Date:  Nov 27, 2024
Location: 

Chicago, US, 60175

Company Name:  SLK America Inc.

About SLK

SLK is a global technology services provider focused on bringing AI, intelligent automation, and analytics together to create leading-edge technology solutions for our customers through a culture of partnership, led by an evolutionary mindset. For over 20 years, we've helped organizations across diverse industries - insurance providers, financial service organizations, investment management companies, and manufacturers - reimagine their business and solve their present and future needs.

 

At SLK, we champion diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and talents each individual brings. We empower specially abled talent by fostering a supportive environment that welcomes every member's abilities. Our goal is to create an innovative workspace enriched by diversity, providing reasonable accommodations to ensure everyone can contribute to our success. We invite candidates from diverse backgrounds to help us build a more inclusive future.

BASIC INFORMATION ON THE POSITION

 

Position Name: Senior Architect

 

Mandatory/Required Skills & Location


Location:

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

 

  • Provide Solution, Architecture for a Program or an initiative
  • Own technical design / architecture of a Program or an initiative
  • Ensure quality of the technical deliverables of the Program
  • To introduce new approaches / solutions / practices to optimize development methodology, thus reducing cost of Program / project / initiative and increase value delivered to customer.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

  • Ability to understand Program / initiative objectives, long term plan, IT Strategies, business requirement, associated business process, IT strategies of customer
  • Ability to visualize holistic picture, forward thinking while providing appropriate solution & architecture and provide Roadmap
  • Ability to assess and recommend suitable solution / product / technology in line with business expectations
  • Ability to assess current customer IT investment, System Landscape, process and architecture, 
  • Experience / Awareness of Best practices (Architect, design, etc), Grip of technology trends, UML, Design Patterns and various SDLC methodologies
     

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

 

BE / B Tech / MCA

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

 

15+ years of experience, 2+ years of architectural work in full-lifecycle work.

Having worked on onsite-offshore model would be desirable.

DOMAIN/ FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

 

  • Customer satisfaction 
  • Delivery excellence - quality, cost and  OTD( on-time delivery)
  • Industry-conforming  systems development standards
  • Up-sell and Cross-sell
  • Revenue earned by up-sell and cross-sell opportunities 
  • Delivered to the customers by bringing down costs associated with technology, infrastructure, people and processes
  • No of Solutions built
  • Define/refine software engineering processes 
  • Process adherences & improvements 
  • Retention of reportees (2 levels) & High performers in Practice
  • Development & career progression 
  • Employee satisfaction within Practice
     


Nearest Major Market: Chicago