Solutions Architect

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Nortal is a remote-first, global software consultancy specializing in modern custom software development. We employ CI/CD processes across agile, distributed teams delivering highly-performant, scalable, cloud-native applications for Fortune 100 customers. The US headquarters is in Kirkland, WA. We have over 1100 employees world-wide.  

Role Overview A Nortal Solutions Architect is a person who plans and leads the technical solution and development effort on projects. They are responsible for the vision that underlies the solution, and the execution of that vision into the solution. The Solution Architect becomes involved with a project at the earliest stages and helps to discover, refine and convert requirements into a solution. A Solution Architect spends time researching and building proof-of-concepts to prove out their solutions, as well as providing clear and concise technical approach documentation for the delivery team(s) and business to consume. At Nortal, Solution Architects are hands-on throughout the project and will contribute to higher-level and technically challenging tasks. Solution Architects are also responsible for the delivery of the overall solution and therefore must work closely with the client stakeholders to ensure client success. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Leads and directs one or more teams of Software Development Engineers and/or projects. 
  • May supervise or train lower-level Software Development Engineers. 
  • Works under little direction or supervision. 
  • Essential Duties

  • Constructs appropriate solutions with fast and slow, large and small data. 
  • Architects test platforms to support distributed systems. 
  • Creates architectures for clients as well as provides guidance on existing architecture, including technical architecture design and review. 
  • Owns all aspects of project quality in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from requirements through to deployment of an application or distributed system. 
  • Identifies new opportunities to leverage technologies for the organization and collaborates with Technical Directors to assess and implement them. 
  • Constructs clear and concise documentation to explain technical concepts and approaches across a wide range of consumers including technical and non-technical audiences. 
  • Independently performs discoveries and assessments. 
  • Identifies systematic problems and identifies solutions for clients 
  • Perform maturity assessments of clients CI/CD processes. 
  • Work with sales on new project opportunities including scoping then creating proposals and SOWs. 
  • Develop new business approaches with sales to drive client and project leads. 
  • Essential Skills - Technical

  • Promotes guidance on architecture to clients. 
  • Ability to construct appropriate solutions for small to very large problems with fast and slow, large and small data. 
  • Possesses an extremely broad range in technical abilities and continually seeks out special interests in other technology. 
  • Comfortable with cloud infrastructure and technologies. 
  • Ability to discuss technologies, approaches, pros and cons on the following topics: security, authentication/authorization, logging aggregation, monitoring, metrics, stack-based infrastructure delivery, immutable infrastructure, API gateways. 
  • Experience with at least one cloud platform i.e. AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar. 
  • Understanding of networking and IAM. 
  • Essential Skills - Consultative

  • Has the ability to scope out opportunities within a project and sell the project in meetings with the client. 
  • Earns respect and trust of leadership within the company as a vital technical resource for collaborative decisions in the client organization and Nortal. 
  • Ability to construct appropriate feedback when presented with differences of opinion or direction.
  • Builds consensus and acts as a tie-breaker where needed. 
  • Ability to extract a value-based solution to solve the technical and business concerns. 
  • Construct clear and concise documentation to explain technical concepts and approaches across a wide range of consumers including technical and non-technical audiences. 
  • Strives to become a trusted advisor, remaining flexible and putting customer needs first. 
  • Communicates clearly and professionally to a wide range of audiences. 
  • Perpetuates and expands Nortal's presence at client through networking. 
  • Feel very comfortable with whiteboard sessions. 
  • Ability to construct appropriate feedback when presented with differences of opinion or direction. 
  • Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent. 
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience contributing on a team to the delivery of two or more projects. 
  • Has a “polyglot mindset” with experience and expertise in more than one programming language. 
  • Has experience leading teams and leading technology efforts on multiple projects. 
  • Several years of previous experience with consulting are highly desired. 
  • Experience designing and implementing solutions that coordinate many disparate systems and a wide range of data types. 
  • Hands-on experience with Agile SDLC for more than 6 years. 
  • Experience with CI/CD processes. 
  • Nortal US Is An Equal Opportunity Employer And All Qualified Applicants Will Receive Consideration For Employment Without Regard To Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Disability Status, Protected Veteran Status, Or Any Other Characteristic Protected By Law.

    This position is based in the Greater Seattle Area - but can also be remote from Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Virginia