Job Description :
Job Title: Solution Architect
Tenure: 06 Months/ Contract to Hire
Location: Hartford, CT
Required Skills:
Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Job Description:
Draft-Technology Solution Architect (roles with increased leadership responsibility)
Job Responsibilities:
Collaborate with domain operations, product, portfolio and technology architecture leads to plan out and execute strategic domain delivery roadmaps
Use a consultative, agile approach to solving problems that support business, technology and financial strategies
Collaborate with our business partners and product managers to understand / influence business requirements, capability and feature definition
Demonstrate understanding of cross - functional / cross - domain requirements and impacts
Stay abreast of current and emerging technologies / products / trends related to architectural solutions. Utilize those findings to influence our technology solution design
Facilitate / lead / participate in identification of solution options and features and prepare related estimates for business cases
Create architecture deliverables that describe the solution that other teams can follow
Ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards (e.g. solution patterns, application frameworks, technology roadmaps, capital plans)
Identify gaps between established standards and proposed solutions, and follow the exception / waiver process as needed as part of the architecture governance model
Lead and mentor solution architecture talent to support multiple business domains
Education:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Engineering or technical training a plus
Job Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in IT Solution Delivery with at least 2 years in Agile Delivery methods
6+ years of hands - on experience in delivering software solutions
4+ years in a role that made decisions across an enterprise, and not just one or two business units
Deep understanding of industry patterns for application architecture and integration including cloud, digital, micro-services, and event-driven architectures.
Experience with technology project estimation techniques and familiarity with financial terminology.
Experience designing and delivering solutions that meet service levels, protect and secure our data and privacy commitments, and are easy to use.
Experience presenting solution vision/direction in front of a large audience, and motivate that audience to deliver on a shared vision.
Experience collaborating with operations and product management to define and deliver viable solutions that balance business and strategic outcomes.