Solutions Architect

As the leader in smart grid technology and service, Aclara integrates modern communications, electronics and analytics for use by utilities to increase data gathering that enables more refined control, management and automation in efforts to improve efficiency, reliability and overall performance of electric, water and gas networks.

Overview:

The Solutions Architect is a hands-on technology strategist for Consumer Engagement (CE) – a high-profile complex, distributed, 24x7, PaaS based, commercial software platform hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud environment. The Solutions Architect is equally capable of translating business vision into reality as working hands on to design, implement, unit test and support the software.

Responsibilities:

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  Serve as technical expert in the design, development, testing and support of CE.
  
• Act as technology strategist for CE products and services
  • Architect and design highly scalable and secured solutions using Azure Platform Services
  
• Responds to customer escalations and maintains existing code using older .NET-based technologies, refactoring as needed to provide highly reliable solutions.
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  Leads development activities and mentors junior developers.
• Lead by example, ensuring that development standards and processes are followed across team. Performs design reviews and code reviews to ensure that software meets development standards.
• Represent engineering to Business Development, Professional Services and Clients when necessary.
  
  

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum of 10 year’s experience in design and development of professional software
• Minimum of 5 years’ development experience working with C# and the .NET platform.
• Minimum 2 years’ development experience building web apps with MVC, Web API, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• 2+ years experience in cloud design and development, preferably Azure.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing technologies on the Azure platform, including: Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Event Hub / Internet of Things (IOT), PaaS vs IaaS
• Enthusiasm and willingness to do whatever is needed to get the job done.
• Understanding of Source Control, Build, and Deployment Management preferably Team Foundation Server.
• Experience in uncovering requirements, conceptualizing solutions, and building platform solutions.
• Experience with developing scalable/high-availability systems; specifically performance/reliability issues.
• Excellent analytical skills, highly accountable, and enthusiastic.
• Seeks feedback from peers on source code and reviews code for others, all in the constructive spirit of building high quality software.
• Experience with Agile Software Development.

Preferred:

• 2+ years’ experience with relation databases (MS SQL Preferred).
• Hands-on experience in multiple industries and across several disciplines mastering a variety of operating systems, hardware platforms, distributed platforms, desktops, and mobile devices.
• Data Warehouse, Data Mining, and Reporting Services development experience.
• Distributed systems experience.
• Mobile Application or Mobile Device development experience.
  

ACLARA understands that a quality team will help us lead the way. We provide an environment that supports professional growth and opportunity for advancement and we offer competitive benefits such
as medical, dental, vision, flex-spending, 401k, tuition reimbursement, vacation, holiday and PTO.