Working in partnership with product management and leadership, develops the architectural strategy and strategy implementation plan for the systems in the organization. 

With a focus on leadership, vision, strategy, culture, best practices and continuous improvement, performs the following: 

• Interacts with the Product Management team to ensure a consistent architectural approach for implementing feature enhancements. 

• Part of the Architectural team responsible for the definition and maintenance of the architectural roadmap for the organization's systems. 

• Provides leadership in the design, architecture, selection and implementation of development technologies, frameworks and best practices. 

• Ensures that technical and quality standards are enforced throughout the software development lifecycle.Ensures compliance with architectural goals and best practices. 

• Leads and directs the department's efforts to optimize system availability, performance, and the elimination of technical debt. 

• Conducts research and analysis of potential enhancements to the organization's software products, providing high-level estimates of development effort, design approach, and infrastructure impacts. 

• Serves as a mentor to software developers, facilitating the sharing of technical knowledge and the adoption of new design standards, coding standards, coding techniques, products, and methodologies. 

• In collaboration with other leaders, identifies and implements improvements to the agile software development practices, while ensuring consistency with agile principles. 

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REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

Education, Experience and Knowledge 

• Master's degree (MA, MBA) or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• A minimum of six years experience in the development of highly transactional, mission critical applications in heterogeneous environments/architectures for multi-user systems. 

• A minimum of three years of technical leadership experience. Experienced in mentoring associates with significant technical knowledge, development of professional management and leadership skills. 

• Minimum of eight years experience with Java and J2EE-based technologies. 

• An understanding of single page web applications using Ajax, REST and other JavaScript based frameworks. 

• Knowledge of Microservice/SOA architectures and knowledge of message-based service architecture. 

• Proven success in leading and managing software development teams across multiple functions and projects. 

• Knowledge of software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. 

• Knowledge of a broad range of modern programming languages, platforms and open-source technologies. 

• Knowledge of a broad spectrum of infrastructure technologies and secure computing environments: network, hardware and operating systems, servers and storage. Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) more beneficial. 

• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and web technologies. 

• Knowledge of the Agile principles of software development methodology. 

Skills: 

• Excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills. 

• Excellent presentation skills. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor. 

• Strong analytical skills.

Java and J2EE-based technologies

Multiple Openings