SENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Aug 3, 2024 - The Senior Solutions Architect boasts a comprehensive background in IT, specializing in Solutions Architecture, and possesses proficiency in Java, Spring frameworks, Microservices, Kafka, and cloud technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. With a focus on agile methodologies, this role has gained significant experience in the Payments and Cards Industry, including POS payment solutions and Mobile wallets, and is adept at utilizing architectural frameworks such as TOGAF. The individual excels in communication, is capable of conveying complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and demonstrates strong leadership in guiding technical teams toward achieving architecture and design objectives.
Summary of Senior Solutions Architect Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Information Technology with 3 years of Experience
- Proven experience with Linux systems and application administration
- Proven experience presenting solutions to clients
- Previous technical consulting experience is desirable – especially implementation experience in carriers and large enterprises
- Deep knowledge of SMTP and mobile message protocols
- Knowledge of Email and Mobile Messaging security issues
- Understanding of Anti-Spam/messaging technologies
- Experience with data analysis using scripts or analytical tools
- Proven customer-facing pre-sales or professional services role at a security solution provider or mobile network provider, or internet/hosting service provider
- Experience selling cloud solutions
- Seeks out knowledge rather than waiting for knowledge to be presented
- Passionate about providing excellent solutions and services to customers
- Excellent presentation skills and listening skills
- Willingness to travel within North America
- Ability to self-manage time and juggle multiple priorities
- Ability to interact with customers in a consultative selling style
2. BS in Computer Science with 6 years of Experience
- Extensive IT experience in Solutions Architecture, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Integration, SOA, JSON, Microservices, Kafka, Containerisation/Docker/Kubernetes, and Cloud architecture
- Experience in agile architectural roles.
- Experience in the Payments or Cards Industry.
- Experience of POS payment solutions or working with Mobile wallets.
- Experience and use of, at least one recognized architecture framework or standard e.g. TOGAF, Zachman Framework.
- Able to present and communicate complex architectural issues clearly and concisely with technical and non-technical audiences from senior stakeholders to project teams.
- Experience of operating within a corporate architecture governance framework and standards
- Experience working using Agile methodology
- Excellent interpersonal skills including facilitation, negotiation, collaboration and influencing
- Commercially and politically astute, able to see solutions in the wider context of Zapp/VocaLink strategy and customer engagement
3. BS in Software Engineering with 4 years of Experience
- Able to determine approaches to solve complex program-level requirements into leading technical teams to deliver the architecture and design deliverables.
- Knowledge and expertise (technical / role specific)
- Understanding of the product and project development lifecycle from strategy or presales to live operation and support, ideally from a managed services perspective
- Ability to assemble a broad set of technologies and services to create a complete solution to a business requirement such as application software, middleware, database, hardware, storage, network
- Understanding of solution trade-offs such as cost, scope, timescale, and balance between long-term strategic and short-term pragmatic considerations
- Ability to work with domain and technology experts to develop solutions from high-level architecture to detailed design level - recognized as a subject matter expert
- Experience architecting in scalable solutions with containerization and service mesh
- Experience of ISO standard messages e.g. ISO8583, ISO20022
- Experience with one or more payment systems e.g. BACS, SEPA, SWIFT, LINK, FPS, Mastercard
- Experience in Oracle, PostgreSQL
4. BS in Computer Engineering with 5 years of Experience
- Ability to transform complex, strategic business requirements into Enterprise IT technical architecture solutions that span across diverse integrated platforms
- Leveraging industry-leading framework design patterns and new and emerging technologies
- Strategic analysis, and assessment of business/technical requirements and communications skills appropriate for all levels within the organization and cross-functional teams
- Digital delivery and solutions expertise, specifically related to developing bid & proposal written responses
- Experience leading bid & proposal solution efforts including solution vision, design, and written responses
- Human-centered design and design thinking
- Cloud-based computing experience including cloud architecture
- Solid working knowledge of cloud solutions including AWS and MS Azure tools and applications
- Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or equivalent
- Experience with Healthcare claims and encounter processing (X12, FHIR standard, etc)
- Technical depth and breadth in case management and EDI transaction topologies
- Ability to thrive in a high-paced, maturing environment
- High academic ability and fluidity working with diverse team members and stakeholders
- Ability to gauge the audience and provide appropriate levels of detail to both technical and non-technical customers
5. BA in Information Systems with 3 years of Experience
- Strong broadcast and IT skills (AV, OS, network...)
- Autonomous, but able to plan and work with a team, pro-active and able to take initiatives
- Be able to meet very tight deadlines
- Able to manage him/her self under pressure
- Good communicator, at ease with clients, team player
- French/Cantonese/Mandarin/Japanese and English mandatory
- Proficiency across Technology Solution Architecture and design from an application, data and integration perspective
- Experience in Solution Estimation and Planning
- Previous experience preferably in Financial Services such as Capital Markets, Wealth Management or Banking or in industries with similar legacy and innovation challenges e.g. Telecoms
- Experience in IS requirements management
- Practitioner-level experience (planning, creation, and updating)
- Proficiency in project management
- Ability to handle pressure, strong interpersonal skills for frequent multi-level interaction
6. BS in Network Engineering with 2 years of Experience
- Experience in steeped in video streaming technology such as from HDS to HLS, Smooth Streaming to MPEG-DASH, IP Multicast, Windows Media, Flash Video, DRM & more.
- Proficient in HTML and video players – including HTML5, Adobe Flash & Microsoft Silverlight...
- Do not be afraid of code - Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP, JavaScript, Java, Scala, Go.
- Knowledge of content delivery networks & service offerings, cloud services, and architecture.
- Knowledge of mobility platforms and streaming video on those platforms.
- Understanding of enterprise architecture & networking.
- Ability to understand complex technical enterprise requirements.
- Results driven whilst able to try new processes and iterate to scale a global.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Experience as an Information Service (IS) Software Hosting design architect
- Experience in hardware solutions architecture