Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs
Defines the technical target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategy
Participates in architecture governance bodies
Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologies
Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Ability to understand business challenges and align technology solutions to near term and strategic goals
Good experience with Cockroach database or similar distributed database technologies
Understanding of legacy mainframe and middleware applications and the challenges with managing those platforms
Experience with large, complex projects and programs to support modernization of technology platforms
Excellent written and verbal communications skills to document design approaches and collaborate with delivery teams and management to finalize
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security