Senior Application Architect / Engineer

GCS Recruitment Specialists; Cherry Hill Township (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists seeks a Senior Application Architect/Engineer in New Jersey. This role requires thinking beyond code to align applications, data, architecture, business needs, and IT strategy, delivering solutions across the full lifecycle.

You will collaborate with customers, business analysts, and technical teams to design and deliver quality solutions. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in programming or systems analysis and a solid background in software development, with a BS in

Qualifications

• 10+ years of programming and/or systems analysis experience.
• Strong software/application development background.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Design, develop, test, implement, maintain, and support applications
• Work within established enterprise architecture and IT standards
• Make recommendations around new development vs. reuse of existing code
• Participate in component and data architecture design
• Support application performance monitoring and optimization
• Evaluate products and technical approaches
• Contribute to build-vs-buy recommendations
• Work closely with QA, development, integration, and business stakeholders
• Help ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget

Skills

10+ years exp

Software development

Systems analysis

Development methodologies

Education

CS degree

Job description

Senior Application Architect / Engineer

We're looking for a senior technology professional who can think beyond individual lines of code and understand how applications, data, architecture, business requirements, and IT strategy come together.

In this role, you'll work with customers, business analysts, and technical teams to design and deliver quality solutions across the full systems lifecycle.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyze complex business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Design, develop, test, implement, maintain, and support applications
• Work within established enterprise architecture and IT standards
• Make recommendations around new development vs. reuse of existing code
• Participate in component and data architecture design
• Support application performance monitoring and optimization
• Evaluate products and technical approaches
• Contribute to build-vs-buy recommendations
• Work closely with QA, development, integration, and business stakeholders
• Help ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget

We're looking for:

• 10+ years of programming and/or systems analysis experience
• Strong software/application development background
• Experience with systems analysis and technical design
• Understanding of development, QA, testing, and integration methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline - or equivalent experience

If you're someone who can understand the business problem, design the technical solution, and help see it through to implementation, this could be a great opportunity.