Principal Application Architect

Title: Principal Application Architect Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite) Position: Contract

Job Description: Responsibilities:
Partners with Sr Product Owners to develop product vision and strategy and align product vision with technology strategy
Independently oversees the design process for an application
Coaches other architects to develop product quality strategy including nonfunctional requirements such as reliability availability and security
Demonstrates a deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks
Trains others in solution design patterns
Coaches internal technology communities and are actively engaged in understanding and researching modern technologies and patterns
Create and maintain big picture design view of product portfolio
Design and document solutions that meet the business needs
Conduct feasibility analysis product comparison capability mapping high level estimations
Apply Architecture development processes as required by the organization
Create requirements and architectural specifications functionality and integration with new existing systems

Minimum Qualifications:
At a minimum here s what we need from you
Bachelors Computer Science or related
8 Years Software Development Software Engineering Technical Architecture or related
Internal applicants only technical proficiency rating of proficient on the Dreyfus architecture scale

Preferred Qualifications Bonus Points If You Have
Experience in architecture and design for card transaction processing applications
In depth knowledge on ISO8583 message formats
Experience with Payment networks Banking industry and Debit card processing
Experience building high performing scalable systems that adapt and grow to customer needs
Understanding of technology evaluation process
Experience with modern development practices such as CICD SOA and micro services
Familiarity and experience using Kubernetes AWS and or other cloud computing services
Knowledge of API Application integration patterns
Good communication and presentation skills