Enterprise Solutions Architect - Containerization, Java, AWS

Enterprise Solutions Architect - Containerization, Java, AWS

This role is offered by JRN Associates. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

Enterprise Solutions Architect at a top healthcare company.

Location:

2 days per week onsite in Newark, NJ.

Healthcare domain experience preferred. Contract to hire opportunity – no sponsorship available.

The candidate will join a team of 12 to 15 solution architects working on a 3–5 year roadmap that includes over 40 major projects aimed at transforming the organization.

Design Responsibilities

• IT innovation and participation in new technology evaluation as needed.
• Technical evaluation and selection of packaged software, including RFP creation and evaluation, and pilot of emerging technologies.
• Delivery of technology strategy, architecture, and design services in partnership with various groups within the organization.
• Enterprise‑wide technical architecture solutions and integration of architecture, business, information/data, applications, technology, solutions, and security viewpoints.

Project Responsibilities

• Conduct technology reviews and audits to ensure systems follow architecture principles, standards, and optimization for maximum efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and make decisions regarding IT design.
• Work with the Enterprise Architecture group using standard practices, principles, and building blocks for every solution.

Operational Responsibilities

• Baseline of delivery cycle time and efficiency of solution design.
• Traceability of solutions against strategic direction.
• Define and trace standard solution patterns.

Experience Required

• More than 7 years of strong development background within modern development environments and languages.
• Solid technical application design and solutions architecture background (may encompass enterprise architecture).
• Strong understanding of digital cloud technologies and environments, including AWS, Azure, Open Shift (OCP), and others.
• Experience in containerization concepts, Docker images, etc.
• Specific experience with the inner workings, design, and scaling of Containerization/Kubernetes.
• Service orchestration using Openshift (OCP) – a huge plus.
• Ability to learn and understand new technologies (e.g., Kafka) and incorporate them into designs.
• Understanding of how containers work, design, and scale.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) strategies and Docker images.
• Ability to create architectural diagrams using tools like VIZIO, DrawIO, etc.

Additional notes

• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage conversations.
• Solid cloud experience covering integration and implementations.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture for integrations.
• Establish data provenance and collaborate with data architects.
• Understanding of Dev Ops and CI/CD.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology