Architect

Summary:

The Architect is responsible for defining the high-level structure of enterprise applications and guiding engineering teams in implementing scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions. This role involves making critical technology decisions, creating reference architectures, and mentoring senior engineers and technical leads. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across a wide range of technologies and frameworks and consistently incorporates industry best practices into the software development lifecycle.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Define architectural standards, frameworks, and best practices for application development.

• Evaluate and select frameworks, libraries, and tools best suited for business and technical needs.

• Develop and maintain reference architectures and reusable reference implementations.

• Attend sprint planning and work closely with product managers and designers to understand business priorities and translate them into scalable solutions.

• Partner with Solution Architects to design end-to-end solutions for strategic initiatives.

• Create and maintain architecture documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Mentor Technical Leads and Senior Software Engineers, providing guidance on architecture, design patterns, and best practices.

• Drive the adoption of industry best practices and emerging technologies in relevant technical domains.

• Lead discovery sessions and facilitate technical design workshops.

• Support the creation of comprehensive solution design documents, including application and integration architecture.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position is an individual contributor with no direct reports but may provide guidance, leadership, or training to others.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Expert-level knowledge of:

• Java/JEE, JSP, Spring/Spring Boot, RESTful Services

• Frontend frameworks: JavaScript, Angular, React.js / React Native

• Cloud platforms: AWS Technologies and Services

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

• Web services: SOAP/REST, HTML/JavaScript/CSS

• Enterprise architecture principles and service-oriented architecture (SOA)

• Application programming: Progress, C#, C++, .NET

• CRM and automation platforms: Salesforce (SFDC), Visualforce, Apex API, Apex Triggers, SOQL

• Business Process Management (BPM), Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Advanced-level knowledge of:

• AWS native development constructs

• Enterprise integration architecture patterns

• Solution design documentation and architectural modeling

• Project discovery facilitation and technical requirements gathering

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a Four (4) year College or University Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an architecture role

• Proven experience designing and implementing complex, distributed applications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across engineering, product, and business teams

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• None Required

Work Complexity:

Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem, as well as experience in the financial/mortgage (or job-specific) industry. Problems typically impact multiple departments or specialties. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants as well as employees are encouraged to meet with Human Resources as the organization shall review reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities:

The statements reflect the general duties and responsibilities considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as an all-inclusive list of all the work requirements of the position. The company may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.