Application Architect

Federal Express Corporation•Memphis, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This posting is for internal to FEC only. All qualified candidates must be an FEC badged employee. If the candidate is not a FEC employee, they will not be considered. Under limited supervision, define processes, and create project level architectures for specific applications in Enterprise Foundational Services.

Requirements

Java/J2EE, Spring Boot framework
Messaging technologies (example - JMS, Kafka, Active MQ, Pulsar)
Enterprise scale event driven architecture
API/Web Services: Restful, JSON, SOAP, WSDL, XML
Microservices, Cloud Native Design
Relational Database (example – Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL)
NoSQL Database (example – MongoDB, Astra DB, Cassendra DB). DataStax preferred.
API First Development, Test Driven Development
CI/CD integration using industry standard components and pipeline tools
SAFe Agile methodology
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting and collaborating with developers, analysts, and business staff throughout the organization. Ability to express complex technical information in a user-friendly language and style; present information effectively in one-on-one and small group settings including executive management.

Nice To Haves

Candidates residing within 50 miles of a FedEx campus will be required to work on-site at a FedEx location several times per week.

Responsibilities

Fulfilling critical development and development lead responsibilities
Working with business and data architects, evaluating products and projects to ensure congruency with strategic initiatives and industry trends.
Provide technical advice to resolve production problems.
Exposes current state architecture and identifies options for future state architecture.
Work closely with business and IT stakeholders to create solutions that balance competing interests and concerns.
Develop plans for and facilitate the migration from current to selected future state by providing technical leadership to multiple initiatives
Hands-on experience working with enterprise architects and team of developers
Use AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot) as a natural part of your daily workflow — to make sense of unfamiliar code, draft documentation, and move implementation forward more efficiently
Help ensure AI-assisted outputs are validated against enterprise needs including security, compliance, and performance
Mentor those in less senior positions.
Perform other duties as assigned.