Solution Architect at HAYS in Columbia, South Carolina

Job Description:

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.


Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.


Our client is seeking a Solution Architect in Greenville , SC.


Role Description


Key responsibilities:


As a Senior Solutions Architect in Engineering Divison, the individual will be responsible for designing solutions for varied transformational and operational risk initiatives across all the Index Platform estate. The candidate will hold specialization in designing web applications, middleware/API layer and AWS. The selected candidate is required to provide technical expertise, perform PoCs, take ownership, and responsibilities in end-to-end IT project delivery.


Produce and promote high quality solution designs and application architectures that are aligned with the Group's architecture principles and strategy
Work with business and technology stakeholders to produce current state / target state, drive transition plans and roadmap creation
One needs to have Specialization on designing enterprise level web applications on multiple technology stacks - Angular, Java/C#.net, Python
Strong experience on AWS Stack, SQL/No-SQL implementations
Champion policies, procedures, and best practice design principles
Analysis of business requirements to identify flexible and pragmatic design changes to development and production architecture
Act as a technical consultant providing technical knowledge, coaching/mentoring, leveraging knowledge of industry trends and best practices
Participate in vendor selection exercises and gap analysis activities, and where required work with them to understand influence their roadmaps to support strategic objectives
Understand the balance between business drivers and purity of design
Where required facilitate and develop Pocks to demonstrate new concepts or technology choices
Work closely with group functions such as infrastructure, information security building relationships and becoming a trusted point of contact
Prior experience of BPM Implementation is hugely advantageous


Leadership responsibilities


A member of the solution architecture team focusing on the delivery of Index management capabilities for the FTSE Russell Index to achieve their strategic objectives.


Lead the detailed architecture design of the new business objective for the Index platform with specialization in designing web applications and process automation initiatives using BPM engines
Mentoring technical leads, and external consultants sharing their in-depth domain business knowledge and IT expertise to ensure an SME level knowledge base is maintained within Investment Solution IT.
Support prioritizing technical backlog based on the business priorities for both BAU platforms as well as transformation initiatives


The role will focus on building capabilities to allow the launch of new B&I products and streamline the maintenance of existing products.


Achieve committed delivery targets and milestones


Skills & Requirements


Technical / job functional knowledge


Degree qualified in a science or IT based discipline
Proven technical architecture experience covering common design patterns and platforms such as UIs, micro-services, data lakes, APIs, RDBMS, and NoSQL databases
Strong familiarity of formal design and SDLC methodologies, in particular Agile/SAFe
Significant experience of designing solutions in distributed highly resilient environments
Significant experience of integrating enterprise application solutions
Significant understanding of information security concerns and best practices
Cloud solution design and architecture - both native and IaaS ideally on AWS
Experience in handling design dependencies on a highly complicated matrix structured organization


Business and sector expertise


Deep understanding in Asset Management including Fixed Income, Equities and Multi-Asset Portfolio Analytics ideally with a background in indexes and benchmarks
Leadership and management experience
The role requires working with senior stakeholders on transformation programs. Dealing with third party delivery teams. Requires experience in technical thought leadership.


Personal skills and capabilities


Articulate, energetic person able to work alone or as part of a team
Excellent attention to detail but an ability to think laterally to solve business problems
Passion to learn both new technologies and business concepts
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Creative, results driven, self-motivated, and solutions oriented
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to adapt to business, senior stakeholders, analysts, and developers
Experience of managing or influencing key decision makers
Able to establish credibility quickly


Benefits/Other Compensation


This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).


Why Hays?


You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.


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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays' guiding principles is 'do the right thing'.
We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.


In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.


Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.


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