Solution Architect-Intermediate - VF

Title:

Solution Architect-Intermediate

Location:

Columbus, OH 43215
Duration: 12 months (temp to perm)
Quals

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum eight years of Information Technology experience with Client in solution architecture, application architecture, software engineering, systems integration, infrastructure, or technical delivery.
• Demonstrated experience authoring comprehensive Solution Design Documents and end-to-end architecture diagrams.
• Experience designing solutions that span cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and third-party environments.
• Experience with application integration technologies, APIs, middleware, event-driven architectures, managed file transfer, and data exchange patterns.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, including firewalls, DNS, routing, proxies, ports, protocols, certificates, load balancing, and private connectivity.
• Experience defining application environments, infrastructure dependencies, deployment requirements, and operational support needs.
• Experience reviewing technical designs produced by system integrators, managed service providers, and software vendors.
• Experience identifying non-functional requirements and translating them into actionable solution designs.
• Experience coordinating contributions from infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integration, application, and operations specialists.
• Ability to identify relevant technical requirements and risks from business-focused discussions.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, secure solution design, identity and access management, and data protection.
• Strong communication, facilitation, influence, negotiation, critical thinking, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to challenge incomplete designs, resolve ambiguity, and drive cross-functional technical decisions to closure.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and self-prioritize work effectively.

• Experience with application portfolio management, application rationalization, modernization, or cloud migration.
• Experience with Azure Integration Services, Mule Soft, Boomi, Informatica, or comparable integration platforms.
• Experience with microservices, container platforms, and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Experience applying Agile, Dev Ops, and IT service management practices.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology transformation programs.
• Experience in utility industry systems and business processes.
• Experience with architecture repositories and diagramming tools.
• TOGAF, Azure Architecture, AWS Architecture, SAP Architecture, CISSP, or related architecture certifications.

• Serves as the architecture lead and primary technical design authority for assigned projects and initiatives.
• Owns the end-to-end solution design from discovery through implementation and transition to operations.
• Facilitates architecture discovery, technical design workshops, and solution review sessions.
• Evaluates solution alternatives and recommends approaches based on business value, risk, cost, complexity, maintainability, and supportability.
• Ensures architectural decisions, dependencies, risks, assumptions, constraints, and exceptions are identified and communicated.
• Ensures delivered solutions can be effectively implemented, operated, maintained, and supported.

• Participates in business workshops and project meetings to identify stated and unstated technical requirements, dependencies, constraints, risks, and solution opportunities.
• Translates business processes, objectives, requirements, and decisions into solution components and technical requirements.
• Recognizes when business decisions create implications for integrations, data, security, environments, infrastructure, licensing, performance, support, or regulatory compliance.
• Asks probing questions, challenges incomplete assumptions, and identifies when additional technical specialists must be engaged.
• Explains technical options, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations in language appropriate for business and technical audiences.

• Owns the development, maintenance, and approval coordination of Solution Design Documents for assigned initiatives.
• Produces architecture artifacts such as system context, application, integration, data flow,…