Remote Solution Architect

Summary

HR-Aid Consults is hiring a remote full-time Solution Architect with a minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering and software architecture design, including 4 years as a solution architect. The Solution Architect will evaluate technology solutions to solve business problems, provide technical direction, and assess feasibility and business impact. They will also establish and enforce architectural governance, manage organizational and financial impacts, and continuously assess and recommend improvements to the systems' architecture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology, or related field. A postgraduate degree is desirable
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering and software architecture design
• Minimum of 4 year as a solution architect
• Working experience of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
• Working experience of development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, DevOps, Scrum)
• Development experience in at least one of the following: .Net, Java, SQL, React, Angular, Python, etc
• Mobile development experience (Android, iOS)
• Fluent in English
• Excellent communication skills
• Analytical mindset
• Project and resource management aptitude
• Excellent collaboration and team working skills

Responsibilities

• Evaluate alternatives and arrive at the best technology solution to solve specific business problems
• Provide technical direction, oversight of technical design and architecture and effort estimation for all software solutions
• Leads the estimation and assessment of the feasibility of solutions and their business impact
• Identifies and manages the organizational impact (on skills, processes, structures, and culture) and financial impact of proposed architectural solutions
• Continuously assesses the systems' architecture currently in place and works with technical staff to recommend and implement solutions to improve it
• Provides technical design and architectural leadership for the development of solution prototypes to justify the suitability of recommended solutions
• Analyze and study complex systems requirements and prepare design documentation
• Provides updates to stakeholders on product development processes, costs, and budgets
• Contribute toward the continuous improvement of project management methodology utilized within the Development team
• Continually research the current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed
• Describes the structure, characteristics, behaviour, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders
• Provides mentorship to junior architects and developers
• Performs miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned to support the management team

Preferred Qualifications

Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply