Solutions Architect/ Remote ( Denver ,CO), 6+ Months Contract

Candidate Must Be Local Location: Remote (Denver, CO) Duration: 6+ Months Contract... The IT Solution Architect will be responsible for the following: Solutions Architecture: • Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions. • Interpret business, technical, regulatory, and architectural requirements in researching and recommending solutions. • Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and platforms, with a focus on security, accessibility and compliance. • Ensure solutions adhere to architectural standards and best practices, including security and accessibility policies and guidelines. • Participate in the technology selection and provide recommendations. • Collaborate and recommend standard operating procedures and policies. • Develop estimates of the teamwork effort needed to deliver application solutions based on the project specifications provided; report progress to management and project managers as requested. • Identify and manage potential risks associated with proposed solutions, including but not limited to security risks. • Review, analyze and document solutions are designed for performance and can scale to meet future demands. • Review, analyze and document cost effectiveness and optimization within proposed solutions. Build and Apply Institutional Knowledge: • Promote the understanding of Client Architecture and industry standard patterns and practices. • Collaborate with other Client architecture staff to ensure consistent delivery of quality industry-standard solutions. • Capture and share best-practice knowledge with the solution architect community. • Ensure that intellectual assets created during the delivery process are captured and evolved in the knowledge base in a manner that is reusable and relevant, including delivery and process models, sample project plans, sample deliverables, estimating and cost models, resource allocations. • Consult on new projects to determine best architecture for the app/workload, estimated costs to host app, publish designs/recommendations Support IT Innovation in the Enterprise and Vendor Engagements: • Maintain currency in technologies and trends through research. • Maintain awareness of current and future work efforts across the enterprise and identify opportunities for implementing innovative solutions. • Research and recommend solutions that meet the requirements of the customers and align with annual agency work plans, Client's enterprise strategy, and the Client Playbook. • Track initiatives evaluate the effectiveness of the planned solutions and recommend alternative solutions when needed. • Anticipate the training needs of end users and support staff who will maintain the solution in production. • Demonstrate the benefits (increased operational efficiencies, decreased costs, etc.) of a solution to an agency unit. • Identify technology solutions compliant with digital accessibility regulations and accessibility evaluations in product testing (e.g., usability testing, use case tests). • Coordinate with Client internal operations teams to consider the implications (to infrastructure, security, etc.) of introducing solutions. • Understand advanced data migration techniques. • Understand the enterprise perspective of Client operations across the supported agencies. Technical Leadership: • Act as a technical expert and advisor in determining optimal solutions based on business requirements. • Provide guidance on technology trends and emerging solutions, with consideration for their security and accessibility implications. • Collaborate with other architects and solution engineers to maintain a consistent architectural vision. Stakeholder Management: • Effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including technical teams, business users and project sponsors, to gather requirements, manage expectations and ensure proposed solutions align with project goals and/or business requirements. • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders through active listening, transparent communication and proactive issue resolution. • Facilitate collaboration and consensus among diverse stakeholder groups with potentially conflicting priorities. • Translate technical concepts and solutions into clear, concise language for non-technical stakeholders. Documentation: • Create and maintain solution architecture documentation for recommended solutions. • Document technical designs and implementation plans as part of recommending a solution. • Ensure documentation is clear, concise and up-to-date. Qualifications • The IT Solution Architect should possess the following qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related field. • Proven experience as a Solution Architect or in a similar role. • Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and frameworks. • Experience with a variety of technologies and platforms, including but not limited to various operating systems and databases. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team Apply Job!