Digital Application Architect - Hybrid

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Digital Application Architect will be responsible for the solution design of applications in all digital technology projects from inception through production support, providing industry best practices and acting as a trusted advisor to key business and technology stakeholders. The Application Architect will lead/oversee the technical design, analysis, user story definition, logical data model design, functional system design, data manipulation, testing, post-implementation review, specifications and documentation based on business requirements. This role will oversee the development of effective technology solutions that are highly maintainable, reliable, easily extensible, scalable, and secure. Further, the Application Architect will be responsible for developing security improvements for the company’s customer facing websites and backend applications and serve as a SME on website and application-related projects. The role will work with digital teams to implement emerging security technologies/tools to address current and future threats and creates and maintains documentation as it relates to security designs/configuration, processes, and requirements.

Requirements

7 years of experience with application design and development.
3 years of experience architecting applications in .Net and Microsoft Technologies
3 years of experience in implementation and integration of digital enterprise-level applications in a complex business environment
2 years of experience in implementing or enhancing application security.
High School Diploma
Strong knowledge of application security and securing the complete solution
Mastery of coding design patterns and services architecture
A proven track record of using technology to capitalize on business opportunities and deliver projects on time and on budget consistently.
Proven experience in documenting business processes and creating process flow diagram tools, UML, sequence diagrams, etc.
Strong leadership, partnership, collaboration and teambuilding skills.
Strong understanding of infrastructure hosting technologies
Strong understanding of software development methodologies.
Ability to apply verbal, written and persuasive communication skills to influence others both individually and groups.
Proficient in utilization of audio/visual tools to effectively present to groups and capable of presenting technical information to other functions or groups both inside and outside of the organization
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and development teams to ensure the architecture and design is usable, maintainable, scalable, reliable, extensible, secure, portable and functional.
Understand, advocate and augment the standards, best practices and architectural principles that guide solution decisions, development environments, tools, and deployment procedures for the enterprise.
Strong self-starter, motivated, enthusiastic, risk taker, innovative, and customer service oriented with a record of success.
Excellent organizational and planning skills.
Ability to cope with the rapid pace and constant change associated with the industry.
Ability to successfully manage numerous projects simultaneously.
Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written, with internal and external contacts.
Extensive experience or understanding of services technologies and standards, .NET platform, and Web Service Specifications WS
Technical expertise knowledge in: XML and Web Services, XML, XSLT, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI and GRID.
Expertise in ASP.NET,MVC, Angular,VB.NET,XML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT / JQUERY, SQL, Content Management Systems, and GUI Development
Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture and security architecture concepts.
Advanced knowledge of object oriented principals, design patterns, SOA, and enterprise systems
Strong command of database design concepts
Undersanding of NoSQL, MS Dynamics CRM technologies and microservices architecture
Familiarity with an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) architecture in Microsoft BizTalk or other platform
Familiarity with Cloud Technolgies
Ability to take appropriate risks, using available data.
Ability to build synergy with a diverse team in an ever-changing environment
Anticipate downstream technical needs and steer architectural designs to appropriately factor in considerations.
Strong analytical skills to support independent and effective decisions.
Strong verbal and written communications skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
Highly skilled at designing and implementing multiple tier architecture solutions, developing high-performance and secure systems and system integration
Work effectively with management, project managers, business analysts, developers, engineers, architects, system administrators, and QA to conceive, design, and deliver successful software solutions.
Able to operate at varying levels of abstraction including business and product strategy, design, and implementation
Provide leadership, promote teamwork, meet objectives and exercise independent judgment
Experience leading and implementing projects and working collaboratively with other departments levels
Ability to prioritize tasks and work with multiple priorities, sometimes under limited time contstraints.

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience architecting applications in .Net and Microsoft Technologies
2 years of experience in cloud-based system design
Demonstrated experience across multiple IT technology domains including software development languages and platforms, design frameworks and patterns, infrastructure platforms, data management and database technologies, cloud and networking technologies, and security frameworks
Experience in applying Service-Oriented Architecture to solutions.
Deep knowledge and experience in using and applying API, SOAP, WSDL, JSON, ESB, and XML based solutions.
Master’s Degree in business, computer science or related field
Technical certifications in software and systems design and development
Microsoft Technical Certifications
Cloud Architect Certification
Mobile development experience with technologies like Xamarin, Xamarin Forms, Ionic etc an advantage
Knowledge of HIPAA security and privacy standards.

Responsibilities

Accountable for producing solution designs to maintain and improve digital systems
Ensuring solutions conform to Architecture Principles
Validating requirements to facilitate effectively developed solutions
Delivery of Digital Impact Assessments, including sizing estimates for squad effort
Identify security impacts and circulate to other teams
Be responsible for the delivery of Digital architecture artefacts and review non-digital artefacts
Work with 3rd Party service providers when necessary
Understand key regulatory requirements (PCI, NACHA, HIPAA, 508 compliances etc.) and their potential impacts on Digital solutions/Products
Design and implement the architecture and deployment of high performance, integrated web and mobile systems centered around the enterprise’s digital footprint
Work closely with IT Management, product owners, scrum masters and project management throughout software development cycle to provide input to business requirements, deliver technical requirement and estimates, deliver status reports, and meet project deadlines
Design appropriate security controls in every solution to ensure the network, applications, and data are not compromised.
Leading the design and implementation of custom technical solutions, on-premises, cloud (Azure/AWS) and hybrid cloud
Work closely with digital delivery teams to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered.
Facilitate communications between IT teams and business stakeholders for technical issues and/or major changes, acting as the technical domain subject matter expert.
Provide expertise to educate, coach and mentor team members; provide performance feedback to manager(s).
Drive standardization efforts for development environments, tools, and deployment procedures
Participate in developing technical strategy; apply and promote security technology that optimizes the portfolio of technologies, tools, products, and applications.
Collaborate closely with Digital teams, IT leaders, business stakeholders, enterprise architects and subject matter experts to use technology to improve overall digital footprint.
Perform all other duties as assigned.