Solutions Architect

Company Description

At Kelly Services, we work with the best. Our clients include 99 of the Fortune 100TM companies, and more than 70,000 hiring managers rely on Kelly annually to access the best talent to drive their business forward. If you only make one career connection today, connect with Kelly.

Job Description

• Provide hands-on technology expertise to architect, automate and migrate applications to the Predix applying a breadth of application, infrastructure, database and platform experience
• Team with business IT Architects and Developers to understand requirements and partner on design and migration activities including discovery, provisioning, testing, data migration and validation
• Use DevOps tools such as Chef, Jenkins, GitHub and CloudFoundry to automate continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines
• Maintain and apply current knowledge of information technology; keep abreast of new and emerging technologies; make technology, process, and application recommendations that can be used to lower costs, increase performance, and add value to the customer
• Demonstrate an ongoing ability to work in a fast-paced Agile environment and be able to present contributions in a small team environment
• Scope projects and guide customers through successful pilot and production deployment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems (IS), Information Technology (IT), Computer Science or Engineering (OR High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 2 years of IS, IT, or Computer Science) or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing or implementing IT solutions
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• A strong focus on customer outcomes
• Experience working in a DevOps including the design and automation of IaaS and PaaS service capabilities
• Development experience with any one of the following programming or scripting languages: Java, Ruby, Python, NodeJS, GO-Lang
• Experience with all phases of Software Development Lifecycle, including system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation
• Successful track record of translating business requirements to functional software tests
• Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources
• Change oriented – actively generates process improvements; supports and drives change, and confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions in a matrix environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to diplomatically advocate for the appropriate support staffing levels. Ideal candidate will also have experience presenting effectively to non-technical and executive audiences.
• Strong analytical skills – strong problem solving skills, communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions; anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve.
• Resourceful and quick learner; able to efficiently seek out, learn, & apply new areas of expertise as needed.
• Highly self-motivated, able to work independently

Additional Information

Why Kelly?

As a Kelly Services candidate you will have access to numerous perks, including:

Exposure to a variety of career opportunities as a result of our expansive network of client companies 

Career guides, information and tools to help you successfully position yourself throughout every stage of your career

Access to more than 3,000 online training courses through our Kelly Learning Center

Group-rate insurance options available immediately upon hire*

Weekly pay and service bonus plans