Application architect, IT​/Tech, Systems Engineer

Genesis
10 is currently seeking an Application Architect for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX or Pennington, NJ. This is an 12+ month contract opportunity.

The Operational Intelligence Team seeks a strong engineer to develop, document, and drive the monitoring strategy and its adoption and evolution, with a focus on standards and application instrumentation for critical business applications. As a Senior Architect, you will participate in the development and implementation of monitoring strategies and solutions aligned as core to the business information flows and systems architecture.

This is a unique opportunity to work with business, application development, and support teams to create monitoring requirements and build end-to-end monitoring solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Rollout of the strategic monitoring tool across the client's applications
• Act as a SME for monitoring tools that form part of the global monitoring strategy
• Set up monitoring for applications on Cloud and Containers infrastructure
• Host demos, overviews, and training for the monitoring tools for adoption across teams, preparing related materials to support sessions and adoption of tools (presentations, operational manuals, etc.)
• Liaise with internal teams in the planning and scheduling of deployments
• Consult with internal teams and assist in the configuration of monitoring events/dashboards to maximize the potential and use of monitoring tools
• Prepare reports on monitoring tools adoption and other related data points and relevant metrics
• Participate in global discussions on the continuation and evolution of the global monitoring strategy

Requirements:

• 4-year college degree required
• 2+ years of Development or Architecture experience for multi-tiered business applications
• 5+ years of production systems Architecting and/or support role
• Proven experience with supporting monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Tivoli, Splunk, Sitescope, Catchpoint
• Familiarity with supporting monitoring on Cloud and Containers infrastructure
• Knowledge of OS (Windows/Unix) based infrastructure services, processing, monitoring, shell scripts, etc.
• Proven experience in programming languages (Java and/or .NET)
• Proven experience in application/network performance and availability monitoring
• Proven experience in N-Tier Architecture supporting a multitude of products (Webserver, Middleware, Database, etc.)
• Knowledge of ITIL functions and processes

Desired skills:

• Previous experience in the development and/or support of financial services applications
• Experience in Major Incident Management
• An excellent communicator, able to network and influence across multiple levels
• A self-motivated, hands-on, driven individual
• A strategic thinker who can link business context to technical reality

Pay range: $60.24 - $68.24 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis
10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis
10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis
10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis
10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis
10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis
  10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis
  10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis
  10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis
10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis
10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.