Solutions Architect, Cloud

National Student Clearinghouse
Any Location, VA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Solutions Architect plays a critical role in the Clearinghouse’s major modernization initiative to re engineer and re platform mission critical applications. This position is responsible for designing application systems that support multiple lines of business, identifying technical components—including open source tools and SaaS solutions—that align with the organization’s strategy for building loosely coupled, scalable applications.

What You Will Do

Develop current and future state architectures that advance customer experience, organizational excellence, and brand growth. Make recommendations regarding strategic architectural considerations related to technology direction and standards. Develop design artifacts that describe the structure, characteristics, behavior, workflow, and other aspects of the solution to project stakeholders.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate brings experience operating in a transformative environment and excels at rapidly evaluating and validating complex technical concepts using a variety of approaches. Demonstrated experience applying enterprise architecture standards and patterns, including microservices, event driven architectures, API led integration, cloud native design, and non functional architecture patterns for security, scalability, and resiliency.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 10 years of software development experience in mid to large organizations, and technical leadership experience
  • 5 years of experience defining architectures, including current state, future state and enterprise technology roadmaps, working with commercial, open source, and cloud solutions including developing prototypes and integration models

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance benefits
  • Health care, dependent care, and limited purpose flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings account with annual employer contributions
  • Voluntary supplemental health plans for Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Infertility coverage
  • 401k matching contribution program
  • Paid leave program consisting of vacation, sick, and personal time
  • Paid holidays
  • Up to 3 weeks of paid parental leave during a 12-month period
  • Up to 5 days of paid military leave per calendar year
  • Employee Education Assistance Program
  • LinkedIn Learning subscription
  • Mental health with up to eight free therapy sessions for employees and their family members
  • Well-being reward benefits
  • Service credit towards the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF)
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