Technical Architect

Description

Technical Architect

Who You Are...

nvisia is not your typical software consulting company. We care about our people above all else, and they tend stick around. In fact, our President and both regional leaders began their careers with us as Software Developers. True story!

Here at nvisia we are creative problem-solvers with a shared desire to learn, grow, and work collaboratively to find solutions for our clients. As an nvisia team member you'll have the opportunity to grow your experience and knowledge with each client, working with various languages (new and old), legacy modernization, and more, across a wide variety of client engagements and industries.

Some companies claim to have award-winning cultures, but we have the actual trophies to back it up. We have proudly received the National Best & Brightest honor 10 years in a row, and the Local Best & Brightest Awards in both our Chicago and Milwaukee offices.

Our team members are passionate about their craft and are fully supported in their development. Every technologist has access to funds for training, classes, and conferences. We host community tech events where you can mingle with like-minded professionals. You'll find a clear path to growth here, with an established roadmap in place to help you gain the skills and expertise you need to advance.

Who You Are …

You are a Technical Architect, managing the design and technical delivery of mission-critical, large-scale distributed systems. As a hands-on contributor, you drive the solutions and standards used by your development teams. You establish trust by promoting reuse and outlining architectural patterns which allow the business flexibility and scalability required by your client.

Responsibilities

• Understands the client's business model and how the product solution fits into the overall business strategy and technical road map.
• Understands the product's capabilities and functions in-depth.
• Identifies and documents key architectural problems for one or more components in a software system.
• Engages across the team and with the client to reach consensus on architecture decisions.
• Participates in the construction and stabilization of software components.
• Supports the development lead in design and implementation reviews to assert compliance with the architecture decisions.
• Identify, communicate and mitigate architectural risks throughout the product lifecycle, including functional and non-functional risks.
• Support the transition of knowledge to the client.
• Identify and validate emerging technologies that could impact the client's product.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA or BS, preferably in computer science, engineering or science/technology-based discipline
• Effective and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience constructing and stabilizing high-volume software systems.
• Experienced working with both front and back-end technologies, architectures and patterns.
• Subject Matter Expert in business functional and domain modeling.
• Subject Matter Expert in several integration approaches as well as deep understanding of common integration patterns. Exposure to Microservices preferred.
• Subject Matter Expert with working in Agile/Lean/CD environments.
• Subject Matter Expert in either relational or NoSQL data persistence.
• Exposure to enterprise security best practices and design, including API security design, OWASP and access management.
• Exposure to cloud-based software architecture solutions and DevOps best practices.
• Subject matter expert in common software design patterns and architecture design patterns.

What we can offer you:

nvisia offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP, matching 401k, a generous Paid Time Off plan, and a flexible work environment.