Job Category:

Information Technology

POSITION PURPOSE

The hands-on IT Software Architect serves on the IT Architecture Council, acting as the chief expert on topics relating to the Software Engineering practice. Leveraging their deep subject-matter expertise, the IT Software Architect serves as a key contributor in the development of new and reimagined application architectures. Along with their expert peers, the IT Software Architect develops, reviews, approves, and oversees all aspects relating to the architecture of the organization’s IT systems. The IT Software Architect applies their hands-on expert software engineering skills to projects, initiatives, and challenges as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Prioritizes effectively: architecture strategy/design, application software development, and business alignment
Define Agile architecture that considers other system factors as critical architectural concerns, such as test architecture and test data management
Approaches new initiatives/projects/problems with a big-picture mindset while having the technical depth to solution the most complex technology problems
Leads the ideation and definition/redefinition/optimization for the comprehensive IT architecture of internally developed software systems
Defines a set of purposeful, planned architectural strategies and initiatives that enhance solution design, performance, data integration, usability, guiding cross-team design and synchronized implementation
Strives for consistency and cohesion in the design to maintain the system’s quality
Be willing to adapt and evolve the design as the system is developed
Values, respects, and stimulates team opinions and engagement
Champions and pitches ideas/solutions using highly effective communications tactics
Distills the essentials of complex technology solutions into business language through presentations, architecture diagrams, etc. to demonstrate with clarity how the subject of the discussion is addressed with the recommended solution(s)
Seeks and achieves peer and leadership buy-in to deliver results
Studies information needs, systems flow, design, data usage, work processes, and investigates problem areas as required
Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
Fosters a DevOps culture by ensuring that the Solutions are architected for continuous delivery
Leads the way for developers while collaborating with designers and product owners to develop new features consistent with product roadmap
Performs other duties as assigned or required

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a deep understanding of software architecture principles, patterns, and best practices
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related area
Familiarity with various programming languages, frameworks, and tools
Expert-level skills in the following technologies/concepts
- Hands-on, full lifecycle software engineering in:
  - C#
  - Python
  - JSON
- AWS services portfolio, including but not limited to:
  - Serverless/microservice architectures
  - Data integration (SQS, SNS, EventBridge)
  - Infrastructure as Code systems
    - Kubernetes
    - Terraform
  - Database systems (DynamoDB, RDS)
- REST API
- Test automation
- Data management
- Visual Studio
- SDLC and governance best practices
- DevSecOps
- Agile
Advanced-level skills in the following technologies/concepts:
- Resiliency/Disaster Recovery
- Cloud security concepts (secure code, pipeline security, IAM, IDS/IPS, network security/firewall, data protection, compliance)
- Monitoring/alerting
- Scalability, performance, and systems capacity planning/projecting

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

Azure DevOps and Git
Entity Framework and/or SQLAlchemy
MS SQL and PostgreSQL
React and TypeScript
ASP.NET
HTML/XML/CSS/JavaScript
Apple Swift Development (Xcode, SwiftUI, and UIKit)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Typically not exposed to extreme environmental conditions.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travel up to 10% of the time, including overnight travel.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, DISABILITY, AND VETERAN ACCOMODATIONS

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability and Veteran Accommodations

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