Principal Architect, Software Engineering

Credera Experienced Hiring•Chicago, IL

About The Position

As a Principal Architect at Credera, you will be responsible for the design, estimation, and execution of technology implementation projects for one or more clients. You will be responsible for recommending the appropriate technology approach, team structures, skill sets. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing team members and senior practice leadership. In addition, you will be expected to support practice and company development through leading research and development, training, and reusable software development accelerator development. As a member of the practice Management Team, you will help set the vision and strategic direction of the practice as well as owning or assisting with one or more go-to-market or corporate functions within the practice (e.g., employee engagement, training, accelerator development, etc.). On a typical day, you might expect to work with clients to capture and synthesize requirements, research and propose the technical approach, and determine skills / capabilities and team requirements. You will be ultimately responsible for the quality technology delivery of technology implementation projects, by ensuring that Credera’s best practices and industry best practice standards are being appropriately applied. You will lead one or more teams of skilled technologists, providing the proper leadership, mentoring, and development. You will work with channel partners to support the relationship and help win new business. You will typically participate in one or more business development cycles. WHO YOU ARE: You are an experienced, hands-on software architect that has been in the industry or technology consulting for at least 8 years You have a passion for open source technologies and the art of software engineering You look for opportunities to mentor, lead and develop others You have strong communication and interpersonal skills You currently lead teams that develop complex, high-volume, mission critical enterprise solutions that are built from the ground up, using a variety of different open source components and are deployed in a high available environment You are well versed in different software development methodologies and understand the benefits and challenges of each The software you develop uses continuous integration/continuous delivery tools You spend at least 40% of your time actively developing code

Requirements

Experienced, hands-on software architect with at least 8 years in the industry or technology consulting
Passion for open source technologies and the art of software engineering
Looks for opportunities to mentor, lead and develop others
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Currently leads teams that develop complex, high-volume, mission critical enterprise solutions that are built from the ground up, using a variety of different open source components and are deployed in a high available environment
Well versed in different software development methodologies and understand the benefits and challenges of each
The software you develop uses continuous integration/continuous delivery tools
Spends at least 40% of your time actively developing code

Responsibilities

Design, estimation, and execution of technology implementation projects
Recommending the appropriate technology approach, team structures, skill sets
Mentoring and developing team members and senior practice leadership
Support practice and company development through leading research and development, training, and reusable software development accelerator development
Help set the vision and strategic direction of the practice
Work with clients to capture and synthesize requirements, research and propose the technical approach, and determine skills / capabilities and team requirements
Responsible for the quality technology delivery of technology implementation projects
Lead one or more teams of skilled technologists, providing the proper leadership, mentoring, and development
Work with channel partners to support the relationship and help win new business
Participate in one or more business development cycles