Architecture / architect

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Our Perks Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
Mental health coverage
CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced DevEx Architect to join our talented Information Technology team. Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment. This role is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of the CLA's Development Framework and platform engineering initiatives specifically for application development. As a Lead Application Developer, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining stable, scalable, and efficient pre‑production environments. You will oversee seamless deployments to production and champion a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across development, QA, and IT operations teams.
This role ensures efficient development, stable framework design, and thorough monitoring and tooling.
How you'll create opportunities in this DevEx Architect role Lead the architecture, design, and development of core application frameworks and supporting tooling to meet business needs.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including business analysts, project managers, and other developers, to define technical requirements and deliver effective solutions.
Establish and promote best practices for coding standards, design patterns, secure development, and software delivery workflows.
Conduct code reviews and ensure the quality, performance, and security of application frameworks.
source control workflows, CI/CD, code quality, security scanning) and evaluate new technologies to improve reliability and developer productivity.
Design, standardize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation to support repeatable deployments across environments.
Partner with platform/operations teams to define environment standards and automate provisioning using infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration management tools.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to framework architecture and application integration.
Document framework designs, architecture decisions, and development processes for future reference and team knowledge sharing.
Ensure compliance with organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
Utilize a consistent framework development approach across products/projects by providing standards, templates, and guidance to improve delivery quality and repeatability.
Manage and oversee the framework team velocity, issues, risks and bottlenecks and related projects.
Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant experience and training may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Degrees in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#)
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GC
Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or Jenkin
Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Wellness at CLA To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well‑being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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