Advantage Tech is searching for a Solution Architect to join their client's team in Lee's Summit, Mo.
Please note the client is moving to a new facility in February 2022 and this position will be relocated to Lenexa, KS.
Job Description
Basic Function and Scope of Responsibility:
The Solution Architect is primarily responsible for:
- Finding the best tech solution among all possible to solve the existing business problems.
- Describing the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders.
- Defining features, phases, and solution requirements.
- Providing specifications according to which the solution is defined, managed, and delivered.
Essential Job Duties:
- Provide analysis, architectural design and leadership on large complex projects
- Analyze the technology environment
- Analyze and document requirements
- Define the collaboration / integration framework
- Create a solution prototype
- Participate in technology selection
- Provide oversight of solution development
- Support project management
- Work within defined IT processes and procedures including the company’s internal software development life cycle methodology (SDLC)
- Provide guidance and knowledge transfer to peers for areas of expertise
- Serve as liaisons between technical and business departments in order to ensure that all requirements and targets are met
- Work with little to no supervision with extreme latitude for independent judgment
- Consult with senior peers on large complexity projects
- Proficient in all levels and phases of application development and support
- Participate in 24×7 On Call rotation supporting break/fix ticket resolution
- Other administrative tasks (i.e. filing, preparing documentation)
- Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems
- Actively participate in team and company meetings
- Other duties as assigned by management
Qualifications
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to research architectural patterns to decide on optimal solution in given scenarios
- Ability to document and present architecture concepts, often narrowing complex ideas to a single overview
- Analytical, motivated and ability to learn new technologies and applications
- Ability to multi-task
- Knowledge and management of System Development Lifecycle Methodologies
- 7+ years of successful application & system development and management; database experience utilizing the .NET Framework
- 3+ years of successful Solution Architect Experience
- Proven experience leading tasks or projects related to large size software implementations
- Goal oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Keenly attentive to detail
- Ability to keep sensitive information confidential
Preferred Experience:
- Providing architecture solutions in a Cloud environment
- Project experience using Agile Methodology
- Leading projects, developing and administrating Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS): STARLIMS, Copia
- Leading projects, developing and administrating Specimen Management Systems
- Leading projects, developing and administrating Lab Instrument Interfaces connecting instruments to LIMS
- SQL Server or Oracle Knowledge
- Knowledge of testing laboratory operations and processes
- High level of proficiency with PC based software programs; including project management tools, MS Project