Cloud Solutions Architect

Who We Are

We are trusted, modern technology leaders in:

• Agile Software Development
• Quality Assurance
• Cloud Consulting and Managed Services
• Data Engineering and Analytics
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

We use technology to enrich experiences, empower businesses, and uplift communities.

Our C.A.R.E. values:

• nourish Creativity
• embody Agility
• manifest Reliability
• pursue Evolution

The Role

We are looking for a Solutions/Technical Architect who will provide technical oversight, solution design, and technical management for projects of a specific stack or technology domain for the entire project lifecycle from pre-sales, delivery, maintenance, and closure as well as building and innovating new practices and tools to build the capability of that technology or domain.

The Benefits

At Stratpoint, we enjoy the autonomy, lack of bureaucracy, and the freedom to experiment but without the chaos. We’re like a startup but with adult supervision.

You will be supported by capable management of HR, Finance and IT that adheres to the highest standards of integrity and good governance.

Hybrid is our mode of work, but when we need to come together, we have inviting open floor office spaces designed to spark gatherings, collaboration, and camaraderie.

Stratpoint employees enjoy:

• SSS, Pag-ibig and Philhealth benefits + company contribution
• a monthly miscellaneous allowance
• 13th month pay based on your monthly rate.
• Vacation and Sick leave
• Wellness programs such as Wellness Wednesdays
• HMO coverage
• Team buildings and quarterly events (company outings and festive celebrations for Chinese New Year, Valentines, Halloween and Christmas)
• And, friendly intramural competitions

Your Team

• The candidate shall be reporting to the Service Delivery Manager and Technical Leads.
• The candidate shall collaborate with Capability Technical Leads for technical resource upskilling, improving technical gaps, or technical support as needed.
• The candidate shall work closely with customers / third party vendors / onshore counterparts to meet the success criterias for projects.
• The candidate shall work closely with our business partners, the household brands in technology, such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage technical delivery in projects by providing technical direction; helping measure risks in approaches and solutions in order to provide the best solution, combining technical and management perspectives.
• Assess technical products and systems; for purposes of troubleshooting, extension, design, and potential adoption.
• Strategize and plan technical solutions and approaches and map these to client needs and requirements; including negotiations with clients on project timelines, technical debt, and implementation details.
• Involve in the pre-sales process by providing technical input in the design and crafting of the solution, help draft the proposal in terms of the technical write-up, documentation, and cost, as well as client negotiation.
• Manage technical teams and provide guidance both in technical direction as well as ways of working; including mentoring, coaching, and even people development and hiring.
• Keep up to date on trends and technical knowledge to support multiple projects, whether internal initiatives or external client projects be it in design, implementation, or troubleshooting in order to improve what is already existing or bring in something new in terms of tools, processes, or practice.
• Maintain a "Technology Radar", ensuring up-to-date, practical technical expertise that can be used to accurately guide and support project teams if necessary.
• Monitor and maintain coding and technical standards in their capability; ensuring that all projects maintain compliance and keep high standards
• Constantly innovate on current processes and tools as well as evaluate new approaches and products

About You
You are/have:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or any related degree / vocational courses
• At least 5+ years of development experience.
• Has experienced a software development project from start to completion (pre-sales to post-production and feature changes)
• Has experience with Cloud Architecture, practices, and deployment. With a general understanding of the core services and their functions and trade-offs.
• Preferably with some experience in cloud migration activities and tools.
• Has hands-on programming skills in open source technologies (e.g java, python, javascript, android, swift, etc.) as well as database design and administration.
• Excellent communicator; can comfortably deal with internal and external clients/stakeholders

The requirements listed in this job description are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. You don’t have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed. If your skills are transferable and you are in the ballpark of what we are looking for, we encourage you to submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you more!