SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

New Jersey  ‐ Onsite
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Position : Solutions Architect
Location : NJ
Rate : Open
Duration : 9months

The Solutions Engineers will support a wide variety of business and technology projects, this position will report to the Director of Solutions Engineering and will work in close concert with the Senior Solutions Engineers on project activities. The Solutions Engineer via a Matrix alignment will work with the Senior Solutions Engineers to the development, documentation and implement the technical solutions required to support business infrastructure and project needs.
The Solutions Engineer will have expert level knowledge in designing implementing and testing complex technical architectures in support of business needs. The Solutions Engineer should also be able to capture, document and utilize business and technical requirements to support engineering projects from Initiate through production turnover.

Technologies include
Wintel based Application Hosting Products such as Apache and IIS
Unix Based Application Hosting Products such as WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache
High Availability Clustering Technologies such as WebLogic Clustering
Database technologies such as MySQL, SQL, Oracle including replication technologies
Supporting networking architecture tools such as Local and Global Load Balancing.
Authentication Technologies Active Directory. LDAP, eRights, Oracle Identity Management
Linux, Windows, and Unix Hardware/Operating Systems
High Availability Clustering Technologies including Microsoft and Veritas Clustering Services
Server Virtualization Technologies across Linux, Unix, and Windows Operating Systems.
Remote Server Management Technologies
High Availability Solutions including Replication, Load Balancing, Disaster Recovery Tools.

Essential Accountability
Support segment based infrastructure design activities in support of business projects.
Partner with the CAE and Senior Solutions Engineering teams to define both business and technical requirements.
Develop a buildable and cost-effective solution to meet business and project needs.
Provide cost-effective solutions and continual efficiencies and improvement through the Solutions Design and Implementation process.
Identify and work with the product teams to introduce repeatable and standards-based patterns to meet business trends and demand.
Influence development teams on product life cycle and standards adoption
Provide input to product teams for reference architecture and implementation standards.
Develop solution implementation, testing and operational support documentation.
Work with the Senior Solutions Engineer to ensure all solutions are delivered within project timeline and budget.
Ensure solutions align to client product and usability standards.
Work with the Senior Solutions Engineers to ensure all required Quality Gate items are provide and accepted within the Plan, Build and Run teams.
Support post production Warranty Support for all engineered solutions.
Provide input to the Senior Solutions Engineering teams for detailed project cost analysis and timeline planning activities
Develop a detailed Bill of Materials for each engineered solution.
Develop a buildable design package for each technical design.
Develop all required project documentation including but not limited to (Solution Design Package, Implementation Plan, Test Plan, Production Turnover and Warranty Support Plan)

3. OTHER REQUIRED ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Describe any additional accountabilities not included under the essential accountabilities section, which are part of the job.
Collaborate closely with other Infrastructure Engineering Teams to build and maintain Infrastructure Integration Testing Environment.
Develop methods to create repeatable and efficient procedures to deploy approved products.
4. DIMENSIONS:
Provide specific dollars and/or unit measures which indicate the position's impact or effect on the business (think in terms of revenue or expense dollars, staff size, etc.).
Design solutions that integrate to the segment and enterprise-wide business infrastructure platform technologies, standards and dependent services for the client
Provide input and forecast needs for the Engineering budget
5. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Describe the knowledge and skills needed for competent performance of the position. Specify why the knowledge or experience is required by referring to how it is used in performing the essential accountabilities.
Significant expertise (3 to 5 years) in defining, designing and deploying global business application infrastructures both internally and externally customer focused.
Strong understanding and experience in application development life cycle and alternative SDLC methodologies such as Agile.
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate new concepts, and drive change in process and behaviors.
Strong analytical focus, results-oriented and execution driven, with the ability to align technology developments with the generation of potential competitive business advantage.
SME level technology competencies include but not limited to Apache, WebLogic, IIS, Unix System Administration, Wintel System Administration, DMZ Hosting and related technologies.

Bottom-line oriented with the ability to push self and team for results.
Able to identify and elaborate enterprise-wide impact of major business and technology trends
Has acted within a Matrix team providing an engineering focused role to research, develop and implement business infrastructure focused technology projects.
Architecture and design for business infrastructure technologies, with SME knowledge in one or more related technologies.
Significant experience with solutions development, testing, prototyping proof of concept and migrations.
Has a clear perspective on product and technology pattern integration and interconnectivity and operability.
Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
Effective communications and presentation delivery skills, with a focus on technology strategies and solutions;
Bachelor in computer-related field or equivalent experience.

Start date
n.a
Duration
9 months
From
Generic Network
Published at
13.10.2011
Project ID:
253205
Contract type
Freelance
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