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Job Title: Solutions Architect III Job at a Glance: We’re looking for a Solutions Architect to assess enterprise applications and recommend modernization paths, with a strong focus on containerization and Kubernetes-based infrastructure. This role partners with engineering, platform, and security stakeholders to evaluate application risk, identify blockers, and document target-state options that help reduce exploitable security vulnerabilities identified through advanced detection/analysis tooling. Work Location: 4x onsite at 1800 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 19103 Pay Rate: $53/hr W2 + optional benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k) Duration of Contract: Long term contract with extension/conversion possibility Responsibilities: • Perform application architecture assessments to determine readiness for containers/Kubernetes (e.g., OpenShift or equivalent). • Evaluate application characteristics including dependencies, runtime, statefulness, data/storage patterns, networking, identity/access, observability, and operational requirements. • Recommend modernization approaches (e.g., rehost, replatform/containerize, refactor, replace) and outline migration sequencing. • Produce architecture deliverables such as: high-level / low-level design documentation, target-state diagrams and reference architectures, and assessment findings, decision points, and risk/mitigation recommendations. • Collaborate with platform and security teams to incorporate security and vulnerability risk into infrastructure recommendations. • Present solutions and tradeoffs to senior architects, technical leadership, and business partners. • Participate in architecture/platform governance and help promote technology standards and emerging best practices. Required Skills: • 5+ years in solutions/application/platform architecture roles (enterprise environment). • Hands-on experience assessing or designing workloads for: • Kubernetes / containers (K8s, OpenShift, Docker, etc.) • cloud or hybrid infrastructure and modern deployment patterns • Strong experience documenting architectures and communicating to technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Solid understanding of application modernization concepts and migration patterns. Nice to Have Skills: • Experience with container security concepts. • Familiarity with governance models. Company Culture: • From your first day, you’ll have the support and resources needed to grow your career to new heights and direction. • Get ready to impact the lives of millions as you work together to create amazing experiences and breakthrough products at an exciting pace. As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements. #INDGEN #ZR

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Job Title: Solutions Architect III
Work Location: 4x onsite at 1800 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 19103
Duration of Contract: Long term contract with extension/conversion possibility
Perform application architecture assessments to determine readiness for containers/Kubernetes (e.g., OpenShift or equivalent).
Evaluate application characteristics including dependencies, runtime, statefulness, data/storage patterns, networking, identity/access, observability, and operational requirements.
Recommend modernization approaches (e.g., rehost, replatform/containerize, refactor, replace) and outline migration sequencing.
Produce architecture deliverables such as: high-level / low-level design documentation, target-state diagrams and reference architectures, and assessment findings, decision points, and risk/mitigation recommendations.
Collaborate with platform and security teams to incorporate security and vulnerability risk into infrastructure recommendations.
Present solutions and tradeoffs to senior architects, technical leadership, and business partners.
Participate in architecture/platform governance and help promote technology standards and emerging best practices.
5+ years in solutions/application/platform architecture roles (enterprise environment).
Hands-on experience assessing or designing workloads for:
Kubernetes / containers (K8s, OpenShift, Docker, etc.)
cloud or hybrid infrastructure and modern deployment patterns
Strong experience documenting architectures and communicating to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Solid understanding of application modernization concepts and migration patterns.
Experience with container security concepts.
Familiarity with governance models.
From your first day, you’ll have the support and resources needed to grow your career to new heights and direction.
Get ready to impact the lives of millions as you work together to create amazing experiences and breakthrough products at an exciting pace.

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Platform: bullhorn
Effort: medium

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Dental

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401k