Principle Engineer/Solutions Architect

Jobsbridge; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking an experienced individual to develop and implement architectural strategies for their systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Java, strong leadership skills, and the ability to mentor software developers. This role emphasizes best practices in software development within an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent experience with 4-10 years in a similar role.
• At least 6 years developing highly transactional applications.
• Minimum of 3 years in technical leadership with mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectural strategy and implementation plans.
• Lead architectural team and maintain architectural roadmap.
• Ensure compliance with technical and quality standards.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Java development

Microservice/SOA knowledge

Agile methodology

Technical leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Java

J2EE

NoSQL databases

Job description

Overview

Working in partnership with product management and leadership, develops the architectural strategy and strategy implementation plan for the systems in the organization.

With a focus on leadership, vision, strategy, culture, best practices and continuous improvement, performs the following:

• Interacts with the Product Management team to ensure a consistent architectural approach for implementing feature enhancements.
• Part of the Architectural team responsible for the definition and maintenance of the architectural roadmap for the organization's systems.
• Provides leadership in the design, architecture, selection and implementation of development technologies, frameworks and best practices.
• Ensures that technical and quality standards are enforced throughout the software development lifecycle. Ensures compliance with architectural goals and best practices.
• Leads and directs the department's efforts to optimize system availability, performance, and the elimination of technical debt.
• Conducts research and analysis of potential enhancements to the organization's software products, providing high-level estimates of development effort, design approach, and infrastructure impacts.
• Serves as a mentor to software developers, facilitating the sharing of technical knowledge and the adoption of new design standards, coding standards, coding techniques, products, and methodologies.
• In collaboration with other leaders, identifies and implements improvements to the agile software development practices, while ensuring consistency with agile principles.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education, Experience and Knowledge

• Master's degree (MA, MBA) or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of six years experience in the development of highly transactional, mission critical applications in heterogeneous environments/architectures for multi-user systems.
• A minimum of three years of technical leadership experience. Experienced in mentoring associates with significant technical knowledge, development of professional management and leadership skills.
• Minimum of eight years experience with Java and J2EE-based technologies.
• Knowledge of Microservice/SOA architectures and knowledge of message-based service architecture.
• Proven success in leading and managing software development teams across multiple functions and projects.
• Knowledge of software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Knowledge of a broad range of modern programming languages, platforms and open-source technologies.
• Knowledge of a broad spectrum of infrastructure technologies and secure computing environments: network, hardware and operating systems, servers and storage. Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) more beneficial.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and web technologies.
• Knowledge of the Agile principles of software development methodology.

Skills:

• Excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor.