Principle Engineer/Solutions Architect

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.
• 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