Senior Software Architect

Newrez LLC•Coppell, TX

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications. We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation. Primary Function As a member of the Enterprise Architecture team, the Senior Software Architect will be responsible for building cloud native and highly scalable enterprise level software products with Azure being the preferred cloud platform of use. This role will also be responsible for architecting and implementing micro-service architecture for enterprise level business applications that are aligned with overall business strategy. Principal Duties Develop system architecture models to align with the organization's strategies and goals. Organizes team training to improve employees' knowledge and skills for organizational and developmental growth. Develops compliance architecture methods, including but not limited to data storage, metadata management, and change control. Identify and implement build versus buy strategies, mentor personnel, and view the overall system strategy. Guides development teams in re-architecting legacy applications (Microsoft stack) using micro-service architecture to make them scalable and satisfactory for end users. Steers the effort to promote existing custom applications to a cloud platform. Mentor technical teams in designing customer-facing enterprise-class applications to deliver robust, scalable, and efficient software solutions. Partners with project leads to conceptualize technical strategies and design/review the project requirements. Implements solution design standards and develops reference implementations. Provide documentation, training, and support for the designed solution. Contributes to the timely, high-quality delivery of customer-facing software projects. Ability to assist business partners to be self-sufficient in designing business process workflows. Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and new cutting-edge technologies related to Single Sign-On, Mobile development, DevOps, Software Architecture, Cloud Offerings, etc. Participate in several development project teams, with the perspective of ensuring all standards and processes are followed, good designs are created, and quality documentation is created before a project is handed off to the support team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related field required. Advanced degree preferred.
5+ years experience in architecting software applications.
Prior leadership experience with responsibility for team capacity planning, coaching, and performance architecting highly scalable enterprise-level on-premises and cloud-based custom software applications.
Experience in building complex and custom authentication systems using OKTA.
Experience in robust, quick, and efficient system integrations with 3rd parties.
All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator.
By applying to this position candidate acknowledges that this is not a remote role and is required to be on-site.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of building and managing authentication using OKTA is preferred.
Strategic, forward thinker who can solve problems at a strategic and tactical level.
Strong analytical skills; practical decision-making skills; ability to appropriately exercise independent judgment.
Client-focused, blending strong execution skills with results orientation.
Self-directed and comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty.
Accountable; strong work ethic.
Excellent multi-tasking and prioritization skills.
Strong verbal/written communication skills to communicate with both technical and non-technical parties.

Responsibilities

Develop system architecture models to align with the organization's strategies and goals.
Organizes team training to improve employees' knowledge and skills for organizational and developmental growth.
Develops compliance architecture methods, including but not limited to data storage, metadata management, and change control.
Identify and implement build versus buy strategies, mentor personnel, and view the overall system strategy.
Guides development teams in re-architecting legacy applications (Microsoft stack) using micro-service architecture to make them scalable and satisfactory for end users.
Steers the effort to promote existing custom applications to a cloud platform.
Mentor technical teams in designing customer-facing enterprise-class applications to deliver robust, scalable, and efficient software solutions.
Partners with project leads to conceptualize technical strategies and design/review the project requirements.
Implements solution design standards and develops reference implementations.
Provide documentation, training, and support for the designed solution.
Contributes to the timely, high-quality delivery of customer-facing software projects.
Ability to assist business partners to be self-sufficient in designing business process workflows.
Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and new cutting-edge technologies related to Single Sign-On, Mobile development, DevOps, Software Architecture, Cloud Offerings, etc.
Participate in several development project teams, with the perspective of ensuring all standards and processes are followed, good designs are created, and quality documentation is created before a project is handed off to the support team.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health Savings Account with employer contribution
401(k) Retirement plan with employer match
Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave
Pet insurance
Adoption Assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Loan Program
The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a new program to support our team members
Newrez NOW: Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more
1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice
Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee
Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions