Sr. Solution Architect

Cygnus Professionals Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading information technology consulting firm seeks a Sr. Solution Architect for a contractual role based in Chicago. This position demands extensive experience in technical leadership, particularly with large-scale architecture and cloud migrations. Candidates should be adept in Agile methodologies, possess strong decision-making skills, and be an effective communicator. The role allows for impactful contributions in a fast-paced environment, supporting major enterprise projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in technical leadership and/or technology consulting.
• Experience with large scale migrations to Azure.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build large-scale, distributed systems as Enterprise-wide PaaS or SaaS.
• Document complex solution architecture designs using modeling techniques.
• Communicate issues/risks with technical analysis.

Skills

Agile processes

C#/.NET 4.5+

Web API

SQL Server 2014+

Azure

Service bus technology

Domain Driven Design

Decision making

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

Tableau

EACOE

TOGAF

Job description

Headquartered in New Jersey (U.S), Cygnus Professionals Inc. is a next generation global information technology Solution and Consulting company powered by strong management and leadership team with over 30 person years of experience. Today, Cygnus has strong footprints in more than 4 countries with more than 25 satisfied customers. We strive to extend our presence across industries and geographies with our industry-focused business excellence.

Cygnus Professionals Inc. has been named by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) as one of the “Fast 100 Asian American Businesses” – joining the country’s fastest-growing Asian American-owned companies, based on percentage revenue growth over the immediate past two years.

Job Description

Sr. Solution Architect

Chicago, IL

12 Months

Contract

Skype + F2F

MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• 15+ years relevant experience in technical leadership and/or technology consulting on large enterprise projects
• Multiple projects working at an Architect level with an Architect title
• Knowledge of Agile processes (Scrum preferred)
• Experience designing and building large-scale, distributed systems delivered as Enterprise-wide, global-facing PaaS or SaaS offerings.
• Experience with large scale migrations to Azure
• Experience with SOA and/or micro services-based architectures.
• Experience with documenting complex solution architecture designs
  • Proficient in ability to document designs using modeling and diagramming techniques appropriate for the required context.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience and solid understanding of the following technologies:
  • C#/.NET 4.5+
  • Web API
  • SQL Server 2014+
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Experience with a message broker / service bus technology
  • Azure
• Knowledge of Domain Driven Design
• Able to identify and communicate issues/risks applying technical and root cause analysis skills
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Possess strong decision making, problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and reasoning skills
  • Comfortable speaking in front of an executive audience
• Creativity and ability to think outside-the-box while defining sound and practical solutions
• Desire to take the initiative, moving projects/ideas forward with clarity
• Adept negotiation skills in high-pressure situations

Additional Information

NICE TO HAVE:

• NoSQL technologies, such as MongoDB and Redis
• AWS
• Tableau
• Enterprise Architecture certification, such as EACOE or TOGAF
• Tax industry / financial services experience