Solutions Architect, Associate Director

American Institute of Physics Incorporated • College Park, MD

80d • $108,080 - $135,000

About The Position

The Solutions Architect for AIP is responsible for designing and implementing effective and scalable technology solutions that meet the needs of an organization that delivers programs and services to a federation of scientific societies. Much of that work involves content creation, information distribution and data analysis. You will be responsible for understanding the business requirements, content creation, management, distribution, and delivery processes, and then translating them into viable technical solutions. AIP recently launched a state-of-the-art digital experience platform with a new content management system, customer data platform and data warehouse. As the Solutions Architect, you’ll play a pivotal role in the ongoing development of these systems to assure their optimized use by our stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related disciplines preferred
• Microsoft Azure Certification is advantageous
• 5+ years experience in related technologies, demonstrating advancement in roles & responsibilities
• Experience with cloud engineering, including designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining web-based SaaS applications
• Knowledge of designing, allocating, configuring, and monitoring cloud-based resources, including data lake, visualization and networking components
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure is a bonus
• Experience with Brightspot (CMS), Blueconic (CDP), Mailchimp (ESP), and/or Snowflake a plus
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Digital Experience, Business Requirements Analyst, and stakeholders to understand their challenges, objectives, and requirements
• Utilizing your technical expertise, design end-to-end solutions that align with the organization's strategic objectives consistent with the overall Enterprise Architecture
• Create architecture diagrams and documentation that outline the proposed solutions, detailing integration points, data flow, security considerations, scalability, and performance aspects
• Evaluate and recommend third-party tools, platforms, or services that can enhance the organization's technical capabilities
• Work closely with development teams, providing them with clear guidelines and documentation, ensuring that the solutions they build are implemented correctly and efficiently
• Design and maintain seamless integrations between different systems, ensuring smooth data exchange and interoperability
• Address security concerns in compliance with data protection regulations
• Configure and optimize Snowflake clusters and virtual warehouses based on workload and performance requirements
• Design data integration strategies to ingest data from various sources into Snowflake
• Ensure that the solutions can handle increasing volumes of content and user traffic while maintaining optimal performance
• Strive to design cost-effective solutions by leveraging existing resources and identifying areas for optimization
• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies, best practices, and trends in content management, distribution, and delivery, as well as data management
• Identify potential risks associated with the proposed solutions and devise mitigation strategies
• Oversee testing processes to verify the correctness and performance of the implemented solutions
• Monitor the performance of the solutions in production, gathering feedback from users, and making iterative improvements to enhance efficiency and user experience
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other team members and foster a culture of innovation and learning within the organization

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Annual retirement contribution of 10% of base pay
• Tuition assistance
• Commuter benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees