Solutions Architecture

Solutions Architecture

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Solutions Architecture for an opportunity in Addison: TX

Position Title: Solutions Architecture

Location: Addison: TX

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Expected Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: CONTRACT

Pay Rate: $60/hr to $65/hr

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Description:

DevEx Solutions Architecture provides enterprise technical standards and common technical services, platforms, and tools that are leveraged by delivery teams across all BofA lines of business. The team leads the solution design of those common services, platforms, and tools within our portfolio. With a strong sense of ownership for both personal deliverables and value stream goals, we perform role functions including:

Creating technical designs for architecturally significant DevEx portfolio business and technical change

Collaborating with delivery teams on implementation according to design, standards, and best practices

Evaluating vendor and in house solutions against architecture standards and technical requirements

Managing value stream architecture runway and technical debt backlog with input from key stakeholders e.g. Product Manager/Owner, Feature Lead, Infrastructure, Info Security

Collaborating with peer Solution Architects and Enterprise Architects on cohesive and consistent architecture approaches and best practices

Required Skills:

• Broad and deep experience designing solutions across varied software development platforms and environments including Linux, Windows, Java, .Net, Python, JavaScript, vendor packages, Tomcat/JBoss, data & analytics, etc.
• Technical expertise with DevOps automation and enablement technologies including Jenkins, Ansible/Tower, Jira, Git/Bitbucket, Artifactory, SonarQube, etc.
• Design and/or development experience with complex, integrated, high volume applications for resiliency and performance leveraging both application (e.g. caching, replication) and infrastructure components (e.g. load balancers, clustering)
• Knowledge of security aspects of integrated system design and associated protocols e.g. AAA, token based auth oAuth/oIDC, encryption
• Ability and desire to perform hands on POC work to comprehensively assess applicability and impact of technology and patterns to our solution designs
• Strong, independent, ownership focused technical leader requiring minimal oversight including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear, concise technical guidance to the delivery partners along (e.g. developers, engineers) with comprehensive status communication to program management (e.g. product owners, scrum masters)
• Process expertise across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) i.e. requirements definition, build, test, deploy, release, operate

Desired Skills:

Production level experience with microservices/SOA enabling tools e.g. API Management, Kubernetes/Docker, service gateway/meshes, Swagger

Experience with agile methodologies, routines, and tools

Technical experience with web application UI frameworks e.g. Angular, React

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 249822 when responding to this ad.

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