Software Architect .Net

The Timberline Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Timberline Group is seeking a Software Architect to drive architecture and development within an Agile IT team. You will work on complex projects, defining standards and guiding a team of developers, testers, and analysts to deliver scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of IT experience, deep .NET expertise, and a proven track record in architectural leadership and mentoring. Engage with business analysts to shape future applications and ensure robust SDLC practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience with at least 8 years in application development.
• Strong .NET experience (C#, ASP.NET) and SOA/WCF expertise.
• Architectural leadership in Agile environments with SDLC ownership.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, science or engineering.
• Excellent communication and ability to coach junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Design software solutions to meet client’s business and technical needs.
• Mentor and guide a team of developers, testers and analysts.
• Analyze specifications to ensure requirements are scalable for future releases.
• Drive reusable components and future application solutions.
• Produce architectural and design specifications for large-scale projects.
• Collaborate with business analysts to diagnose defects.

Skills

IT leadership

C#

ASP.NET

Object‑Oriented design

WCF

REST/SOAP

multi‑tier design

Responsive design

HTML5/CSS/JS

SPA frameworks

SQL Server

Data modeling/SQL

Agile/sdLC

Mentoring

Microservices

RESTful API

CI/CD/test automation

Secure coding

Ecommerce domains

Oracle EBS interfacing

Retail/consumer products domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Job description

Job Description

The Software Architect will be an important and influential member of the IT Development Team. The person will need superior expertise gained from extensive experience and industry research of best practices within application design, coding, database and architecture. Position will contribute to a team project predominately focusing on architecture, and development. You will work with a team typically in an Agile methodology completing various development and coding initiatives.

Reports to: Principal IT Architect

Job Responsibilities

• Designing software solutions to meet client’s various business and technical needs.
• Mentoring and guiding a team of developers, testers and analysts throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Analyzing application specifications and technology approaches to ensure business requirements are met and are scalable for future product releases.
• Investigating future oriented products and taking ownership of driving resolution and making proposals that may include reusable components.
• Working with business analysts and management to recommend future application solutions.
• Producing Architectural Specifications and detailed design specifications for large-scale and complex projects to reinforce our technical product and architectural standards.

• Collaborating with business analysts to diagnose and resolve complex defects identified.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years IT experience, with at least 8 years of application development experience
• At least 5 years of development experience in .NET (especially C# and ASP.NET ).
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented design principles
• Extensive experience with WCF, developing web services (REST and SOAP) in the .NET environment, service oriented architecture, and multi-tier software design and development.
• Past experience with responsive design and designing applications for mobile devices required.
• Experience with HTML5, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript libraries and client side frameworks.
• Experience with SPA frameworks such as Angular, React or Aurelia.

• Extensive experience doing data modeling, writing SQL queries, and working with databases (esp. SQL Server) required.
• Experience working as an architect and delivering successful projects in an agile environment is required.
• Thorough understanding of SDLC processes and methodologies, and involvement in the complete product development life cycle.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, science or engineering required.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to coach more junior staff members.

Preferences

• Experience with developing Microservices.
• Experience developing RESTful API.
• Experience with CI/CD and test automation.
• Knowledge of secure coding standards.
• B2B and B2C ecommerce experience.
• Experience interfacing with Oracle EBS.

• Experience working in retail or consumer products industry