Software Architect

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.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a member of the Enterprise Architecture team, the 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.

DESCRIPTION

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Evaluates internal functions, system development strategies, and suggest recommended improvements.
• Develop system architecture models to align with the organization's strategies and goals.
• Organizes team trainings to improve employees' knowledge and skills for organizational, developmental growth.
• Develops methods for compliance architecture, such as but not limted to data storage, metadata management, and change control.
• Identify and implements build versus buy strategies, mentor personnel, and views of the overall system strategy.
• Steers the effort to promote existing custom applications to cloud platform.
• Implements solution design standards and develops reference implementations.
• Provides 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.
• Understandings of various cloud offerings - Saas, Paas and Iaas.
• Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and new cutting edge technologies around Single Sign-On, Mobile development, DevOps, Software Architecture, Cloud Offerings etc.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science is preferred.
• 2-4 years experience in architecting software applications.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Strategic, forward thinker with the ability to solve problems at a strategic and tactical level.
• Strong analytical skills; effective decision-making skills; ability to appropriately exercise independent judgment.
• Client focused, blending strong execution skills and results orientation.
• Self-directed and comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty. Accountable and strong work ethic.
• Strong quality orientation with an attention to detail and accuracy. Integrity, ability to maintain and work with confidential information.
• High learning agility; demonstrated ability to quickly establish credibility, coupled with the ability to recognize and support the organization's preferences and priorities.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; ability to organize time and resources to bring initiatives to successful completion.
• Ability to participate on several development project teams with perspective to ensure all standards and processes are followed, good designs and quality documentation is created before handoff of a project to the support team.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills to communicate with both techinical and non-techinical parties.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships across the organization.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Working on-site at assigned office location.
• Regular and punctual attendance adhering to schedule established by leadership.
• Flexibility to work occasional adjusted work schedules, overtime, and evening and/or weekend hours to meet deadlines or as business needs demand.
• Working in a cubicle hub, maintaining focus on phone calls in a noisy environment within earshot of multiple other conversations.
• Sedentary work in a stationary position at a cubicle for prolonged periods of time.
• Constant repetitive motions required for operating a computer, such as typing and managing phone calls.
• Constantly communicating effectively verbally in English, including accurately exchanging information with others following identification of correct procedures.

Additional Information:

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position's requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

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. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Company Benefits :

Newrez is a great place to work but we are only as strong as our greatest asset, our employees, so we believe in rewarding them!

• 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

Equal Employment Opportunity
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

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