Solution/Application Architect

Job Description Solution/Application Architect Location: Plano, TXOnsite Flexibility: OnsiteContract Details Position Type: ContractContract Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension)Pay Rate: $72.00 $75.00 / Hour (USD)Shift / Schedule: Standard (8/9 AM to 5/6 PM CST)Travel Requirements: Local candidate requiredWork Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.Job Summary This role sits within a collaborative, innovative environment at a globally admired automotive and mobility brand that is growing and leading the future of mobility through high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives. The organization is looking for diverse, talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow.Key Responsibilities Contribute to an overall Enterprise Architecture strategic plan. Establish, develop, and promote standard architecture, frameworks, and guidelines.Analyze complex business and technical problems related to the implementation of new technology and/or the customization of existing technologies.Partner with other technology teams to work with business executives and end users to conceptualize new application projects, recommend technologies and implementation strategies then architect/design for requirements of the project within financial and timeline.Author and/or review architecture/design and other technical documents ensuring high quality deliverables and systems development across tech stacks and applications teams.Review code and technical approaches for problem solving to ensure functional and non-functional requirements are met in an effective and high-quality manner.Provide guidance and mentor technical teams across multiple architecture styles and technologies to ensure high quality design/implementation, re-use of enterprise/common patterns, improve code quality and testability/maintainability by ensuring standard design practices and removing duplication of effort.Help ensure high quality software delivery by providing guidance on testing strategy, providing technical consultation to plan/design performance testing and profiling of application, and providing feedback/guidance for tuning performance and other non-functional elements.Define and communicate complex technical and operational solutions and translate complex topics into simple business language to drive the value alignment. Preparing technical solution and architecture documents, artifacts, work products and presentations.Enforce standards, frameworks, and architecture principles and governance to keep the overall architecture evolving toward the target state. Create level 1 architecture diagrams to define vehicle to cloud, channel to cloud and system architecture for the connected vehicle program. Work with the cyber security and the web security team to ensure compliance to the technical solution being implemented.Perform as an individual contributor and colleague who enjoys collaborating with, learning from, and mentoring program team members on security disciplines to bolster overall security posture to lower the business risk profile.Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership of assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices.Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational and regulatory standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments.Guide the technical leads to create the component and process flow diagrams and assist the application support team for performance, scalability, reliability, and capacity planning.Required Experience 10 years of experience in Information Technology, 5 8 years in an Architecture environment.Should have achieved mastery in one of the application languages such as Java, Golang, or Python by developing a Service-oriented or microservices architecture (primarily Kubernetes) and distributed application design principles for creating proof of concepts.Good understanding of application code development, system integrations, SecDevOps practices in a cloud environment primarily AWS with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge.Experienced in a distributed system representation using UML or C4 to ensure that a standard system depiction across the architecture team.Required Skills Expertise in microservices architecture, primarily Kubernetes , and distributed application design principles.Application code development, system integrations, and SecDevOps practices in a cloud environment (primarily AWS).Awareness of site reliability engineering principles.Distributed system representation using UML or C4.Agile/JIRA best practices for project delivery.Experience developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments in compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.Ability to create component and process flow diagrams and support performance, scalability, reliability, and capacity planning.Preferred Skills Good knowledge of authentication/authorization standards, protocols, and frameworks such as OpenID, SAML, OAuth, JWT, CA, X.509, MTLS, etc. with a conceptual knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF with good understanding of service mesh and TechRadar practices.Maintain application-level roadmaps, short term, and long-term strategic plans to align with the forward-looking deliverables and architecture guardrails around development and release management process.Understand the changing business needs of the organization/projects and recommend viable strategies for the future.Exposure to mobile technologies, OCPP protocol, and Machine Learning Modeling.Benefits Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans401k Retirement FundImportant Notes Local candidates only.About GTT GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.Job Number: 26-05949#LI-GTT #LI-Onsite #gttjobsCompany Description Global Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation (www.Chenega.com) with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation's largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.We are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation's largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.There is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website's career page. Just click on this link: https://bit.ly/gttcareersAwardsSIA's Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015SIA's Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015Randstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023TechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019NH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companiesErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015 Company Description Global Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation (www.Chenega.com) with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation's largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.\r\n\r\nWe are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation's largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.\r\n \r\nThere is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website's career page. Just click on this link: https://bit.ly/gttcareers \r\n \r\nAwards\r\n\r\nSIA's Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015\r\nSIA's Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023\r\nInc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015\r\nRandstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023\r\nTechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019\r\nNH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies\r\nErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015