Core Technical Architect
Location: Charlotte, NC preferred
Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire
Pay: $70+ per hour 
GC & US citizens only

JOB DESCRIPTION  
Our global Fortune 500 client, with U.S. headquarters in Charlotte, NC, is a world class food service provider with a strong presence across the nation. Celebrating almost 30 years in North America, this employee-focused company has received honors for diversity and inclusion, innovation, health and wellness, and company culture. CRG has successfully placed over 220 employees within the last 7 years within this organization, known for its continuous growth opportunities, fantastic benefits package, innovative technology, flexible work environment, and collaborative culture.

One of the key responsibilities will be to provide expertise in architecting sustainable solutions and mature IT processes.
RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Work with business leaders and enterprise architects to align solution architecture with enterprise strategy
• Foster an environment of innovation within the core teams, taking the initiative to move us in the best technical direction to meet our needs
• Understand and document functionality requirements within the mobile, cloud operations, and identity spaces
• Work with internal teams to provide solutions for process improvement, whether coding or 3rd party integration
• Develop an understanding of the shared functions spaces and their unique challenges
• Recommend and oversee a technical modernization roadmap that meets the needs of the mobile, cloud operations, and identity functions and aligns to the broader technology approved architecture; ensuring that solutions meet key requirements of reliability, supportability, resilience, security, and performance
• Reviewing code changes that have been made and ensure practices adhere to internal and external regulations and practices
• Provide consultation and guidance to product owners as well as mentoring and oversight to application developers
• Assist technical teams in performing technical problem-solving and troubleshooting in the areas of mobile, cloud operations, identity, and integrations
• Oversee the implementation of proper software development lifecycle practices
• Mentor team members on proper practices for testing and reporting

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of proven experience as a solution architect or equivalent role

Applicants should have the following qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of core computing concepts (compute, networking, security, platforms, cloud)
• Extensive knowledge of identity and access concepts (authentication, authorization, RBAC)
• Extensive knowledge of Mobile development concepts and best-practices
• Hands-on experience in software development or system engineering
• Familiarity with programming languages like C#, NodeJS, and Python
• Familiarity with AWS Managed Services
• Knowledge of strategic IT solutions and best practices
• Knowledge of CI/CD deployment practices
• Excellent analytical and organization skills
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills (presentations, documents, emails)
• The ability to work independently and in a team environment

NICE TO HAVE 

• Experience creating Android mobile applications  
• Experience working with API’s
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps