Who We Are
Compass Technology is a dedicated internal team for Compass Group delivering enterprise-wide initiatives that support our diverse customer base and enhance our business operations.
Our domain encompasses a vast spectrum of opportunities, from hands-on desk support to Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, AI, and Modern Application development. We are committed to building robust IT infrastructures, driving digital transformation, and much more.
Compass Group is the leading foodservice management and support services company, with $26 billion in revenue in 2023.
In 2023, Compass Group was named one of Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers along Springbuk’s Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America (since 2019).
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Application Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team to lead design, implementation, and deployment of innovative solutions.
Candidate will possess strong technical knowledge and expertise across multiple teams to create roadmaps, standards, practices, and ensure the long-term technical viability of business solutions. This candidate will be a highly motivated professional who embraces our culture and works independently with minimal guidance.
The Application Architect will:
- Work with teams of engineers and architects of cloud solutions to ensure technical standards and practices are met.
- Audit applications for security and performance improvements.
- Create and test application prototypes for business integration.
- Guide business teams to a preferred, standardized solution.
- Mentor junior application developers.
- Document roadmaps, assumptions, technical specifications, etc.
- Serve as technical advisor on the most specialized phases of system design, implementation, analysis, and development.
Required Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree.
- Strong experience with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Must be able to articulate cloud technologies and solutions to all levels of customer and contractor personnel.
- Understanding of API models and design patterns.
- High degree of proficiency with Python, typescript, build tools, CI/CD, Git and pipelines.
- Experience with performance monitoring tools across the entire stack.
- Working understanding of SQL engines, monitoring and tuning.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong technical experience working migrations or systems development as well as coordinating from a business perspective.
- Understanding of IDM (SAML, SSO)
- 5+ years' experience working within a DevOps environment, utilizing cloud services, solutions, and provisioning/automating cloud infrastructure, services and tools
