providing technical and solution expertise
to the sales team and participating in sales calls to clients.
? Actively shaping scope, requirements, technical details and staffing of projects.
? Developing architectural solutions in collaboration with clients. Reviewing and
validating solutions produced by clients.
? Coding POCs and contributing to MVP solutions.
? Working with My client teams on design and estimation tasks.
? Mentoring delivery teams to improve their technical ability and processes.
? Broadening My client's knowledge base in emerging technology areas such as IoT,
Augmented Reality, Blockchain systems, bot-based solutions, machine-learning etc.
Skills Required:
Desirable:
? Enterprise Architecture experience
? Advanced degree in computer science or a related field
? Knowledge of functional programming in one or more languages
? Experience with one or more leading SaaS platforms such as Salesforce.com
? Exposure to offshore development using both agile and other delivery techniques
? In-depth knowledge with one or more complex technical domains, including
Distributed Cache Solutions, Master Data Management, Machine Learning, Big Data,
Data Visualization, Augmented Reality, Internet of things, etc.
? Experience with Data Warehouse, ETL, dashboard, and associated reporting
solutions is a big plus
? Experience with one or more CMS platforms such as Sitecore or others
? Wide exposure to a variety of computer languages (Go, Rust, Ruby, Python, etc).
? Experience with Continuous Delivery
? Experience working in the Media, Healthcare, Financial, Pharma, or Retail sectors
? Public speaking experience
Essential:
? 15+ years of experience in delivering quality software solutions
? Exceptional client-facing communications skills, both written and verbal
? Expertise with architecting, designing, delivering large systems implemented in one
or more popular technology stacks (including those based on Java, .Net, Python,
Ruby, Javascript, etc).
? Very strong object-oriented analysis skills
? Experience in pre-sales efforts and running client engagements from a technical
perspective
? Extensive experience in application architectures
? Understands a broad range of architectural patterns and styles (e.g. SOA,
Microservices, etc)
? Experience in modernizing legacy architectures
? In-depth knowledge of one or more cloud platforms (eg. AWS, Azure)
? Knowledge of database architectures, data modeling, SQL and NoSQL approaches.
? Proficiency in creating a broad range of architecture documentation
? Ability to conduct in-depth design reviews of large systems
? Understanding of DevOps culture, practices and tools
Offer and Benefits:
? Opportunity to work in a Global Organization
? Career Development opportunities
? Work/Life benefits
? Travel opportunities
? Competitive salary package
? Training opportunities
? Robust benefits package which includes options for:
·