IT Architect Specialist

Description
What Part Will You Play?

• Collaborates with clients and other functional areas in the design of IT Roadmaps to illustrate architectural complexities and interactions of information systems. Analyzes, refines and documents the business requirements of the client. Analyzes existing systems to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement. Plans and designs information systems and implements updates within scope of established guidelines and objectives.
• Researches new technological advances to assess current practices for compliance with systems requirements. Recommends solutions to address current system needs, process improvements and controls. Assists in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process. Makes recommendations for future information system needs.
• Provides technical architecture and support across applications and guidance to other functional areas to define software/hardware requirements and in planning and delivering infrastructure. Analyzes infrastructure and capacity planning.
• Employs a thorough knowledge of required procedures, methodologies and/or application standards, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) and security related compliance to write or modify software programs to include analysis, writing specifications and code, program installation and documentation for use with multiple application/user database systems. Maintains information systems by configuring software and hardware, tracking errors and data movement, and troubleshooting.
• Solicits and incorporate feedback from internal customers and IT teams to ensure solutions are aligned with user needs and business objectives, driving customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
• Leads by example in adopting best practices for secure, high-performance architectures, and serves as a trusted advisor for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Be a subject matter expert on the solutions that they are responsible for
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the entire solution
• Know the relationships between components within the solution as well as with non-solution components
• Act as an escalation point for troubleshooting P1 issues and offering remediation solutions
• Work with Product Owners to ensure safe and sustainable delivery of vision
• Have visibility into the product road map and ensure technical pathways exist to implement solutions
• Take ownership of architectural technical debt
• Facilitate the creation of work items into the backlog
• Advocate for prioritization of architectural technical debt

• Work with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Security, PMO and Implementation team to:

• Identify and plan solution improvements

• Create modern architected solutions
• Assist Enterprise Architecture in preparing Reference Architecture for BTS proposal
• Solidify solution architecture into reusable reference architecture for all of Heartland to easily reuse

• Work on POCs for new architecture, cloud offerings, standards, and software

• Maintain Architecture and Standards within implementation teams

• Ensure best practice standards are followed consistently across teams to create\maintain a sustainable and scalable product
• Ensure new implementation is following approved architecture, or work to submit new architecture if a new standard needs to be created
• Support in the diagnosis and resolution of new and existing architecture issues and risks
• Conduct Build Reviews to ensure the design documentation reflects the implemented solution
• Participate in a community of practice with EA, CE, Security and other Solution Architects

What Are We Looking For in This Role?
Minimum Qualifications

• 12 or more years experience in software engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 3 or more years experience as a software architect
• 10 or more years experience in software development in Java/C#
• 5 or more years experience in microservices architecture and APIs, Internet gateways Gateways and APIMs
• In-depth knowledge of application security best practices
• Experience in building highly available systems
• Experience with databases and queries
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
• Experience in one or more cloud platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience with Kubernetes

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Skills / Knowledge - Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Capable of navigating and overcoming barriers such as cross-departmental and peer reviews.
• Job Complexity - Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside their own area of expertise.
• Leadership & Supervision - Takes ownership of defining methods and procedures for new assignments and ensures successful execution. Acts as a team lead, coordinating the activities of other personnel and fostering collaboration to meet objectives efficiently.