Senior Solution ArchitectLocation: Washington- Remote Duration: 6 months ContractJob Description:- 15+ years of strong proficiency in designing and implementing solutioning and designing data models, planning databases, ensuring data security, improving databases, creating a data catalog, staying current5+ years of experience with testing tools related to big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks)3+ years of expertise with big data technologies including Power BI, Databricks, and Spark.Strong technical expertise in distributed systems, big data, and cloud computingSolid understanding of software development lifecycles, agile methodologies, and continuous integration practicesExperience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins) is a plusFamiliarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)To assess the domain IT landscape assessment and application portfolio optimization for gap analysisCreation of solution and architectural views (logical, conceptual, development, execution, infrastructure and operations architecture)To collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, including leaders, project managers, and development teams, to understand and prioritize requirements while defining the architectureTo ensure knowledge up-gradation and work with new and emerging products or technologiesTo drive innovation by exploring and recommending new solutions within the organizationTo contribute towards white or technical papers and knowledge baseSkill (Primary) - Data Fabric-Big Data Processing-Apache Spark