Domain Architect (Integrations)

Allegis Group•Hanover, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Overview Job Summary: The Integration Domain Architect (DA) is a member of a delivery team, supporting both new development/product-based efforts, and production support; and is considered the highest-level domain technology expert with a deep understanding of MuleSoft, Microservice design, asynchronous services, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, and GCP), and GitHub. Responsibilities Essential Functions: The DA is responsible for: The assessment of business requirements; approval of technical requirements; creation of technical specifications and solution design documents. Initial work item estimates and sizing for business prioritization and planning purposes. Presenting designs to the Enterprise Architecture team for review after initial design and prior to production implementation. The quality and integrity of a solution; and is ultimately responsible for its viability in the Production environment. Establish domain specific standards in adherence to, and in support of Enterprise standards, strategy, and roadmaps. Guide a solution from concept to delivery - envision and create solutions that meet requirements; model the pieces of an infrastructure and their points of integration; prove the feasibility of a design; and can ultimately be implemented and supported in the Production environment. Provide hands-on, expert-level technical assistance to developers Adhere to Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards and may also assist in the creation of EA standards, methodologies, and frameworks. Collaborates with management to establish protocols and processes for the discipline Ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness; and to leverage existing technologies, as appropriate. Assist in creating the vision for future state technologies and architecture and participate in setting Enterprise standards and mid/long-term strategy / roadmaps, acting as domain specific subject matter experts. Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability. Translate business strategy and requirements into well-architected solutions Participate and lead research and development efforts (proof of concept, prototypes), as subject matter experts, when introducing new technologies, in conjunction with team and Product Owners Provide technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates (LOE), work breakdown structures, and technical resource planning for proposed and current work to support the work intake process. Lead and define solution architecture to support delivering high impact products in a fast-paced environment Create and maintain logical architecture documentation Assist managers with developing the service level agreements (SLAs) and deployment of key performance measures. Participate in various phases of the SDLC to perform QA/architectural review functions, and to ensure adherence to Enterprise Architecture (EA) technology standards and project specific solutions architecture. (i.e., design reviews). Keep current and informed of domain related technologies and best practices. Serve as a technical owner and point of contact for domain specific solutions. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members in the areas of technical skills and competency. Qualifications Minimum Education and/or Experience: B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, or 15+ Years IT related work with Infrastructure Services and Application Services. 5+ years of experience in event driven architecture 10+ years of IS / business experience, more specifically programming, engineering and/or systems analysis. Has a broad level of understanding surrounding information systems. Experience delivering business process / workflow solutions is required. Certifications -TOGAF, MuleSoft Certified Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or other solution architect certification Skills/Abilities: Experience analysing and designing business solutions Expert level of technical knowledge and understanding of architecture, application systems design and integration Anticipates internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements Ability to gain buy-in on proposed solutions. Acts in accordance with objectives and strategic plan; provides strategic or conceptual advice and updates on project milestones and achievement of objectives Anticipates and solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; uses conceptual thinking to develop solutions Comfortable with complex heterogeneous systems Strong written, presentations and verbal communications skills Ability to evolve solutions from current to future states, corresponding to varying levels of solution maturity. Experience in an agile environment that includes exposure to the following: Continuous integration and delivery DevOps (Experience with automating builds and deployments, release management/code promotion processes) Configuration management Source control management Extreme Programming (XP) practices (unit tests, test driven development, pair programming, code reviews, iterative/frequent, short dev cycles) Experience with Messaging solutions and Event Driven Design Strong knowledge in API Management, including security policies, security protocols Must have very good knowledge of Cloud based environments like AWS, Azure and GCP Should have in-depth knowledge on integrating with Salesforce Must have knowledge on implementing MuleSoft CloudHub, MuleSoft Hybrid implementations in various clouds Demonstrated in-depth knowledge on API Gateway capabilities and implementations Work experience in Kafka implementation and integration Knowledge on integrating with ServiceNow, Snowflake, and ERP systems Hands on knowledge of integrating with cloud-based technologies like APIs, Databases, virtual machines, containers Should have demonstrated work experience in integrating with Identity and access management solutions to access Cloud technologies Capable of understanding metrics and monitoring solutions and their artifacts

