Solutions Architect (Java/NET)

As a Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering complex solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements. You will collaborate with product owners and cross-functional teams to design and implement architectures that align with business objectives, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with industry standards.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Collaborate with product owners to understand and define functional requirements.
• Lead cross-functional sessions to build consensus on requirements, solution options, desired architecture, and recommendations.
• Translate conceptual architecture and business requirements into detailed solution designs with all necessary artifacts for development.
• Decompose large-scale business programs into logical components and solutions that adhere to enterprise architecture strategy.
• Manage risks and resolve challenges that have the potential to impact solution scope, schedule, and quality.
• Work across geographies as necessary to deliver solutions that drive global product offerings.
• Review development work to ensure that all solution designs adhere to Encoras architecture principles and meet non-functional requirements.
• Communicate and present technical concepts, risks, challenges, and selling points of a solution to technology and business partners.
• Collaborate with SMEs across Encora to ensure solution designs deliver on stated business value.
• Coordinate overall solution architecture with Global Architecture leadership and other stakeholders.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience as a Solution Architect and/or Designer of data flows and processes.
• Experience with large and complex system designs in a distributed and real-time polyglot environment.
• Proficiency in a general-purpose programming language (5+ years).
• Application of enterprise design patterns and advanced understanding of business analysis techniques, processes, and tools.
• Experience leading projects with cross-functional work teams.
• Broad knowledge of computer software, systems, infrastructure, security, and programming languages.
• Expert understanding of Agile development tools and processes.
• Ability to communicate business and technical concepts across the enterprise, conveying technical language to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to drive consensus on technical solutions.
• Experience in system design for governance and compliance related to PCI, NACHA, and SOX.

Technical Skills

• Experience with microservices, service-oriented architectures, and layered systems.
• Prior hands-on development experience with various programming platforms, including .NET or Java.
• Expertise in database design and management using technologies such as SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, and NoSQL platforms.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, virtualization, hyper-convergent, and containerization infrastructure.
• Experience with distributed messaging systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Understanding of cryptographic standards, schemes, and protocols.

What they offer:

• Remote job
• USD payment (6k - 6,5k USD)
• International projects
• Career opportunities