Solutions Architect

Overview:

S2 Global, an OSI Systems Company, is seeking Solutions Architect (SA) based out of

Ft Lauderdale, FL.

S2 Global is the leading provider of security screening solutions and has extensive experience in program assessment, technology deployment, operation management, image analysis and maintenance services at major events, ports, land borders and air cargo facilities. Focused on Operations, Integration and Training, S2 Global’s solutions ensure that customers have the advanced technologies and sophisticated techniques to significantly increase their screening capabilities. We are seeking a highly skilled, professional Solutions Architect (SA) to join our dynamic and growing team. In this position, you will oversee technical product matters and manage our project deliverables. You will work collaboratively with clients/users, the development team, and various stakeholders within the company to ensure the delivery of all project products in an efficient, timely manner.

The Solutions Architect (SA) is a member of the Applications Integration team, supporting both new development/project-based efforts, and production support; and is considered the highest-level domain technology expert. The SA is responsible for the assessment of business requirements; collection, identification, and approval of technical specifications; and the subsequent development of technology solutions that require development to be viable (i.e., business applications, LOB applications, workflow systems, purchased applications, developed applications, and applications integration). The SA will envision and create solutions that meet requirements; model the pieces of an infrastructure and their points of integration; prove the feasibility of a design; create the design artifacts that are required to deliver and to maintain the infrastructure; guide a solution through to its completion; and ultimately can be implemented and supported in production.

The SA will work with the Technical Architect and Leads to ensure that new technology solutions are designed in accordance with architectural standards; for optimal access and usefulness; to leverage existing technologies; and to understand enterprise-wide impacts to people, process, and technology. They will assist in near/mid-term roadmap creation, to address gaps and move the domain towards its future state architecture, in support of future business growth and innovation.

Responsibilities:
Establish domain specific standards, near/mid-term strategy, and roadmaps (0-18 months), in adherence to, and in support of Enterprise standards, strategy, and roadmaps; provide direction on the implementation and execution.
Assist in creating the vision for future state technologies and architecture and participate in setting Enterprise standards and mid/long-term strategy / roadmaps (18-60 months), acting as domain specific subject matter experts.
Responsible for domain specific content/collateral, based on the EA standards/ methodologies, to document the current state architecture, and to submit as artifacts into the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Repository; including contributions and validation of Operational processes and procedures.
Develop technology specifications and ensure that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, leverage existing technologies when possible, and adhere to Enterprise Architecture standards.
Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability.
Assist in identifying the technologies to employ based on price, performance, service agreements, and organization constraints.
Participate and lead research and development efforts (proofs of concept, prototypes), as subject matter experts, when introducing new technologies.
Provide technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates (LOE), work breakdown structures, and technical resource planning for proposed and current work to support the Program/Project Management Office (PMO) and Demand Management process.
Ability to gain buy-in on proposed solutions.
Provide input to management throughout the project management lifecycle (PMLC).
Assist managers with developing the service level agreements (SLAs) and deployment of key performance measures.
Participate in various phases of the SDLC to perform QA/architectural review functions, and to ensure adherence to Enterprise Architecture (EA) technology standards and project specific solutions architecture. (i.e., design reviews).
Ensure technology solutions are production ready and meet the defined specifications; and that the solution can be maintained via production support methodologies and resources (knowledge management).
Serve as technical owner and point of contact for domain specific solutions, in the Production environment.
Facilitate communications between IS workgroups and business stakeholders for technical issues and/or major changes; acting as the technical domain subject matter expert.
Ensure technology solutions in Production are monitored and assessed for performance and sustainability through periodic health checks (such as capacity planning, incident, and problem reviews).
Assume ownership of problems and incidents and communicates critical situation status.
Review the ongoing implementation solution for improvement opportunities.
Assist in IS Service Management policy and processes to effectively support domain. Assisted processes would include Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Knowledge Management, and Performance Management.
Provide technical guidance to coach and mentor team members; provide performance feedback to manager(s).
Keep current and informed of domain related technologies and best practices.
Upholds Company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.
Qualifications:
B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related major or equivalent IS / business experience.
8+ years’ experience years of IS / business experience, more specifically programming, engineering and/or systems analysis. Has a broad level of understanding surrounding information systems.
4+ years of strong experience with deployment and administration of J2EE application servers and containers (e.g. JBoss/Wildfly, Tomcat, Spring, etc.);
3+ years of Microsoft .Net Core experience with deployment to AWS and/or Azure and/or GCP
4+ years of experience with Microservices, SOA, ESB, JMS messaging, transaction, XML and/or Web Services integration technologies.
Enterprise Cloud deployment using Open-Source and commercial cloud solutions.

Prerequisite Abilities and/or Skills:

Proven track record of successfully delivering SOA/middleware integration projects such as demonstrate experience modeling reusable business objects and services; forward thinking about the recommended services and anticipated business needs.
Demonstrated thorough understanding of modern enterprise architecture, hands-on experience with enterprise application integration middleware and platforms.
Expert level of technical knowledge and understanding of architecture, application systems design and integration with large scale deployments.
ITILv3 certifications a plus
Cloud and DevSecOps certifications a plus
Strong understanding of relational data structures, theories, principles, and practices - preferred.
Knowledge and skills in data management SQL and NOSQL methodologies and tools – preferred
Ability to gain US Government security clearance.
Travel may exceed 50%

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OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.

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