job summary: Summary: Serve in the role of a Solution Architect within Employee Experience Technology organization. You will support a variety of business initiatives and strategic efforts across the organization that will focus on improving the overall employee experience.We are seeking an experienced architect who is a very thoughtful and possesses both technical depth and interpersonal skills to partner with internal and external teams to develop scalable, flexible, and cutting-edge solutions. You will be expected to collaborate with peers within the company to define and execute the Employee Experience technical vision. You will be expected to have experience or exposure in the following:Drive conceptual and logical architecture design for new initiativesDevelop standards, patterns, best practices for reuse and accelerationEnsure initiatives are adhering to strategic architecture principlesWork with business partners to translate functional requirements into technical requirementsAbility to provide technical recommendations and trade-offs to address business needs and timelines and drive to resolutionParticipate in cross-functional, cross-discipline architecture teams to enhance / set the architectural direction for key business initiativesParticipate in the continued definition of our target StrategiesServe as a fully seasoned, technically proficient resource; routine accountability is for technical knowledge and capabilities as a team member or as an individual contributor. Will not have direct-reports but will influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations.Influence, Negotiate and Lead technology alternative evaluations and implementations across the Technology and Line of Business organizationsAbility to work across a variety of third-party applications and internal built solutionsExperienced in integration architectureExtensive knowledge and experience working with various operating systemsAnalyze current technologies used within the company and develop steps and processes to improveProven ability to define, implement and maintain world class - enterprise level business systems and architectureExperience in application development for large-scale highly resilientSomeone who has seen a process from proof of concept to release Required Skills include: Experience designing and optimizing integration solutions across all common integration styles - batch, micro-batch, API, streaming, messaging, etc.Experienced architecting IT solutions On-Premise and Cloud HostedSoftware engineering and design architectureAbility to create and drive the implementation of enterprise-level technology strategiesComfortable challenging the status-quoExcellent organizational, project management and problem-solving skillsExcellent initiative, innovative thinking skills, and the ability to analyze details and adopt a big-picture viewExcellent Analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skillsAbility to present ideas in a clean, user-friendly way Desired skills include: Familiarity with physical devices or security related equipment such as cameras, card access, monitoring, readers etc..Knowledge of physical security trends and technical designUnderstanding of industry trends and vendor positioningUnderstanding of architecture methodsEmployee Experience solutions a plusSome Experience in at least one programming or scripting language (R, Python, C, C++, JavaScript, Groovy)Interest and enthusiasm for Natural Language Models, Voice Bots, Chat Bots, Search Engines, Text Summarizers etc.Looking for someone who is curious, skilled at analysis, financial background is a plusExperience in the containerization of applications location: Charlotte, North Carolina job type: Contract salary: $60 - 70 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Serve in the role of a Solution Architect within Employee Experience Technology organization. You will support a variety of business initiatives and strategic efforts across the organization that will focus on improving the overall employee experience.We are seeking an experienced architect who is a very thoughtful and possesses both technical depth and strong interpersonal skills to partner with internal and external teams to develop scalable, flexible, and cutting-edge solutions. You will be expected to collaborate with peers within the company to define and execute the Employee Experience technical vision. You will be expected to have experience or exposure in the following:Drive conceptual and logical architecture design for new initiativesDevelop standards, patterns, best practices for reuse and accelerationEnsure initiatives are adhering to strategic architecture principles qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 3 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors skills: Software ArchitectureMainframe Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.