Product Architect

Role Overview

• Maintain sound understanding of enterprise and program level architecture
• Liaison with business analysts to understand business needs and develop solutions that meet business needs and comply with enterprise and program level architecture and standards
• Work with business analysts and scrum master to create implementation/development plan for new features/applications/solutions by developing epics and stories
• Participate in Agile ceremonies by leading in all technical aspects, including leading the platform demos to the Product Owner and all applicable stakeholders
• Collaborate with the SecDevOps team to onboard new applications to the cloud-based infrastructure
• Evangelize the developed solution to team members and work with team members to break up stories into tasks and assist in the completion of tasks in a timely fashion
• Motivating developers, testers and creating a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and developments
• Delegating tasks and ensuring all daily, sprint and release goals are achieved
• Performs Architecture design and reviews as required, ensuring initiatives are aligned with future state
• Designing solutions in a Multi-Tenant Cloud Architecture that will support legacy .NET, Java, and COTS client/server applications
• Identifies risks, opportunities, compliance issues or other architectural concerns
• Active participation in Agile Scrum sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and solution releases
• Develop product team's technical skills through mentoring, coaching, and peer reviews.
• Review Cybersecurity Assessments and Static Code Analysis of developed software to define remediations and improve software quality.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Candidate must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance.
• 7+ years' overall experience in software development, including hands-on experience with programming, software design patterns, and architecture as a software architect, tech lead, or a senior developer.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Java, or JavaScript, and experience with various development frameworks and libraries, such as Angular, Spring, Hibernate.
• Familiarity with design patterns, object-oriented programming (OOP), and other software design methodologies to create modular, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• Professional experience operating within cross-functional teams and groups.
• Knowledge of different software development processes, such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or DevOps, and their implications on architectural decisions.
• Expertise in various architectural styles, such as client-server, microservices, event-driven, or layered architectures, and their trade-offs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and understanding of distributed system concepts, including scalability, fault tolerance, and data consistency.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and experience designing, implementing, and integrating APIs in a secure and efficient manner.
• Familiarity with relational (e.g., Postgres) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) databases, data modeling, and data storage best practices.
• Skills in analyzing and optimizing software performance, including profiling, benchmarking, and code optimization techniques.
• Awareness of common software security vulnerabilities and strategies to mitigate them, such as input validation, secure coding practices, and encryption.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability and desire to stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software architecture.
• Taking high-level business requirements and mapping them to tasks for developers and testers.

Tech Stack

• Angular
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Cyber Security
• DynamoDB
• Hibernate
• Java
• JavaScript
• Microservices
• MongoDB
• NoSQL
• Postgres
• Spring
• .NET

Benefits

• Hybrid position requires you to be on site 2-3 times a week.