Application Solutions Architect

Shamrock Foods Company; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shamrock Foods Company is seeking an Application Architect to lead the strategic planning and implementation of custom application development, providing advanced technical expertise on system design, documentation, and delivery of Shamrock’s software offerings.

You will design and govern the enterprise architecture for AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation, ensure alignment with business goals, security, and data governance, and evaluate new technologies with practical roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience administering enterprise software.
• Experience developing strategic systems architecture plans.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Technical lead in strategic design and implementation.
• Willingness to work unusual hours as required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining custom software.
• Introduce and integrate new technologies into software development environments.
• Design and govern the enterprise application architecture for AI, Generative AI, and intelligent automation solutions.
• Evaluate, prototype, and establish standards for AI technologies and AI-assisted development tools.
• Provide architectural guidance to engineers and other architects.
• Mentor junior staff through code reviews and training.
• Document existing software architecture and portfolio; recommend improvements.
• Research emerging technologies and perform POCs as needed.
• Confer with users and management to define business requirements.
• Provide technical estimates during project initiation and exploration.
• Develop and manage a software development lifecycle plan.
• Assist DevOps with CI/CD modeling and implementation.
• Develop standards for processes and expectations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Enterprise software

Strategic architecture

Analytical thinking

Technical leadership

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related

Job description

The Application Architect is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of custom application development. (S)he will provide advanced technical expertise on system design, documentation, and implementation of Shamrock Foods Company's custom application offerings.

• Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining custom software.
• Introduce and integrate new technologies into software development environments.
• Design and govern the enterprise application architecture for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, and intelligent automation solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, data governance standards, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Evaluate, prototype, and establish standards for the adoption of AI technologies, including AI-assisted development tools, machine learning platforms, and AI agents; provide architectural guidance for their responsible and effective use across the software development lifecycle.
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to Engineers, other Architects, and software development teams.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior members of the software development teams through code reviews, training sessions, one-on-one conversations.
• Document the company's existing software development architecture and technology portfolio; make recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives.
• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of software development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility and reliability.
• Perform POCs for new technologies as required to determine recommendations.
• Confer with end-users, clients, or senior management to define business requirements for complex systems and software development.
• Provide technical advice and estimations during project initiation and exploration.
• Develop and manage a software development lifecycle management plan.
• Assist with DevOps team with CI/CD modeling and implementation.
• Develop standards for processes, procedures, and expectations.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or related field and 8+ years of related job experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful track record administering software at an enterprise level
• Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture plans
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
• Technical lead in strategic design and implementation
• Expert understanding and administration of the Required Skills for the discipline that the Architect has responsibility for.
• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends and holidays.

Corporate Summary

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family's motto to "treat associates like family and customers like friends".

Why work for us

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, and wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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