Java Architect

Job Description:


Applications Architect
Our Architects leverage their technical skills and strategic thinking to align company goals with
actionable strategies. By joining our team, you will play a crucial role in developing strategic
plans, setting standards, and creating roadmaps for the future state of our enterprise
architecture. We combine business acumen with technical expertise to maintain our innovative
and competitive edge.
About this role: The Applications Architect shapes the development and implementation of
Information Technology (I.T.) strategy, initiatives, and governing policies. They conduct
comprehensive reviews of the enterprise, document capabilities, and devise approaches to align
technical solutions with business needs. This role assists in defining project direction and
solution architecture. The Applications Architect supports I.S. leadership by planning and
championing broad initiatives that deliver value to both internal and external stakeholders. They
utilize data, technical, and business knowledge to drive the development of capability
frameworks at both portfolio and enterprise levels. This position is involved throughout the
project life cycle, with a focus on the initiation, feasibility, and analysis phases.
This Applications Architect will provide guidance and information to ensure a consistent vision
for new projects within the Operations Technology Portfolio. They will contribute to the
development and review of system capabilities and strategies to meet new business
requirements. They will serve as the lead technical resource, offering strategic oversight and
planning for portfolio initiatives to ensure proper architectural aspects for new projects.
Responsibilities include producing detailed component specifications to support new system
designs, creating candidate architecture designs to ensure accuracy and fulfillment of
requirements, and conducting formal solution architecture reviews for approval by the enterprise
architecture and senior management review boards.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Experience with Architectural Patterns, strong understanding and application of Design
Patterns, Web Development Architecture & Design, Microservice design, and Cloud-
native architecture.
• Knowledge of Web & Microservice frameworks, Kubernetes/Docker containers, SQL and
NoSQL database platforms, .NET Core and/or Java architectural and design.
• Effective communication and leadership skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent education