Cloud Solution Architect

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Job description

Overview:

The Solution Architect (SA) provides technical leadership for agile teams and defines and communicates a shared technical vision for the solution under development. The SA is able to architect end to end solutions by understanding and translating customer needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

JOB DUTIES

Defines the technical and architectural vision for the solution under development by technical trade-offs and analysis of alternatives
Continuously evolve solution architecture with input and feedback from Application Architects and Software Engineering
Outlines the primary components and interfaces of the solution, and their interactions Takes the lead role in interfacing with teams external to the program
Plans and develops the architecture runway enablers by supporting research, prototyping, and other activities needed to explore prospective solutions and evaluate alternatives
Works with Product Manager, Product Owners and Application Architects and Software engineering to elaborate product requirements into technical requirements which are used to develop stories that can be estimated accurately
Participates in Scrum of Scrums to understand and remove architectural impediments/blockers
Participates in Solution Demo and program planning and identifies opportunities for improvement
Perform other duties as assigned
Conform with all corporate policies and procedures
Qualifications:

Knowledge

Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean Startup, XP) and cross-functional teams (Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, Designers, Business Analysts) preferred
Experience with Design Thinking, Behavior and Test-Driven Development preferred
Experience with Adobe Marketing Cloud products preferred
OAUTH, SAML based authentication preferred
Experience with mobile application development preferred
Experience in public cloud architectures preferred
Advanced knowledge writing system and user specifications/documentation
Advanced knowledge of object oriented computer programming
Advanced knowledge of public cloud platforms, API, microservices, event-based architectures preferred
Mobile application architectures

Skills

Strong analytical skills
Excellent verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to meet time sensitive deadlines required
Ability to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment pertaining to operating procedures and projects
Ability to manage business and technical relationships with internal and external customers
Ability to effectively collaborate with all levels of the organization
Strong leadership, communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required

Experience

7-10 years business and systems experience required
7-10 years of programming experience required

Working Conditions

Normal office environment