Software Architect
Dallas, TX

Job Description

Overview

The Software Architect has a good understanding of supply chain execution systems and the industry in general, the application domain, of customer and user needs, of our existing product suite, and uses this foundation to contribute to the technical product vision for new features and products. The Software Architect collaborates with teams consisting of developers, testers and business analysts providing technical guidance and leadership on the solution to be delivered. The Software Architect is a key member of the development team and will be responsible for delivering the solution, and ensuring that all development meets the required standards and follows industry best practice. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional leadership and innovation and will have experience in developing and deploying native cloud based solutions. You will help instill the strategic vision, fundamentals, and best practices necessary for creating world-class real time transactional systems

Responsibilities

* Define the vision for and implement solutions related to creating the Digital Warehouse of the future with particular emphasis on automating the warehouse.
* Design and develop high performing, scalable and testable solutions for handling real-time transaction processing from requirements, working with other team members.
* Communicate designs and solutions to other members of the development team as well as senior management to obtain buy in for the proposed solution as well as raise awareness of potential risks.
* Keep abreast of the new industry trends and analyze how they can be applied to the current delivery project.
* You will drive the acceptance of new technologies and processes, interacting with both product and platform teams.
* You will participate in or lead code reviews: verify maintainability, extensibility and assure complexity has been minimized.
* You will help maintain a collaborative, supportive, and fun environment to bring out the best work in those around you.
* Respond to queries from internal and external sources (within project team or across project teams, services teams).
* Identify and develop next level architects and senior developers for succession planning within the product.
* Lead a small team of developers.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree required; preferably in Computer Science or related field
* Minimum 6 Years experience in a supply chain environment

Required Skills and Experience:

* Advanced proficiency in client and server side design and development using Java, JavaScript, HTML and REST or similar
* Advanced knowledge of server-side frameworks (SpringBoot, Hibernate or similar)
* Practical experience defining and developing APIs
* Practical experience developing native cloud based, multi-tenant applications and microservices in Azure, AWS, GCP or Bluemix
* Knowledge of the supply chain industry

Desired Skills and Experience:

* Familiarity with the latest web technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, AngularJS, and NodeJS
* Familiarity with Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, GIT, Gradle, Puppet, Ansible, MongoDB, gRPC
* Familiarity with infrastructure as Code configuration Management, and continuous integration/continuous delivery tools such as Jenkins and Groovy
* Familiarity with SaaS platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP or Bluemix
* Practical experience of integration tools such as Mulesoft and Apache Camel
* Familiarity with emerging technologies such as Machine Learning, AI, Spark, Hadoop, Elasticsearch, Redis and Kafka
* Have led a small team (<10) developers in delivering quality software
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