Our excellent client seeks a Solution Architect - Mastery one year W2 HYBRID contract in Springfield/Boston/NYC. MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON OUR W2. NO AGENCIES.

As a Solutions Architect you'll have an opportunity to partner with other experienced technology resources to deliver solutions that transform our business processes. In this role, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, a strong business acumen, and exercise strong communication skills.

In this role, you will be expected to:

Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define and maintain the target operating model for delivery, including technologies, tools, and patterns.

Partner with Enterprise Architecture to further the strategic vision and application roadmaps.

Partner with Development Teams to translate architecture to design/code-level execution.

Serve as the technical liaison between business partners, industry vendors, and distribution partners, while working very closely with both business and technical stakeholders

Identify end-to-end technical solutions based on business needs that utilize a service-based architecture incorporating API's and Events for decoupling Digital and Backend application services.

Capture future state technology vision in actionable, context-specific roadmaps.

Partner directly with the specific technology subject matter experts and technical leads to ensure architecture standards are adopted and solutions are aligned with enterprise Technology stacks.

Architect Solutions are designed as reusable components (API's/Microservices) that compose an overall solution that's flexible, scalable, performant, and providing excellent user experience.

Be accountable for implementation of cross-functional solution architecture of all technologies in the Sales & Distribution technology stack.

Understand and proactively assess the current state of the technology/identify gaps and overlaps.

If necessary, conducts technology assessment and selection.

Possess deep industry understanding and a point-of-view of the services provided, and the technologies/products used in the industry to effectively make decisions on product usage and investment.

The Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years development experience, capable of designing and implementing complex solutions.

8+ years of solutions architect or related experience (eg tech lead, 8+ lead designer)

2+ years of experience in sales & distribution related business processes and technologies, including at least one of the following sub-domains: Marketing, Wealth Management, Distribution Management, Incentive Management (compensation, recognition), Broker Dealer Administration, Insurance Distribution.

Skilled in leading and/or participating in system design and architectural activities including technical requirement writing experience and ability to lead collaboration sessions for important design reviews and decisions.

Experience in AWS cloud application design, development, and deployment.

Experience with event streaming and web service protocols like SOAP, REST, JSON, or Kafka Experience with data development, including database design, modeling, ETL and scheduling.

General working knowledge of insurance data, investment data and/or financial data Experience in working with and enabling integrations with vendor/SaaS platforms

Ideal Qualifications:

AWS Certifications

7+ design & development experience including frontend, backend, database, and Integration technologies preferred.

Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices

Experience with one or more of the following platforms/technologies:

Vertica

Kong

Kafka

React/NeXTs

Content Management Platforms/Search Engines

Life, Disability Income and Annuity Order Entry

Investment Custodian Platforms

Needs Analysis/Financial Planning Software