Senior Expert Software Architect - Enterprise Architecture
Lowell, MA

Job Description

Job Opening ID:

00292637 Senior Expert Software Architect - Enterprise Architecture (Open)

Job Title:

Senior Expert Software Architect - Enterprise Architecture

Department:

IT, Telecom & Internet

Country:

United States of America

State/Province:

Arkansas

City:

Lowell

Full/Part Time:

Full time

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

J.B. Hunt is building an entirely new platform to enable their internal and external potential. The position is responsible for overall design and architectural direction for enterprise Agile projects. The position consults with and influences technical and business leaders in the pursuit of aligning technology and business needs. This position engages with research and development activities to define new process and technology standards for improving the departments productivity and operations. The position contributes to implementing new technology and processes to the organization.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

* Contributes to bringing new technology to the organization.
* Contributes to multiple Agile projects across multiple systems domains through leadership and ideation.
* Contributes to the enterprise application technology roadmap.
* Contributes to defining, documenting, and maintaining, architecture standards through standards committees.
* Provides technical leadership across application teams (e.g. conducts training, develops learning sessions, contributes to the Architecture Review Board).
* Designs web designs that are asynchronous, responsive, and provide a rich user experience.
* Works within a collaborative environment and contributes to team goals by offering open and honest communication and helping to meet deadlines.
* Acts as a technical consultant to the team's management by leveraging technical and domain knowledge to answer questions.
* Provides technical leadership to the team and others through coaching and mentorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science, Engineering, or Management Information Systems, or related, or foreign equivalent, or suitable combination of education, experience, and training; plus 10 years of experience in Software Development or Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

* 8-10 years of experience with development of enterprise application architectures and solutions
* 3-5 years of experience at the software architect level
* Working knowledge and excellent understanding of software architecture, design patterns, integration patterns, and best practices
* Ability to write software in Java, develop reference implementations and demonstrate the capabilities
* Working knowledge and excellent understanding of messaging, web services, integration frameworks, big data technologies, mobile technologies, and DevOps technologies
* Experience in deploying applications/services in cloud
* Exposure to container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
* Exposure to enterprise architecture frameworks like Zachman's EA framework, TOGAF, Scaled agile framework (SAFe), etc.
* Exposure to transportation industry logistics and supply chain management is considered a plus

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelors: Chemical Engineering, Bachelors: Civil Engineering, Bachelors: Computer and Information Science, Bachelors: Computer Engineering, Bachelors: Electrical Engineering, Bachelors: Industrial Engineering, Bachelors: Management Information Systems, Bachelors: Mechanical Engineering

Language:

English (Required)

Work Experience:

Engineering, Software Development

Certifications:

Competencies:

Computer Software Industry (Extensive Experience), Software Engineering (Extensive Experience), Software Integration Engineering (Extensive Experience), Software Product Design/Architecture (Subject Matter Depth and Breadth), Software Quality Assurance (Extensive Experience), Web Software Design (Subject Matter Depth and Breadth)

Responsibilities:

Act as a technical consultant to the team's management by leveraging technical and domain knowledge to answer questions, Contributes to defining, documenting, and maintaining, architecture standards through standards committees, Contributes to the enterprise application technology roadmap, Contribute to bringing new technology to the organization, Contribute to multiple Agile projects across multiple systems domains through leadership and ideation, Designs web designs that are asynchronous, responsive, and provide a rich user experience, Provides technical leadership across application teams (e.g. conducts training, develops learning sessions, contributes to the Architecture Review Board), Provides technical leadership to the team and others through coaching and mentorship, Works within a collaborative environment and contributes to team goals by offering open and honest communication and helping to meet deadlines

Company Overview:

Fortune 500 experience. Career Development. Nation-wide opportunities. We are J.B. Hunt.

Our success comes from strategically placing you in the most suitable role. Whether you have a passion for operations, sales, engineering, or information technology, we can jump start your career!

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is no stranger to the transportation logistics industry. From our humble beginnings in 1961, with only five tractors and seven refrigerated trailers, we have evolved into one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America. We provide safe and reliable transportation services throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Our four business segments (Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services, Truckload, and Integrated Capacity Solutions) allow us to provide customized freight solutions for customers big and small. It's no wonder we have been named one of America's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine.

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.

"This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions."