Technical Architect

Role Description

Agile Six is looking for a Technical Architect to join a cross-functional team working with the Department of Veterans Affairs on an integrated patient portal experience on VA.gov. The goal of the My HealtheVet (MHV) team is to improve Veterans’ digital experience by giving them one place to easily manage their VA health care, community care, disability benefits, and other information. In this role, you will lead the evolution and maintenance of the architecture, leveraging various technologies.

• Lead and contribute as part of a cross-functional Agile team to design, develop, and maintain web and mobile applications using React, React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Git, and related technologies.
• Lead software architecture and design to support MHV project needs, leveraging best practices including modularity, scalability, accessibility, and seamless EHR integration.
• Align engineering best practices across multiple delivery teams.
• Establish strong relationships with your VA counterparts.
• Leverage and support the adoption of AI-powered coding tools and other enabling technologies.
• Leverage emerging technologies and practices around DevOps, cloud services, automation tools, etc.
• Lead by taking initiative on challenging tasks, supporting and mentoring teammates.
• Collaborate with other teammates through code reviews, pair coding, mentorship, training, knowledge sharing, etc.
• Write automated unit tests and integration tests, and assist in manual testing as needed.
• Support the team and Product Owner to ensure that work is accurately described and appropriately prioritized.
• Support the practice of engineering within the larger company through various activities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• 5+ years as a software architect, tech lead, or other senior engineering leader.
• Demonstrated experience leading the maintenance and enhancement of complex web and mobile applications.
• Experience leveraging and supporting the adoption of AI tools and services.
• Experience with DevOps processes and tools.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile teams.
• Experience fostering team practices that prioritize writing automated tests.
• Expert understanding of architectural patterns, software development principles, and system design.
• Experience working in many different areas of the software stack.
• Ability to work independently on high complexity tasks.
• Experience in an open-source, collaborative development environment.
• Has lived and worked in the United States for 3 out of the last 5 years.

Requirements

• Some clients may request or require travel from time to time.

Benefits

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility.
• Competitive salary.
• Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees.
• 401K matching.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer paid short and long term disability insurance.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Self-managed and generous paid time off.
• Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Self-managed professional development spending.
• Self-managed wellness days.