Solution ArchitectAustin, TX (Remote within Texas)6 month Contract with possibility to extensionThe Candidate will perform highly advanced design and development work as part of the Administrative Application’s project team(s) with direction and guidance from the Scrum Master and Applications Services Management. The primary responsibility of this position is to work with Product Owners, Scrum-masters, and internal/external stakeholders to provide the overall technology guidance and structure for creating and maintaining the robust architecture for the.Net and web/micro service-based web applications.The Candidate will design and architect the front-end and back-end solutions of new applications from conception to completion and work with the cross-functional team members involved with the development project. The Candidate must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, hands-on technical experience with.NET framework, React.JS, Node JS development and proven success architecting, developing, and implementing full stack web applications for a large organization.
The goal of the Candidate will be to drive, assist and implement web application updates in a Windows/Linux environment.Client will require the Candidate to work on the following initiatives and will perform advanced analysis/programming tasks such as:Work with the cross-functional business team to understand business problem, design & architect the best solution.Analyze and research architecture patterns, design and implement software modifications keeping CPA’s architecture vision and strategy in mindAnalyzes requirements and specifications, develops, architects/designs, and coordinates the implementation of .Net applications and REST services with SQL Server back end.As part of the application development team, takes lead to solve technical challenges with industry best practices; engage with hands-on programming for front-end and back-end.Addresses and resolves complex technical issues with internal/external customers, builds good communication protocols and updates management team with the weekly/monthly status.Prepares and Implements environment strategy and works with the infrastructure and DevOps engineers to ensure completenessLead, design & implement continuous integration and continuous deployment CI-CD strategyPerforming extensive code reviews and analysis.Writing reports on code analysis to determine if industry standards and best practices are being followed; provide analysis to address found shortcomings.Providing guidance and knowledge sharing to new/existing development staff.Performs other duties as assigned.Candidate Skills and Qualifications:Must be able to:work with Business Customers, Section Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in a professional and collaborative manner to define strategies and implementation approaches.Architect and design microservices with event driven model, messaging queue ActiveMQ or similar.Design multiple architecture solution recommendations to meet the business needsperform full-stack development using React.JS and microservices; API development on .NET Core with Mulesoft platformwork with DevOps pipeline using Git/BitBucket, Jenkins, MSBuild, Yarn, Jfrog Artifactory; Docker containerizationwrite web frontends that meet WCAG 2.0 Standards and 508 Compliance/Web Accessibility requirementswork with relational databases including SQL Server.develop coding standards, processes, and procedures for Application; perform in-depth code reviews and analysis; ensure all code complies with security coding standards.write unit tests using Jest or related tool;work independently in a team environment with local and remote teamsMust have:Extensive experience in architecture research and design of the web applications with micro-service/micro-frontend architecture.Strong background with microservices, event driven model, messaging queue ActiveMQ or similarExtensive experience with DevOps pipeline using Git/BitBucket, Jenkins, MSBuild, Jfrog Artifactory; Docker containerizationstrong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.Knowledge of software development methodologies Agile and ScrumProblem-solving skills and ability to multi-task with readiness to put in extra efforts when necessaryRequired Experience:Years - Required/Preferred - Experience7 - Required - Experience with design and implementing Microsoft based architecture patterns with event driven development7 - Required - Experience with full-stack javascript based front end and WebAPI backend7 - Required - Experience with web technologies: HTML, CSS and JavaScript5 - Required - Experience with React.JS, Redux, NodeJS5 - Required - Experience with architecting and implementing microservices and RESTful interfaces and micro-frontends5 - Required - Experience with SQL Server and using extensive SQLs5 - Required - Experience with highly complex application security requirements using JWT/OAuth 2.0 based authentication; API authentication, File-transfer, system-to-system authentication etc…5 - Required - Experience with.NET Core2 - Required - Experience with Agile development experience with Scrum, Kanban5 - Preferred - Experience working with enterprise software solutions3 - Preferred - Experience developing APIs using MuleSoft API development platform or using MuleSoft API Gateway3 - Preferred - Experience with knowledge transfer to junior level web developers3 - Preferred - Experience with WCAG 2.0 Standards, 508 Compliance/Web Accessibility2 - Preferred - Experience with Splunk, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube, Xray.2 - Preferred - Experience with ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ or similar messaging queue tool2 - Preferred - Public sector experience (Federal, State or Local Government)2 - Preferred