Principal, Solutions Architect

Allied Benefit Systems•Chicago, IL

10d•$120,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

The Principal, Solutions Architect, will provide direction for enterprise technology strategies. This role is also responsible for all activities related to the development of architectural designs and preliminary construction details. Adherence to established standards, timelines, code quality, requirement fulfillment and security are the responsibility of the role. The Principal, Solutions Architect should have a deep knowledge of technology and functioning of the department to create strategies, objectives, policies, and procedures that support the functional infrastructure of the IT department.

Requirements

15+ years’ experience in architecting and supporting development of projects in Microsoft stack
Ability to facilitate working architecture sessions with diverse participants including technical leaders and stakeholders
Hands on experience with developing system models, UML diagrams, workflow diagrams and detailed documentation to explain architectural blueprints
Experience with identifying technology needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions and alternatives
Strong background in SDLC, Agile, distributed systems, CI/CD, data engineering technologies, API Integration, and Micro/Mini/Macro services
Deep knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
Ability to train the development teams to follow and adhere to the practices
Ability to evaluate COTS or propose alternate home-grown solutions with budget, time, and scalability as guiding factors
Experience with orchestrating monitoring and alerting solutions for all systems.
Ability to create an escalation process to prevent downtime and adhere to SLAs
Fluent in OOP, Design patterns, architectural principles
Excellent analytical and organizational skills
Self-starter with high motivation and passion to learn, adapt constantly, evolve, and grow
Maintain high standards of data quality and integrity
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience developing and architecting containerized cloud-based solutions
BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience required.

Nice To Haves

Azure Certified or at least 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Azure cloud environment

Responsibilities

Develop and drive the overall architecture strategy with hands-on involvement in design, documentation, and implementation.
Collaborating with tech teams and departments leads to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems.
Analyze, document, refine, and maintain architectures that are developed within the team.
Work closely with the IT operations team to request and refine hardware requirements for existing and new systems.
Create strategy and transition plans to deliver projects on time.
Take ownership of executing technology roadmap to transition existing architecture to new, stable design.
Work closely with the Security team to tighten any security issues discovered in infrastructure.
Meet Allied’s expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.
Working closely with the department lead to prioritize and strategize.
Adhere to, and apply all applicable privacy and security laws, including but not limited to HIPAA, HITECH and any regulations promulgated thereto.
Attend continuing education classes as required, including but not limited to HIPAA training.
Other duties as assigned.