Senior Solutions Architect

Synopsis of the role

We're looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge solutions on GCP. This senior role requires a visionary with deep expertise in cloud-native development, microservices, and CI/CD practices. You'll be responsible for defining the technical vision and providing oversight from conception to completion, ensuring our solutions are not only innovative but also robust and scalable. If you have a proven track record of at least three years in cloud architecture, a strong command of modern programming languages, and a passion for building resilient systems, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Architect, design and implement smart solutions in GCP/AWS using Cloud Native capabilities.

• Establish the high-level Solution Intent for given project or problem statement

• Establish responsibilities of major logical components of the solution in collaboration with other team members

• Develop architecture deliverables necessary to illustrate system behavior, including usage models, and cost of ownership models and failure analysis model

• Ensure that the solution is aligned with the technology strategy, uses standard solution building blocks and can be built and operated in an efficient manner aligned with economic value of the project

• Develop, analyze, split, and prioritize work required to implement the system’s non-functional requirements

• Provide technical oversight of implementation, keeping the final build and overall implementation aligned with the solution intent

What experience you need 

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent job experience required

• 5+ years of experience architecting and developing software in the public cloud., including 10+ years overall relevant experience.

• Experince to Architect, design and implement smart solutions in GCP is a must have for this role. .

• Experience in monitoring infrastructure and application uptime and availability to ensure functional and performance objectives.

• Experience in one or more languages such as Python, Bash, Java, Go, JavaScript and/or node.js

• Demonstrable cross-functional knowledge with systems, storage, networking, security and databases

• Partner with Engineering, and SREs to analyze any outages or resiliency issues and provide remediation steps

• Experience with microservice best practices and design patterns

• Experience with event driven architecture and immutable data management patterns (CQRS)

• Proficiency with continuous integration and continuous delivery tooling and practices

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Cloud Certification Strongly Preferred

What could set you apart

An ability to demonstrate successful performance of our Success Profile skills, including:

• Application Development/Programming - Experience working with software design, programming languages (preferably Python, Java, Javascript) and solution architecture. Knowledge of Event Driven Architecture, Functional/Object Oriented Programming

• Cloud Services (AWS/GCP) - Leveraging cloud native GCP/AWS service while architecting particular product/platform

• DevSecOps - Need to have a strong understanding of both security and DevOps principles. They need to be able to design and implement solutions that meet the security and compliance requirements of the organization. Ability to work with developers and operations teams to ensure that the solutions are implemented in a way that does not impact the development or deployment process.

• Technical Communication/Presentation - Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to tailor to specific audiences. Work with others to achieve results and proactively address sources of conflict and emotion with focus on the best solution for Equifax

• Technology Advising/Consulting - Understand business goals and how to use technology to achieve them. Understand the IT environment and the challenges the unit is facing. Develop a technology solution that will help achieve the BU goals. Provide ongoing support to ensure that it continues to meet the goals. Monitor the solution for any potential problems and take corrective action as needed.

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