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, or 15+ Years IT related work with Infrastructure Services and Application Services.
5+ years of experience in event driven architecture
10+ years of IS / business experience, more specifically programming, engineering and/or systems analysis.
Has a broad level of understanding surrounding information systems.
Experience delivering business process / workflow solutions is required.
Experience analysing and designing business solutions
Expert level of technical knowledge and understanding of architecture, application systems design and integration
Anticipates internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements
Ability to gain buy-in on proposed solutions.
Acts in accordance with objectives and strategic plan; provides strategic or conceptual advice and updates on project milestones and achievement of objectives
Anticipates and solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; uses conceptual thinking to develop solutions
Comfortable with complex heterogeneous systems
Strong written, presentations and verbal communications skills
Ability to evolve solutions from current to future states, corresponding to varying levels of solution maturity.
Experience in an agile environment that includes exposure to the following: Continuous integration and delivery DevOps (Experience with automating builds and deployments, release management/code promotion processes) Configuration management Source control management Extreme Programming (XP) practices (unit tests, test driven development, pair programming, code reviews, iterative/frequent, short dev cycles)
Experience with Messaging solutions and Event Driven Design
Strong knowledge in API Management, including security policies, security protocols
Must have very good knowledge of Cloud based environments like AWS, Azure and GCP
Should have in-depth knowledge on integrating with Salesforce
Must have knowledge on implementing MuleSoft CloudHub, MuleSoft Hybrid implementations in various clouds
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge on API Gateway capabilities and implementations
Work experience in Kafka implementation and integration
Knowledge on integrating with ServiceNow, Snowflake, and ERP systems
Hands on knowledge of integrating with cloud-based technologies like APIs, Databases, virtual machines, containers
Should have demonstrated work experience in integrating with Identity and access management solutions to access Cloud technologies
Capable of understanding metrics and monitoring solutions and their artifacts

Nice To Haves

Certifications -TOGAF, MuleSoft Certified Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or other solution architect certification

Responsibilities

The assessment of business requirements
Approval of technical requirements
Creation of technical specifications and solution design documents
Initial work item estimates and sizing for business prioritization and planning purposes
Presenting designs to the Enterprise Architecture team for review after initial design and prior to production implementation
The quality and integrity of a solution; and is ultimately responsible for its viability in the Production environment
Establish domain specific standards in adherence to, and in support of Enterprise standards, strategy, and roadmaps
Guide a solution from concept to delivery - envision and create solutions that meet requirements; model the pieces of an infrastructure and their points of integration; prove the feasibility of a design; and can ultimately be implemented and supported in the Production environment
Provide hands-on, expert-level technical assistance to developers
Adhere to Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards and may also assist in the creation of EA standards, methodologies, and frameworks
Collaborates with management to establish protocols and processes for the discipline
Ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness; and to leverage existing technologies, as appropriate
Assist in creating the vision for future state technologies and architecture and participate in setting Enterprise standards and mid/long-term strategy / roadmaps, acting as domain specific subject matter experts
Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability
Translate business strategy and requirements into well-architected solutions
Participate and lead research and development efforts (proof of concept, prototypes), as subject matter experts, when introducing new technologies, in conjunction with team and Product Owners
Provide technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates (LOE), work breakdown structures, and technical resource planning for proposed and current work to support the work intake process
Lead and define solution architecture to support delivering high impact products in a fast-paced environment
Create and maintain logical architecture documentation
Assist managers with developing the service level agreements (SLAs) and deployment of key performance measures
Participate in various phases of the SDLC to perform QA/architectural review functions, and to ensure adherence to Enterprise Architecture (EA) technology standards and project specific solutions architecture. (i.e., design reviews)
Keep current and informed of domain related technologies and best practices
Serve as a technical owner and point of contact for domain specific solutions
Provide coaching and mentoring to team members in the areas of technical skills and competency

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision
Hospital plans
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Company paid Short and long-term disability
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Assistance
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)