Position Overview:
The Solution Architect is responsible for designing and overseeing technology solutions tailored to business project contexts and strategic goals. This role encompasses both macro and micro-level architecture design and implementation, focusing on internal and third-party integrations, web portals, APIs, business technology platforms, policy administration, journey mapping, and omnichannel strategies. The Solution Architect will establish and manage application architecture solutions for core and business applications, ensuring the ongoing viability of existing technologies while promoting standard, reusable development processes. Collaboration with internal and external partners is essential to ensure alignment with the overall Enterprise Architecture framework.
Location: This position is based onsite in our West Des Moines, Iowa office, requiring attendance 2-3 days per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, document, and govern on-premises and cloud application architectures supporting the technology application portfolio and infrastructure.
- Enforce enterprise standards and policies in accordance with Enterprise Architecture and system development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.
- Facilitate the discovery of critical business issues and requirements for internal and external customers.
- Oversee the optimization and evaluation of current and future applications, creating and maintaining application roadmaps.
- Drive innovation in cloud technology, ensuring readiness and integration into IT investments.
- Provide technology leadership through mentoring, pair programming, and training, especially related to cloud technology adoption within application development.
- Collaborate with IT leaders to develop business cases for migrating from legacy solutions to modern approaches.
- Conduct research on new technology concepts and implementations, recommending strategies that drive business value.
- Offer advanced architecture and engineering support for automating and managing application systems across enterprise information systems.
- Plan and execute roadmaps and technology enhancements, creating and maintaining related standards and documentation.
- Assess existing applications and architecture, ensuring alignment with industry standards and best practices.
- Develop implementation plans for management directives that prioritize security and minimize disruption.
- Assist IT departments with the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of technologies, providing guidance and best practices.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field.
- Ten (10) years of experience in information technology, with at least five (5) years focused on cloud solutions.
- Familiarity with front-end development best practices, including mobile platforms.
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications, .NET framework, and various software tools.
- Experience with financial trading/management platforms such as Aladdin, Bloomberg Terminal, or Thomson Reuters Eikon.
- strong customer service orientation and effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate successfully with colleagues, customers, and third-party vendors.
- Capacity to thrive under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical skills to apply logical thinking to diverse intellectual and practical problems.
- Decision-making capabilities regarding technology strategies, considering various options and business needs.
- Advanced mathematical skills and the ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical tasks.
location: WEST DES MOINES, Iowa
job type: Permanent
salary: $140,000 - 160,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Develops, maintains, documents, and governs on-prem and cloud application architectures for the
technology application portfolio and infrastructure domain in support of business functions.
- Enforces enterprise standards and policies in-line with Enterprise Architecture and system
development lifecycle (SDLC) standards and strategies, and responsible for implementation and
standardization for the IT discipline.
- Facilitates discovery of internal and external customers' critical business issues and requirements.
- Oversees the ongoing optimization and future state evaluation of current and future applications,
including the creation and maintenance of application roadmaps, as well as ensuring the viability and
longevity of existing applications and processes.
- Drives cloud technology innovation, maturation/readiness and leverage into IT investments.
Solution Architect, Site Reliability Engineering
- Provides technology leadership, mentoring, pair programming, training, and proof-of-concept
development for adoption of cloud technology through all areas of application development, in
particular as it relates to high-performing development teams.
- Partners with IT Leaders on business case development with careful consideration of
migrating from current or legacy solutions and approaches.
- Conducts research and development around new technology concepts or implementations, and makes
recommendations for driving business value.
- Provides advanced architecture and engineering support to automate and administrator AEL's
application systems into all enterprise information systems.
- Drives planning and execution of roadmaps and technology enhancements.
- Creates and maintains standards and documentation related to business processes, procedure, and
infrastructure.
- Assesses current applications and architecture to ensure current implementations align with industry
guidelines, best practices and management approved standards.
- Develops plans for implementing management directives in most secure manners with least
disruption.
- Assists various IT departments with design, implementation and troubleshooting of technologies.
Provide standards and best practice guidance and requirements to technology teams when no solution
is currently available.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 10 years of experience
- Education: Bachelors
skills:
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
