Software Architect

Premier Inc.

1d•$113,000 - $188,000•Remote

About The Position

The Software Architect will have responsibility for the design of new or enhanced software products/technologies, the complex operations within the software products/technologies, and making different software products/technologies work well together. This position will specifically have responsibility for: Domain blueprint/framework ownership and the associated technical roadmap (group of technologies or products). Establishing guiding principles and design patterns to be used for a product or domain area. Recommending technology choices to Principal Architect for vetting and approval. Taking product/domain vision and translating that into the technical blueprint for the engineering team to build. Making recommendations for new technologies. Hands-on delivery on the team, in addition to providing coaching, oversight for senior/lead software engineers. Implementing product vision. Being hands on with some coding/development as business need dictates. This position will be accountable for product quality, adherence to architecture governance guidelines, and high-level design of their domain/product area. This position has full latitude for independent judgment when applying skills and problem-solving capabilities, with input and minimal oversight required by senior software architect or supervisor.

Requirements

Strong Web, Desktop, and/or Cross Platform Application Development
High proficiency in .NET framework and C# language
Good understanding and experience in SDLC Methodologies
Strong experience with Data Acquisition, APIs
Deep experience in the architecture and design of solutions to meet functional and non -functional requirements
Strong experience in Relational Database design and SQL development
4 or more years of applicable work experience
Bachelors degree (Required)

Nice To Haves

Application Development
Data Acquisition
Technology Architecture
UI Development
Object Oriented Programming
Linux
RabbitMQ
HTTP Protocel, REST API, JSON
Experience with Dynamics CRM platform and architecture, different modules, security, database schema, customization, integration, development API, and testing
Azure
Cloud Technology
Entity Framework and LINQ
Databricks
Javascript and JQuery
Experience in one of the DevOps tools, such as GIT, TFS, Azure DevOps, JIRA, etc.
CI/CD experience, understanding Docker Containers and Kubernetes
Application Test and QA processes (Regression, Unit, Interface, and Integration Testing)
Test Automation and Testing Frameworks
Development Libraries such as Telerik or Syncfusion
Mirth
Angular or other web development frameworks

Responsibilities

Domain blueprint/framework ownership and the associated technical roadmap (group of technologies or products).
Establishing guiding principles and design patterns to be used for a product or domain area.
Recommending technology choices to Principal Architect for vetting and approval.
Taking product/domain vision and translating that into the technical blueprint for the engineering team to build.
Making recommendations for new technologies.
Hands-on delivery on the team, in addition to providing coaching, oversight for senior/lead software engineers.
Implementing product vision.
Being hands on with some coding/development as business need dictates.
Software / Solution Design: Development for stories of any size; routinely is involved in delivery of more complicated development efforts.
Crafts current and proposed future-state high level system designs.
Actively participates in solution design discussions.
Contributes to and influences business and product strategy.
Lead exploration and POC initiatives.
Initiating and leading process and technical improvements.
Assess current and future technologies.
Evaluate business and technology partners.
Mentoring/Coaching: Provide mentorship and guidance to other members of the team to help increase their skills and enhance their ability to support project delivery.
Supports the team’s interactions with other teams within Premier to coordinate technical activities.
Participates in assessment of technical skillsets of less senior members of the team and conveys this information accurately to supervisor to help with staff development plans.
Bring applicable technologies to team’s best practices.
Provide knowledge/SME of multiple Premier products or business domains (i.e. at least three).
Governance: Creates guidelines for technology implementations and promotes adherence to those guidelines across technology teams.
Provide knowledge of Premier processes germane to the role.