Java Architect – Waltham(MA)– 6 Months
For quick consideration, you can reach me at my number 701-526-3400 or ram@fabergent.com
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The Application Architect will report directly to the Platform Architect and will serve as a technical domain expert in a large strategic program.
The position is based in Waltham, MA just outside of Boston. Frequent travel to other locations in the US and abroad is to be expected.
Company requested travel expenses will be reimbursed in-line with travel policy.
Must validate the below criteria before submitting resumes.
Candidates will be screened by an on-site interview in Waltham, MA. Unfortunately, cannot reimburse any travel expenses for the interview.
· Effective communications of complex thought, architecture with various stakeholders
· Experience with effective documentation and governance of architecture and design
· Relevant experience with the technology stack – data integration (any ETL/ DI tool, preferably Syncsort or Informatica), data warehouse (any MPP/ clustered database, preferably Vertica), rules engines
· Experience with Agile and offshore teams is a plus
· Hands-on experience in an object oriented programming language and the ability to work with development teams on detailed design and reviews
· Healthcare is a definite plus but not an absolute requirement if they're strong with other aspects
All potential candidates must be able to demonstrate the following qualifications:
· 5 – 7 years of Architecture experience; very solid general technical experience
· Minimum 2 years hands-on experience leading an architecture and design team
· Leading projects with teams in multiple locations (on- and off-shore)
· Very solid Interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
· Well-versed with effective documentation and governance of architecture
· Industry experience in the health care sector is a plus
· Familiarity with Agile / Scrum
· Familiarity with Jira/Greenhopper
Principal Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
· Create detailed solution architectures in alignment with current and future product and technology roadmaps
· Identify and evaluate high impact, new technologies that will drive dramatic innovations for our products and operational processes. Lead the development of appropriate reference implementations for these new technologies
· Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to the software product development teams. Mentor the development staff to infuse a working knowledge of the architectural framework hosting their designs and implementations
· Create white papers, technical documentation, wiki entries, and make presentations to colleagues. Promote the leverage and reuse of proprietary technologies and architectural frameworks.
· Collaborate with product management, operations, sales, customers, and external partners to understand target market segments and business use cases
· Assist in the creation of technology and product platform roadmaps based on corporate strategy, industry direction, emerging technology, and research
· Hands on engagement to help solve critical customer production issues as required
· Performance tune applications deployed across various operating systems, languages, third party infrastructure software components, and computing platforms
· Serve as a mentor to application architects and developers
· Design, document, and evangelize architecture standards and policies which enables business agility through the sharing of data sets & software intellectual property
Requirements:
The Software Architect will serve as a technical domain expert in defining and implementing product architectures to be leveraged in current and future Health product development initiatives. The Software Architect should possess an insatiable thirst to understand new and emerging technologies, evaluate how those technologies can be leveraged to meet evolving business needs, and deliver with laser focus robust architectural frameworks within finite project schedules.
Delivered at least one system to production using a Lean or Agile SDLC (Scrum, Kanban, XP…) Familiar with contemporary engineering practices and willingness to help teams transition to those practices: Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Refactoring, Emergent Design… Minimum 3 years' experience developing architectural frameworks which were developed and deployed successfully
Fluency in many of the following technologies/tools: Java, JavaScript, JEE, Oracle, PL/SQL, Web Services, SOAP, REST, AJAX, JSON, Spring, Objective-C, Cocoa, C#, .NET, SQL Server, SSAS, MDX, JIRA, GreenHopper, Confluence, Maven, Hadoop, MPP Databases
Track record of conceiving of and developing new architectural extensions to existing products which yielded new revenue opportunities and/or decreased operating expenses Experience architecting commercial software solutions with the following characteristics strongly preferred: software-as-a-service, multi-tenancy, high volume analytics (batch and/or realtime), decision support, business intelligence reporting. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to translate complex technical facts for appropriate understanding by both technical and non technical audiences. Ability to work independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team - experience working with global, geographically disperse teams within an Agile/Scrum methodology is preferred. Healthcare industry knowledge a plus. BS Degree in Computer Science (MS desirable) or technically related field with a minimum of 8 years relevant industry experience or equivalent.
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