Systems Architect

Systems Architect

  Not Disclosed

  Orlando, FL (100% Remote)

  5.0 Months

  Not Disclosed

  Not Disclosed

  Government - State

  $126/hour - $131/hour

Job Description

Position General Summary:
Responsible for providing expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall systems architecture. Facilitates the establishment and implementation of standards and guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions, including architecting and implementing solutions requiring integration of multiple platforms, operating systems and applications across the enterprise. Reviews, advises, and designs standard software and hardware builds, system options, risks, costs vs. benefits, and impact on the enterprise business process and goals.
Develops and documents the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards. Assists in the development of and manages an architecture governance process. Provides technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate.
Tracks industry trends and maintains knowledge of new technologies to better serve the enterprise's architecture needs.

Essential Position Functions:
Ability to design and implement scalable AI solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing business and IT infrastructure and drive the organization’s vision
Leading cross-disciplinary teams to develop AI applications that meet strategic business objectives
Ensuring AI solutions comply with ethical standards and industry regulations
Provide technical direction and leadership for internal software development efforts
Conducts regular code reviews to ensure that the application code is of high quality and meets code standards.
Identify and implement technology solutions to support Research & Development initiatives including data interchange systems, security frameworks, and business intelligence systems
Plan and architect integration layers between internal applications that manage school and student information and external partner systems, including Learning Management Systems (LMS), Student Information System (SIS), Curriculum Services/Courses, and Physical School based systems
Design and develop new software products or major enhancements to existing software
Acts as highest-level technical expert, addressing problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms
Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects to management
Work across internal development teams to deliver system performance and architecture improvements
Work with leadership to identify and evaluate new technologies
Exhibit excellent communication skills to earn trust, persuade, motivate, and mentor
Assist in the establishment and maintenance of vendor relationships
Work with leadership to document and present technology roadmaps and strategies
Work together with peers and functional groups to ensure consistent approach and maximum value for development initiatives and business platforms
Produce architectural documentation as required by the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using industry standards; maintain and evolve software architecture documents based on evolving system requirements and industry trends and technologies
Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others

Minimum Requirements
Education/Licensure/Skill/Expertise/Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or Information Systems; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Or equivalent work experience.
Industry certifications in software, systems, network, or project management disciplines, preferred
Eight (8) years of software and systems architecture/development experience
Five (5) years of Artificial Intelligence development experience

Development Patterns, Methodologies and Tools
Code Repositories like Git/GitHub/TFS, required
Story Management Applications like Azure DevOps, preferred
Development Frameworks, preferred
DevSecOps / DevOps
Agile Development

Service Oriented Architectures
High -traffic and -volume Distributed System Design, required
Experience with Microservices or Service Bus Technologies, preferred
Message Brokers like RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Azure Service Bus, preferred

Data Storage and Persistence
SQL server/MySQL, required
No-SQL like MongoDB or Redis, required
Experience with Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, or Azure Key Vault, preferred

Experience with Cloud Storage like Azure, preferred
Container-based Architectures like Docker or Kubernetes, preferred
AI and Machine Learning with tools like Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Machine
Learning, Azure Cognize Services or Azure Bot Services, preferred
Experience with analytics like Azure Data Lake Storage and Analytics, Azure Databricks or Azure Open Datasets, preferred
Experience in Business Intelligence, Big Data, or analytics, preferred
Experience in Education industry or with education data, preferred
Experience with git version control, required
Ability to design large scale, enterprise-wide systems, optimized for performance utilizing appropriate industry technologies and best practices, required

Notes:
100% Remote - anywhere within US.