Solutions Architect

 Principal Development Consulting Group is an LA based tech company that specializes in  developing custom software applications for some of the biggest players in the Media and Entertainment Industry. 

We are looking for a Solutions Architect with a solid foundation in object-oriented programming and experience leading development teams. Our ideal candidate is also self-motivated with excellent communication skills and and thrives in a highly collaborative environment.
 
If you share our passion for solving complex problems and want to be a part of our energetic and dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!




Responsibilities
  • Supports the development teams and translates new business needs into enterprise-level solution architecture requirements, defines multiple solution options to new and maturing business capabilities, and understands the financial impact of solution architecture alternatives.
  • Coordinates and supports the development of solution architecture deliverables, approaches, and guidance of overall Enterprise Architecture (EA) solution patterns, guides EA reviews/standards, gains acceptance of solutions from cross-functional teams, ensures that the solution under consideration supports the direction for the technology domain and informs key stakeholders of review outcomes
  • Provides embedded EA support and governance and monitors the work of project resources on strategic programs and projects as well as monitors and guides project resources when/if multiple projects are within a program
  • Understands and articulates the proper integration across the enterprise and influences key business stakeholders, process owners, and program and project managers to ensure that program/ project objectives are met while providing a first line of decision making on architectural governance issues
  • Educates plans, coordinates and communicates enterprise architectural principles at multiple levels of management including Project/ Program Manager and ensures compliance with EA governance standard as well as encourages component reuse
  • Coordinates with leads and engineers to understand the appropriate business/portfolio direction and to ensure that the solution under consideration supports the direction for the business capabilities


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field
  • Five (5) years of combined experience within Information Technology, operations, engineering, enterprise architecture, application development and/or technical related field
  • Client/customer facing experience in an engineering or technical consulting roles
  • Experience working with Enterprise-level architectures in a complex environment.
  • Experience working with senior management, executives, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities
  • Ability to create high-quality presentations, proposals, requirements, statements of work, and assessment deliverables

Desired Qualifications
  • IT solution architecture experience
  • Knowledge of Dynamic Advertisement Insertion (DAI) or Targeting Advertising practices/workflows
  • Knowledge of standard cable television broadcast and/or streaming practices/workflows
  • Experience with diagramming tools such as Microsoft Visio or Draw.io
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing technologies and offerings
  • Experience with various database technologies such as SQL Server, Oracle SQL, Couchbase, etc.
  • Experience with message-driven architectures utilizing data pipelines such as Apache Kafka
  • Experience with various monitoring solutions such as Splunk, Grafana, Promotheus, Elasticsearch, Kibana, etc.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux commands and deployments
  • Experience with Agile software development methodologies
  • Experience with JIRA Software suite


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