Solutions Architect Jobs in Houston, TX

If you are a technology visionary with a passion for transforming global tax business with digital technology, consider working with the US Tax Transformation technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to support global execution of Deloitte's tax strategy as we shift from "doing digital" to "being digital" by reimagining how we engage with our clients, deliver our services, operate our business, and create value.

As a Deloitte Tax Solution Architect, Manager, you will be responsible to help our teams to build enterprise level web-based applications that exceed our standards. requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders to understand business challenges and opportunities, evaluate feasibility of requirements, determine priorities, and come up with application architecture options and a technical roadmap.
• Work directly with Architecture team to design, deliver and continuously improve architecture to meet and exceed resiliency standards.
• Make high level design choices for the software structure, frameworks, protocols, and algorithms. Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our systems are current and competitive.
• Get hands-on and support your team in the implementation of complex business logic and algorithms.
• Participate in the planning and execution of software development projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes. Participate in daily SCRUM calls and provide task updates.
• Implement security best practices to protect data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• Implement standards, guidelines, and metrics aimed at delivering business value quickly and efficiently. Ensure performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Work across delivery teams and vendors ensuring overall delivery standards and guidelines are followed. Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Proactively identify, mitigate, and escalate Product-related risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features. Work closely with DevOps teams to ensure seamless deployment and operation of backend services.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Support and coach your team on best coding practices, development tools, and pathfinding and surveys for technologies.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for architecture and design decisions.

The Team

Deloitte Tax LLP's Tax Transformation Office (TTO) is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of innovative, enterprise technology, tools, and standard processes to support the delivery of tax services. The TTO team focuses on enhancing Deloitte Tax LLP's ability to deliver comprehensive, value-added, and efficient tax services to our clients. It is a dynamic team with professionals of varying backgrounds from tax technical, technology development, change management, Six Sigma, and project management. The team consults and executes on a wide range of initiatives involving process and tool development and implementation including training development, engagement management, tool design, and implementation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2 - 3 days per week
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in architecture design and implementation including strong hands-on experience on C#, SQL Server, OOPS Concepts, Micro Services Architecture
• Demonstrated hands-on experience on .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, SQL, NoSQL, RestAPI, microservices, Azure, Applying Design Patterns, Agile
• Proven experience with Azure cloud services and infrastructure
• Ability to travel up to 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration on sponsorship may be available
• One of the following active accreditations obtained:
• Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
• If not CPA eligible:
  • Licensed Attorney
  • Enrolled Agent
  • Technology Certifications:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master
  • Certified SAFe® Agile Software Engineer
  • Certified SAFe® Architect
  • Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
  • Certified SAFe® Scrum Master
  • Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
  • Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) - (ISC)2
  • IASA's Certified IT Architect (CITA) (Level F or A)
  • ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)
  • Java: Java EE Enterprise Architect 5+, Java SE 5+ Programmer, Java EE 5+ Web Component Developer
  • MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management Solutions Developer
  • MCSD: Web Applications
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
  • Microsoft MCSD Certification
  • Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA)
  • Professional Scrum Developer™ (PSD)

Preferred:

• Master's degree in computer science or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in software development, with a focus on distributed computing.
• Knowledge on Angular, Mongo DB, NPM and Azure DevOps Build/Release configuration.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C#, Java, or Python.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with serverless computing and event-driven architectures.
• Understanding of network protocols and security measures.
• Ability to work in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization of backend services.
• Knowledge of data warehousing and big data technologies would be nice to have.
• Excellent attention to detail with demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong listening, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $128,025 to $261,625.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.