Solutions Architect (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Solutions Architect for our client in Addison, TX. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• We are looking for seasoned hands-on Solution Architect to lead the efforts for defining the technology architecture strategy for our next generation claims applications. The individual will work closely with enterprise architecture teams, development teams, and Claims Operations and Product teams to shape the landscape of this space.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Leads the definition of architecture strategy for a claims product and associated platforms. Ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and meets enterprise requirements for security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with business and technology organizations to align technology strategy to business strategy and help define architecture that modernize our technology, optimize business processes, and enable the business to compete in the evolving emerging environment
• Lead buy/build assessments and cost benefit analysis and derives effective decision making
• Builds alliances with both internal and external stakeholders to gain support and buy-in on ideas. Partners effectively with business stakeholders and leverages industry knowledge.
• Facilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design for simplification of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through practical experiments and POCs
• Works with Product Owners to define roadmap for the next generation platform implementation
• Lead and partner with team members to define best technology practices and standardization strategies, and to create innovative solutions.
• Derives the organization towards best practices and technologies such as Agile, Mulesolft, Pega, scalability and building reusable components
• 8+ years in leading large scale applications and defining technology architecture and strategies
• Proven track record of execution and delivery involving transformational programs
• 8+ year experience as hands on seasoned developer/development lead using Java, Pega, or .Net technologies.
• Experience in micro-services, big data concepts, Oracle Databases, Java , .Net. and design patterns
• Demonstrated expertise in defining major enterprise level architecture and modernization using multiple technologies and delivering it throughout implementation phases
• Excellent knowledge of software development methodologies, architecture, and design patterns
• Strong analytics and communication skills including ability to drive diverse group towards common goal and clearly articulate both problems and proposed solutions
• Ability to balance need to deliver while maintaining architectural standards
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery models
• Continuous learner with good understanding of new technology trends and ability to promote innovative solutions
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Information Technology management
• Leads the definition of architecture strategy for a claims product and associated platforms. Ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and meets enterprise requirements for security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with business and technology organizations to align technology strategy to business strategy and help define architecture that modernize our technology, optimize business processes, and enable the business to compete in the evolving emerging environment
• Builds alliances with both internal and external stakeholders to gain support and buy-in on ideas. Partners effectively with business stakeholders and leverages industry knowledge.

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