Remote Senior Application Architect

Description:

• The Senior Application Architect will be responsible for overseeing four teams of developers and six applications that utilize a mix of front-end, back-end, and ETL technologies.
• This role requires hands-on technical expertise in modern Angular and React front-end frameworks, with NodeJS and AWS for the backend.
• The candidate will implement proof of concept solutions based on customer requirements and influence future product releases through insights gained from customer engagements.
• The architect will present challenges, solutions, and guidance to senior customer technical and business decision-makers, executives, and internal engineering staff.
• Strong software engineering and architectural knowledge, particularly in building cloud solutions, is essential.
• The candidate will help sprint teams understand and prioritize customer requirements and feedback for product feature implementation and improvement.
• Exceptional collaboration with cross-functional groups, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skills are necessary for success in this role.
• The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and presentation skills, effectively interfacing with employees and customers at all levels.
• As a thought leader, the candidate must have a deep understanding of best practices and strategies for web application development in the AWS cloud.
• Proven ability to lead the development and delivery of required contract software products on schedule is required.
• The candidate will also drive the adoption of Agile and Scrum practices within project teams.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree and at least four years of experience leading and architecting all phases of the agile software development life cycle are required.
• The candidate must have over eight years of progressive experience as a developer, senior developer, or lead developer, specifically in building and architecting large-scale enterprise applications using JavaScript or Python.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential, along with attention to detail.
• The candidate must effectively communicate with management, peers, and customers while demonstrating sound judgment and reasoning skills.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) is required.
• The candidate must successfully pass a federal background investigation to obtain a Public Trust designation.
• Experience in an Agile environment, leading agile sprint teams, and using agile collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.) is necessary.
• The candidate should demonstrate the ability to diagnose business problems and support the development of product roadmaps and timelines for implementation.
• The ability to analyze complex data and business operations, understand user needs, and create requirement documentation is required.
• Verifiable experience in architecting applications, systems, or products using agile and iterative practices is essential.
• The candidate must exercise critical and rational thinking to identify alternate solutions and document them for stakeholder discussions.
• Experience in documenting complex technical and business problems in a simple and intuitive manner is required.
• Hands-on implementation experience with modern technology stacks like React, Node.js, Angular, AWS, Python, MySQL, and PostgreSQL is necessary.
• A demonstrated appetite for active learning, embracing change, and mentoring others in the organization is required.

Benefits:

• Softrams offers a remote-first team environment, allowing flexibility in work location.
• Standard work hours are from 9 am ET to 5 pm ET, with flexibility around start and end times based on team needs.
• The company is recognized as a Top Workplace USA (2024) and has received multiple accolades for being one of the fastest-growing companies in the region.
• Employees have the opportunity to work on innovative technology implementations and customer-centric services that are simple, intuitive, scalable, efficient, and usable.
• Softrams is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment and its services.