Data Architect

Job Duties/Accountabilities:

Suggest enhancements to existing to improve customer experience based on investigation into customer issues
Analyze and evaluate business and technical requirements from RFP/BRD and architect and design the proposed technology solution
Producing architectural documents that define, describe and specify solutions for committed projects using our core product as the foundational elements. Component diagrams and descriptions, sequence diagrams, and non-functional requirements are examples of the information expected in architectural documents.
Responsible for delivering architecture material such as Software Architecture, Conceptual Architecture, Logical Architecture, System Architecture, Security Architecture etc.
Work closely with development teams and external vendors, leading the creation of high-level designs that realize solutions
Work closely with development managers and project managers to ensure successful delivery of solutions, focusing on ensuring that all committed customer requirements are met and are implemented according to high-level design
Describe customer requirements and suggested enhancements to our core product teams to enable periodic integration of customer-specific solutions with the core products.
Present the solution to delivery teams to ensure they understand the end-to-end solution and discover the feasibility of the solution
Researching new technology and development approaches to remain abreast of current and emerging technologies
All other duties as assigned

Critical Qualifications/Competencies:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
Experience in Solution Architecture, Design and Delivery of large scale deployments
Experience software development. (Kotlin, Java, Swift, C#, Gitlab, Maven/ANT, Veracode, Nexus, Sonarqube, Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit)
Experience scripting in infrastructure automation tool and supporting code deployment (Terraform & Ansible, Chef, Juju, AWS CloudFormation)
Exp. Container application design and implementation.
Experience in AWS public cloud.
Experience in writing unit and integration tests
Demonstrate understanding of Native, Hybrid and Web mobile architectures
Direct understanding of application lifecycle; SDLC and High availability and Sustained Resiliency
Ability to consult and build CI/CD DevOps Pipelines (Gitlab CI)
Demonstrate understanding of modern Web technologies, including widget development, mobile, and emerging digital platforms
Operational experience, troubleshooting and support, Incident Management (Jira, Service Now)
Ability to analyze, articulate and solve complex problems
Advanced knowledge of Javascript, Web Services/Micro Services and the ability to propose alternative solutions and cost-benefit analysis based on these technologies
Familiarity with each of the various UML forms and expertise in the development of use cases, class diagrams, and occasionally state diagrams.
An excellent understanding of best practices across technologies (client/server-side, QA, deployment, project management etc.)
Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication skills are a must