Main characteristics
- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Company
- Hilton Grand Vacations
- Industry
- IT & Telecoms|Solution Designer
Job summary
Job DescriptionWe are a global team of memory makers, collaborators, industry leaders, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing vacations and experiences start with teams as diverse as the customers and communities we serve. At Hilton Grand Vacations, your future is bright!
The Solution Architect is an integral member of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team that is responsible for translating business strategy into exceptionally architected IT application and solution designs to realize maximum business value in a way that strikes the right balance between IT efficiency and business innovation.
It is the responsibility of the Solution Architect to consult with technology subject matter experts from various disciplines in IT (application, infrastructure, data/information, security, testing, etc.) to define the most effective solution to business problems, while also leveraging their knowledge of existing applications and services, and the capabilities available in the marketplace.
The successful candidate requires technical knowledge and skills that are broad and deep, covering various hardware, software, and platforms. The candidate must be comfortable operating in complex heterogeneous technology environments, and have experience with highly integrated and mission critical solutions. The candidate must possess the ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and in writing, to business sponsors and partners, technical resources, and executives, in clear concise language.
The skills of the solution architect include:
Understanding technology alternatives and when to apply them.
Embracing modern architectural paradigms to maximize architectural agility.
Establishing metrics to measure improvement.
Validating architectural decisions to obtain accurate feedback.
Embracing emergent architecture.
Advocating for Agile practices to increase delivery agility.
Increasing business domain knowledge to aid in decision-making.
Building relationships with users to increase trust.
Developing leadership skills to maximize team effectiveness.
Compromising and negotiating decisions to improve team harmony.
Solutioning as a member of cross discipline project and development teams
Hands on software development alongside Development team members when needed to foster high performing teams
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and Influence
Provide thought leadership, technical specialty, and mentorship in the analysis, development, testing, and implementation of large-scale solutions to project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Influence and collaborate with fellow architects to define principles, policies, standards, frameworks, and solution guidance that enables the strategic enterprise architecture.
Communicate the value of the enterprise architecture to the organization.
Leading or assisting with technical design sessions translating business requirements, and architectural definitions, to application specific technical designs.
Collaborating with Enterprise, Solution, and Data Architecture teams to determine technical approach for assigned projects and create detailed project designs.
Identifying and helping to remediate and adapt inconsistencies between current state application architecture and function, and Architectural Definition and Direction.
Evaluating and recommending alternate design and development options when necessary.
Develop and execute technical work plans with developers and architects.
Monitor progress of technical teams, including developers, infrastructure, etc.; provide status updates to the PM.
Communicate and drive common vision, practices, and capabilities across development teams.
Provide hands-on expert level assistance to developers for technical issues.
Provide expertise in leveraging Microsoft Azure platform and services.
Focus on Strategy and Execution
Construct technology-enabled operating models, and provide viable options and visibility into execution issues.
Define and evolve future-state domain architecture that are both strategic and responsive to the constantly changing needs of the business, that reconcile the conflicting concerns of stakeholders, and that achieve the right balance between IT efficiency and business innovation.
Define and drive holistic, multiplatform, enterprise application development, management strategies, and capabilities to realize strategic value with maximum reliability & availability, performance & scalability, security & compliance, manageability, data quality, and integration aspects of solution design and implementation.
Develop and promote reference architectures for enterprise solutions.
Establish an appropriate rate of evolution for the enterprise portfolio of proprietary business applications, ensuring that each custom solution remains fully viable in the face of other related changes in the enterprise architecture, and that it takes full advantage of changes in the technology as appropriate.
Consult with IT partners to ensure alignment of the solution approach with their respective abilities to execute and manage the solution delivery and operations, ensuring consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as identifying when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture.
Work with various business stakeholders in problem solving, creating business capabilities, and defining effective and efficient technology solutions for solving business problems and enabling business capabilities.
Research and Understand Technology and Nontechnology Trends
Participate in assessing innovative and existing technologies, using use rapid prototyping approaches to evaluate innovations and ensure new products and services can integrate into steady state operations.
Why do Team Members Like Working for us?
Excellent health care options (medical, dental, and vision that encourage preventative care that start on day 1!).
Outstanding Paid Time Off (PTO) that allows for adventure, rest, relaxation or recuperation.
All new Team Members are automatically enrolled in the HGV Retirement Savings Plan.
Our Go Hilton Team Member Travel Program offers accommodations at deeply discounted rates and 50% off at participating hotel-operated restaurants. Pass the savings on since HGV allows you to share additional discounted room nights.
Qualifications
Job Details:
Full Time
Remote
Occasional Travel
Key Responsibilities:
Strong knowledge of multi-tiered, on-premise and Cloud based architectures including CI/CD, IaC, and other infrastructure concepts and tools
Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks
Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS)
Knowledge of data architectures and DBMS technologies
Comprehensive understanding of enterprise application integration (EAI), including SOA, microservices, eventing/messaging, API, open data patterns, and middleware technologies
Experience in different platforms including web, mobile, cloud
Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Excellent analytical and technical skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Experience with graphical modeling approaches and tools
Ability to balance the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications of individual decisions
Ability to translate business needs into technical capabilities within a comprehensive overall solution
Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision, managing numerous analysis and design priorities, without losing sight of strategic context
Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in information, solution, or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment
At least 5 years of hands-on experience architecting and delivering solutions related to APIs, service-oriented architecture, and technology modernizations
At least 7 years direct software development experience for RESTful APIs and WSDL-based SOAP web services using .NET/C# or other primary backend languages and frameworks
Our dedication to excellence is recognized and celebrated by some outstanding accolades, including being named to Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces® list in 2023, awarded three sought-after Stevie® Awards in The Annual American Business Awards® including a Gold Stevie for Company of the Year Hospitality and Leisure and two Silver Stevie Awards for Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility and our very own Lauren George earning Communications Professional of the Year and maintaining our a Great Place to Work® certification for the second year in a row.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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