Senior Software Architect (.Net and Azure)

Job Title: Senior Software Architect (.Net and Azure)

Location: Coppell, TX (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

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 limited 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.
• 5+ years experience in architecting software applications.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Experience in architecting and developing Web UIs using modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React
• Experience in architecting and developing complex systems using Microsoft technologies like .NET 8, C#, ASP.NET, WebAPI, Azure Services
• Proficient in Architectural patterns and design patterns, experience in building Event Driven, Distributed complex systems
• Experience in Azure DevOps, building CI-CD pipelines

• 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 technical and non-technical parties.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships across the organization.