Software Architect

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Software Architect

The Software Architect works collaboratively with IT leadership, business partners, internal and contract development teams to provide guidance, establish guardrails, and mentor development.  

Salary and Benefits:

• Competitive Starting Pay, Based on Experience
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance on 31st day of employment
• PTO + 9 paid holidays after 30 days
• Two retirement plans
• Quarterly bonus
• On the job training
• And, so much more!

Responsibilities:

• Research new software technology concepts and tools to make informed recommendations.
• Resolve software architecture conflicts.
• Take ownership of application health and performance.
• Set and drive the technical vision for a product area in alignment with wider enterprise strategy.
• Design, implement, and explain prototypes for use by development teams.
• Effectively communicate technical issues with non-technical team members via drawings and diagrams
• Analyze current technologies used within the company and determine ways to improve/upgrade.
• Work closely with Network Engineer team to ensure hardware is available for projects and working properly.
• Extensive knowledge of the software development process/technologies, architectural styles/design patterns.
• Collaborate with database designers on database requirements.
• Collaborate with business and develop design plan for system based off requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and document guardrails / standards for software development at Jasper.
• Mentoring and coaching development team members.
• Provide cost/benefit analysis documentation for proposed solutions.
• Monitor the application development standards are being met and provide plans for how to any application out of standard back within the guardrails deemed acceptable.
• Creating/maintaining design documentation.
• Architectural review/retrospect.
• Work hard and have fun!

Required Skillset:

• Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development process and its technologies.
• Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns.
• Understanding of various coding methods and best practices.
• Experience with data modeling and evolving database designs.
• Experience defining the architecture of cloud deployable applications.
• Experience building service-oriented applications at scale.
• Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
• Experience leading teams toward continuous delivery.
• Production-level experience with .NET applications in public clouds.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in the following languages:
• C# (.NET / .NET Core / .NET Framework)
• SQL 

Desired Skillset:

• Advanced knowledge and experience in the following languages:
• JavaScript (e.g., NodeJS, Angular, React, Vue)
• Blazor
• Experience with containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or other similar tooling.
• Experience defining and driving DevOps best practices within small to mid-size IT organizations.
• Experience with event-driven applications using queues, service bus and other related patterns.
• Experience with sunsetting monolithic applications.

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