Application Architect

hcsc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation in Chicago seeks a technical architect to ensure designs align with the architecture roadmap and to support teams on design activities. You will define interactions across packages, databases, and middleware to optimize product coverage and act as SME for integrated products.

The role requires extensive IT experience, strong design and integration skills, and a proven ability to work across agile teams and DevOps processes in a large enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 4 years IT experience or equivalent certification and 6 years IT experience or 8 years IT experience.
• Experience in application/feature design and in configuration and design patterns.
• Experience with HTML/CSS/Java/React/ASP.Net/PHCSC/Ruby/C# and cloud SaaS/PaaS.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools (Bamboo/Jenkins/Jira/ RallyDev).
• Experience with integration technologies (MQ/Mulesoft ESB/Tibco/Informatica/CAS).
• Experience in iterative/agile/scrum development and solution architecture.
• Strong problem solving, domain knowledge, prototyping, teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment of project designs with application architecture roadmap.
• Support project/product teams on functional and technical design activities.
• Define interaction between application packages, databases, and middleware to optimize coverage.
• Act as SME for products needing integration into the application.

Skills

Application design

Interaction between systems design

Agile/Scrum

Problem solving

Teamwork

Cloud computing

DevOps concepts

Solution architecture

Prototyping

Information technology experience

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

Bamboo

Jenkins

RallyDev

Jira

MQ/Mulesoft ESB

Tibco

Informatica

CAS

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for ensuring alignment of project specific designs with application architecture roadmap; supporting project and/or product teams on functional and technical design activities; defining the interaction between application packages, databases, and middleware systems to optimize product functional coverage; acting as subject matter expert (SME) for products that require integration into the application.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree and 4 years Information Technology experience OR Technical Certification and/or College Courses and 6 year Information Technology experience OR 8 years Information Technology experience.
• Experience in application and/or product feature design.
• Experience in application configuration and design patterns.
• Experience in application development platforms and/or languages (HTML/CSS/Java/React/ASP.Net/PHCSC/Ruby/C#).
• Experience in cloud computing (SaaS / PaaS).
• Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process and tools (Bamboo, jenkins, RallyDev, Jira).
• Experience in integration technologies (MQ/Mulesoft ESB/Tibco/Informatica/CAS).
• Experience in iterative and/or agile and/or scrum development.
• Experience in solution architecture.
• Application domain knowledge.
• Prototyping.
• Problem solving / analytical thinking.
• Teamwork and collaboration.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
• Product-specific application architecture.
• Ability to tie together solutions across systems.

Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards . The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Base Pay Range

$92,700.00 - $167,500.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.