Solutions Architect IV (AWS, .Net, C#)

Location: Birmingham, AL / Atlanta, GA / Charlotte, NC | Duration: Contract to hire

About the role

The Solutions Architect IV oversees multiple dimensions of assigned applications and/or capabilities, including stability, life cycle management, version control, design and development, mapping of business requirements to capability-oriented technical requirements, and ensuring technology solutions to business needs are developed in accordance with the architectural roadmap, guidelines, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end solution architectures from conception through delivery into production.
• Partner with business and technology subject-matter experts to translate business requirements into technological solutions.
• Participate in the design and modeling of architectures for delivery, development, and support of projects.
• Collaborate with other domain architects to provide scalable and adaptable architectural solutions.
• Develop roadmaps to align IT priorities with business partner requirements and strategies.
• Promote the reuse of services, components, frameworks, and infrastructure as code to reduce costs and improve information flow.
• Support team members in designing deployment strategies and solutions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify code, architectures, and vendor dependencies.
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with technical decision-makers within Technology.
• Make recommendations to improve application operational efficiency and enhance program usage.
• Lead the design of both physical and logical components of solution architectures for positive business outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with architectural principles and patterns in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.
• Oversee technical analysis and design capabilities.
• Provide feedback to Enterprise Architecture on potential deviations or necessary modifications to architectural principles.
• Work closely with Cyber Security to address network, application, and data security requirements.
• Understand non-functional requirements that may impact solution architecture.
• Ensure solutions are observable and secure by design in collaboration with software delivery teams.
• Work with business stakeholders and site reliability teams to create service level objectives and agreements.
• Provide consultation on complex projects and coach junior-level architects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field and seven (7) years of enterprise solutions and/or technical architecture experience; or a High School Diploma/GED and eleven (11) years of related experience.
• Experience with N-tier architectures and complex design architectures.
• Proficiency in Agile methods.
• Experience with technical application and information architecture delivery techniques and methodologies.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Advanced knowledge of security design techniques.
• Proficiency in using design patterns to align business requirements with technical strategies.
• Familiarity with documentation standards such as BPMN and UML.
• Hands-on experience with programming languages like Java, Go, C#, Rust, Python, etc.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure platforms and serverless architectures (AWS, Azure preferred).
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, OpenShift preferred).
• Familiarity with observability frameworks and platforms (OpenTelemetry, DynaTrace, Splunk preferred).
• Experience with CRM systems like Salesforce.
• Understanding of organizational technologies (e.g., Middleware, .NET, J2EE, Oracle).

Certifications

Certifications in the technology domain of the enterprise.

About the company

PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. With over 5,000 professionals, PTR Global delivers services across the U.S. and Canada.

Pay

$90 - $95/hr (W2)

Benefits

Full-time consultants have access to benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K contributions
• Paid time off (PTO) and sick leave
• Other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work