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Job Summary

• We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership in the development, operation, and ongoing improvement of complex, transformational digital services serving our client’s constituents.
• This role requires collaboration with business SMEs, product owners, and leadership to understand and influence business requirements, alongside leading business discussions and technical strategy. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in modern cloud technologies.

Responsibilities & Duties

• As a Senior Solutions Architect you will provide technical leadership in the development and operation of digital services, driving transformational initiatives.
• Collaborate with business SMEs, product owners, and leadership to understand and influence business requirements and capabilities.
• Engage in business discussions, facilitating the generation of standard business requirements, process documents, and data flows.
• Create architectural analyses and documents to guide development teams and inform best practices.
• Act as the technical authority in meetings, evaluate technical proposals from external suppliers, and make recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the development of user-driven prototypes, identifying technical options and architectural approaches.
• Present and justify solution architecture designs to product and technology leaders and business stakeholders.
• Work with external vendors to ensure system architectures are robust, scalable, open, and secure.
• Advise on, manage, and implement agile delivery projects, providing guidance in agile technical delivery and software architecture.
• Research and prepare technical reports for executive management and manage special technology projects.
• Enhance and foster Architecture Governance Board activities and contribute to the technology strategy.
• Create reference architectures, influencing the architecture decisions to address business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Communication Technology, Engineering or Computer Science; Cisco CCNA/CCDA/CCIP/CCNP/CCDP/CWNA certificate
• PMI, Prince 2 or other industry equivalent
• Certifications in Cloud Technologies, SDN is considered a plus for this
• At least 10 years of experience in proposal development, designing architecture, and implementing provider solutions.
• Proven experience implementing IT solutions for business use, building or operating a data pipeline (ETL and Streaming)
• Experience in developing software using Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Solid understanding of cloud provider options and contemporary approaches to integration.
• Expertise in distributed computing architectures, including parallelism and concurrency control.
• Familiarity with Azure and other cloud technologies (AWS, GCP).

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong skills in collaboration, negotiation, coaching, mentoring, and building coalitions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Self-directed with the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering software products via agile methodologies.
• Knowledge in open-source technologies and the Hadoop ecosystem (EMR, Spark, Python, Hive, etc.).
• Familiarity with API, microservice, and integration concepts and technologies.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor team members and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

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Job Summary

• The Senior Scrum Master will guide and support multiple agile teams through the Scrum framework, ensuring continuous improvement and effective delivery of software projects.
• They will serve as the bridge between the development team and the product owner, managing workflow and ensuring adherence to agile principles.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Facilitate scrum events. Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring that the team follows the scrum framework.
• Manages and navigates changes in direction, including priorities and expectations of clients and
• stakeholders, to ensure successful completion of sprint sessions.
• Manages communication with clients and stakeholders to improve transparency and disseminate
• information.
• Schedules and facilitates key agile ceremonies, including planning sessions, stand-ups, product demos, and retrospectives.
• Provides training on agile methodology to ensure development teams are practicing the core principles of collaboration, prioritization, accountability and visibility.
• Remove impediments. Actively identify and address obstacles that prevent the team from achieving its goals.
• Support the product owner. Collaborate with the product owner to manage the backlog, prioritize work, and define clear team objectives.
• Promote continuous improvement. Encourage the team to reflect on their processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Foster collaboration. Create an environment where team members can work together effectively and communicate openly.
• Track progress. Monitor the team’s performance, ensuring that they are on track to meet their commitments.
• Coach team members. Provide guidance on agile principles and best practices, helping the team to improve its effectiveness.
• Report on team performance. Keep stakeholders informed of the team’s progress, highlighting any risks or issues that may impact the project’s success.
• Ensure scrum adherence. Make sure that the team adheres to the Scrum framework and that processes are followed correctly.
• Facilitate communication. Ensure that all team members and stakeholders are aligned on project goals and status.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• 8-10 years proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in a tech environment.
• Strong understanding and practical application of Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Facilitation, negotiation, and mentoring skills
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in Digital Transformation and software development projects.
• Certification in Agile/Scrum (CSM, PSM, or similar) is highly desirable.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification will be a good advantage.