Software Architect-(Onsite) Overland Park, KS

Leads the design and delivery of complex solution architectures by guiding technical teams, shaping future-state roadmaps, and engaging stakeholders to ensure scalable, compliant, and high-quality product outcomes.

This position is onsite in our Overland Park, KS location.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for design and delivery of large product/solution development engagements while balancing priorities, workloads, and client commitments
  
• Gather and analyze data and develop architectural requirements at project level
  
• Participate in domain technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction
  
• Lead analysis, design and development of a cohesive roadmap and implementation plan based upon a current vs. future state
  
• Participate in architecture governance model
  
• Support design and deployment of solutions meeting standardization, consolidation, TCO, security, regulatory compliance and application system qualities, for different businesses
  
• Research and evaluate emerging technology, industry and market trends to assist in project development and/or operational support activities
  
• Engage with clients, internal and external stakeholders to effectively communicate the solution roadmap and implementation plan
  
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and guidance; motivate others to achieve shared aspirations
  
• This position may require availability outside of standard business hours as part of a rotational on-call schedule
  

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, MIS
  
• At least 4 years of technical experience in software development
  
• At least 4 years of experience with full lifecycle development using Agile methods including technical leadership for an agile team
  
• The ability to guide complex projects from initial concepts through final launch
  
• The ability to communicate technical knowledge to clients, cross-functional and cross-hierarchical associates and other stakeholders
  
• Knowledge of business operations, terminology, and communication standards
  

Preferred

• Experience with capacity and performance analysis of complex systems
  
• Experience working in heterogeneous environments (Windows .Net, Linux/Unix, As400, Mainframe)
  
• Knowledge of database architecture including Relational models, replication strategies, SQL with 1 or more major database platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Postgres, MySQL)
  
• Knowledge of physical, virtual, and cloud deployment strategies
  

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