Job Summary
The Solutions Architect is a strategic member of our IT Department. They will deeply understand the solutions and capabilities of a large enterprise environment. This role is a consultative partner for our internal stakeholders, focusing on understanding their goals and strategies and mapping solutions to business outcomes. The Solutions Architect is responsible for using their knowledge of software programs and business strategies to help maximize productivity and communication. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and implement solutions. The role also requires expertise with Microsoft Power Platform and a deep understanding of business processes.
This position must report to the SHI Austin, TX, or SHI Somerset, NJ, office location as determined by SHI management.
About Us
Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $14 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.
Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:
- Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
- Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
- Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
- World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.
Responsibilities
Include, but not limited to:
- Demonstrates leadership to ensure that transformation solutions recommendations are comprehensive and meet business objectives.
- Engage with multiple layers of contacts within the organization to gain insights into the environment.
- Analyze current business processes and make recommendations for improvement based on industry trends and professional business knowledge.
- Develop cross-functional strategies and solutions.
- Translates business and technical objectives into prioritized, phased solutions.
- Oversee and facilitate the evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards.
- Provide technology/architecture recommendations based on business relevance, appropriate timing and deployment.
- Keep the portfolio current, driving the retirement of legacy solutions/technologies.
- Contribute to the design of operational processes, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and compliance with policies and security requirements.
- Stay current with new technologies and frameworks and recommend adopting new partners or solution components.
- Builds current and future state integration diagrams and views.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or relevant work experience required.
- 10+ years of experience in Software Development, Solutions Architecture, Solutions Engineering, or Business Systems Analysis.
- 5+ years of experience with Application Development and Modernization.
Required Skills
- Core Development Skills: C#, SQL, JSON, REST API, GitHub (including Actions), Jenkins, Jira.
- Designing and supporting multi-tier applications and cloud-based architectures.
- Designed and implemented large-scale API & Service bus-based integrations.
- Expertise in API scalability, reliability, availability, security, and governance needs.
- Implemented API management infrastructure and understands productization.
- Implemented API-based workflows and composite APIs.
- Expertise in diagramming tools (Visio/LucidChart).
- Ability to analyze requirements, recommend technical solutions and write technical specifications.
- Ability to efficiently work with executives and internal stakeholders.
- Current understanding of best practices regarding system security measures.
- Project management and leadership skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to translate goals and strategies into business solutions.
Preferred Skills
- Cloud infrastructure (Azure and AWS).
- Experience with Azure API Management and Azure API gateway.
- Integration of APIs with service bus, data lake, SaaS, and PaaS components.
- Hands-on experience with API design tools.
- Message-based and event-driven architectures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with iterative and test-driven development practice.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Strong understanding of Agile practices, including Scrum.
Unique Requirements
Travel as needed based on business needs and determined by SHI management.
Additional Information
- The estimated annual pay range for this position is $100,000 - $200,000. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual.
- Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status.