Application Architect

Role overview Shape application designs so individual projects and products fit an organization’s broader architecture roadmap. The role supports delivery teams with functional and technical design, defines how applications connect with databases and middleware, and provides subject-matter guidance when products need to integrate into the application environment.

Responsibilities - Review project and product designs for alignment with the application architecture roadmap. - Advise project or product teams on functional and technical design decisions. - Define interactions among application packages, databases, and middleware to improve functional coverage. - Act as a subject-matter expert for products that must integrate with the application environment. - Use prototyping and analytical problem-solving to develop and connect solutions across systems.

Requirements - One of the following: a bachelor’s degree plus four years of IT experience; technical certification and/or college coursework plus six years of IT experience; or eight years of IT experience. - Experience designing application features or products and configuring applications. - Experience with Azure and/or Databricks, cloud services such as SaaS or PaaS, and application development platforms or languages such as HTML, CSS, Java, ASP.NET, Ruby, or C#. - Experience with DevOps, continuous integration or deployment processes, and related tools; integration technologies such as Tibco, Informatica, or CAS; and iterative, Agile, or Scrum development. - Experience in solution architecture, application-domain knowledge, prototyping, analytical problem-solving, and collaborative teamwork.

Nice to have - A degree in computer science or information technology, product-specific application architecture experience, and the ability to connect solutions across systems.

Benefits and work setup - Remote work is available within the continental U.S., excluding California, New York, Alaska, and Hawaii. - The listed annual base pay range is $92,700–$167,500, with an incentive bonus plan. Benefits include health and wellness coverage, retirement savings and pension plans, paid leave, parental leave, disability and life insurance, tuition support, and paid holidays.