Senior REST API & Enterprise App Architect

United Educators; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

United Educators seeks a Senior Application Architect to lead the architecture of enterprise-scale applications, shaping REST API strategy and integration patterns across multiple systems. The role emphasizes domain modeling, service boundaries, and secure, scalable design in a collaborative, Agile environment.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in software design, 5+ years as an architect, and a strong background in .NET/C#/SQL Server. Insurance industry experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/Engineering/IT (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years of software design and development experience, including at least 5 years architecting enterprise-level applications.
• Experience designing and evolving application architecture, not primarily infrastructure, cloud, or data architecture.
• Proven experience defining and implementing RESTful API strategies, including API design, versioning, documentation, security, and governance.
• Insurance or risk management industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end application architecture for key business systems, including domain modeling and service boundaries.
• Define and own UE’s API strategy, including RESTful API design standards, documentation, versioning, lifecycle management, and governance.
• Design and govern REST APIs and service contracts for reuse, scalability, and interoperability across internal apps and external partners.
• Strong hands-on experience in .NET, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, REST APIs, and database schema design for enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate objectives into architectures, REST API designs, and implementation approaches.
• Develop and maintain technical and business feature roadmaps; identify risks and communicate status to sponsors.
• Lead scalable, secure, and resilient architectures with emphasis on maintainability and performance.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and coding guidelines across teams.

Skills

.NET

C#

ASP.NET

SQL Server

REST APIs

Domain modeling

Database design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

United Educators seeks a Senior Application Architect to lead the architecture of enterprise-scale applications, shaping REST API strategy and integration patterns across multiple systems. The role emphasizes domain modeling, service boundaries, and secure, scalable design in a collaborative, Agile environment.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in software design, 5+ years as an architect, and a strong background in .NET/C#/SQL Server. Insurance industry experience is a plus.