Part of a larger team delivering technology solutions to address business problems and opportunities. Focus on translating specific business requirements into technical solution architectures including application architecture, integration architecture, data architecture, and non-functional requirements around supportability, resiliency, security, etc. Translate general business requirements and business trends in architecture patterns and technology ecosystems including data center architecture, application architecture patterns, integration architecture patterns, technology standards, non-functional technical requirements, and computing paradigms.
Job Description
Essential Job Functions:
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Collaborate with AEP architectural standards team and other technology architects to create architecture and design plans for enhancements to existing application.
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Design solutions to migration and scale solutions from older technology to cloud-based or on-premises solutions.
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Tactical implementation of modern architecture and design, be hands-on leading the technology team.
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Inspire thought leadership in the team.
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Ensure solution achieves the needed objectives and timelines.
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Influence a team of developers to solution a high-quality application based on strong architecture and design principles.
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Hands-on and comfortable looking at code to understand existing flows, rules, and design.
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Take initiative to explore, prototype, or even implement solutions to help drive technical decision making.
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Define, communicate, and implement design/coding standards for distributed services, cloud-based solutions.
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Present solutions to Architecture Review Board (ARB) for design review approvals.
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Participate in design initiatives (drive discussions, produce artifacts) and publish or present ideas to gain buy-in from leadership.
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Under limited supervision, participates in all aspects of application delivery.
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Works closely with the developers and other project team members on low to medium scale assignments of minimum to medium risk.
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Gather and analyze user requirements.
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Generate conceptual design and develop implementation strategies.
Minimum Requirements:
Architect (SG7)
Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.
Experience: 3 years of relevant work experience is required.
An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
Architect Sr. (SG8)
Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.
Experience: 6 years of relevant work experience is required.
An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
Preferred Requirements:
Experience:
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Excellent written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all technical and non-technical members of the organization.
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5+ year experience as an architect / developer, building complex, resilient and highly scalable applications deployed in geographically distributed data centers and on public cloud platforms.
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Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC Methodologies including system architecture design.
Education:
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Technology related degree
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