Solution Architect (Cloud)

Our direct Client in Newark, NJ has an immediate opening for a Solution Architect specialized in Cloud. The individual will be part of a team of 12 to 15 solution architects that will be working on a 3 – 5 year roadmap consisting of over 40 major projects that aim to transform the organization.This position is Hybrid, but requires candidates to be onsite, in Newark, 2 days per week (consecutively).Design Responsibilities:IT Innovation and involvement in new technology evaluation as neededParticipate in technical evaluation and selection of packaged software, participating in RFP creation and evaluation where appropriate, participate in the identification, feasibility assessment, and pilot of emerging technologies.Participate in the delivery of technology strategy, architecture and design services in partnership with various groups within the organizationInvolved in enterprise-wide technical architecture solutions and leads the integration of specific architecture, Business, Information/Data, Applications, Technology, Solutions, and Security viewpointsProject Responsibilities:Conducts technology reviews and audits that ensure computer systems are built to architecture principles, follow standards, and are optimized to maximum efficiencyProvides technical guidance and renders decisions regarding Information Technology (IT) designWork with Enterprise Architecture group using standard practices and principles and building blocks for every solution neededOperational Responsibilities:Baseline of delivery cycle time and efficiency of solution designTraceability of solution against strategic directionStandard Solution Pattern definition and traceabilityExperience Required:Solid technical development application design and solutions architecture background (may encompass enterprise architecture)Solid understanding of digital cloud technologies and environments including AWS, Azure, OpenShift (OCP) and othersExperience in containerization concepts, docker images, etcSpecific experience with:The innerworkings, design, and scaling of Containerization/KubernetesService orchestration using Openshift (OCP – Open Compute Project) would be a huge plusAbility to learn and understand new technologies (e.g. Kafka) and build into designsAbility to understand how containers work, how to design containers, how they scale, etcSolid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) strategies and Docker imagesAbility to draw architectural diagrams using tools like VIZIO, DrawIO, etc.Past experience involving architectural documentation levels (C1, C2, C3 stages) is a plusPast experience involving C4 architectural documentation level would be an added bonusExperience with Healthcare Interoperability and FHIR is a plus#Contech