Integration Architect

• Architectural Design: Design and develop architecture for high-performance, scalable PHP applications using the latest version of Laravel, ensuring that the architecture meets business req
• Performance Optimization: Continuously identify and implement optimizations to enhance application performance and efficiency.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and collaborate with project planning leadership to understand project requirements and expectations.
• Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate various software components and third-party services. Research Technical requirements to determine if existing technology needs to be replaced or supplemented with new or emerging technology. Provide P.O.C. to department leadership for approval.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system architecture, codebase, and deployment processes.
• Security: Implement and enforce security best practices to protect the application and data from potential threats.
• Create, maintain, and manage application architecture models and other various design components.
• Interpret, use, and apply information contained within application architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement and maintenance of IT applications.
• Partner continuously with key IT Leaders to ensure that the overall application architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for security and quality.
• Ensure that the respective application, data, and technology perspectives are in line with the organization’s technology and governance strategies, policies, and standards.
• Create and discuss architecture solutions, component diagrams and design documents to solve Information Technology and business challenges for upfront agreed direction.
• Collaborate with software engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and information security leaders to recommend and participate in the design, development and implementation of standards and tools.
• Provide architecture thought leadership when discussing potential development tools and setting coding standards.
• Assist in maturing application architecture management practices.
• Collaborate with all relevant parties to review the objectives and constraints of each solution and determine conformance; recommend the most suitable application architecture and define the solution at a high level.
• Guide the design to obtain a system that fits in the customer and business context.
• Research overall information technology solutions on the market for particular technical requirements and business needs.
• Conduct and/or actively participate in meetings related to designated project(s) with applicable technical stakeholders/leaders.
• Think broadly and strategically about the overall technical landscape solutions needed to propel our business needs.
• Partner with technical leaders on approaches and responsibilities to ensure compliance with application architecture standards.
• Share best practices, lessons learned and consistently update the application architecture requirements based on changing technologies and knowledge related to recent, current and upcoming vendor products and solutions.
• Identify and recommend areas appropriate for further study and participate in any Proof-of-Concept projects required to thoroughly investigate architectural possibilities and strengthen arguments for their adoption.
• Identify implementation risks and analyze potential impact on the architecture and on the achievement of scheduled objectives.
• Contribute to necessary research and analysis to turn complex project requirements into manageable technical plans. Approach this as a partnership with other IT leaders and not an isolated responsibility.
• Contribute feedback and input concerning architecture and operations to Senior Management.
• Contribute recommendations for system changes, including redesign and enhancements to ensure process efficiency, staff productivity, usability, and customer satisfaction to Senior Management.
• Help design and -re-design in-house RESTful API's. Work with third party web services and API's.
• Help maintain sound architecture practices for complex and scalable enterprise-level applications.
• Work to distribute technical knowledge throughout the team.
• Use expertise to answer technical questions and concepts.
• Assist in project planning sessions to determine project scope and architectural approach as applicable on appropriate sized initiative.
• Properly document architectural flow functionality (design docs, in-line, wiki, etc.).
• Participate in creation of training materials, job aids, as well as any new rollouts or updates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree required, BS in Computer Science or related field preferred, along with a minimum of seven years of experience in application development and progressive leadership experience required.
• Experience architecting and developing in a cloud-based platform such as AWS.

• Travel: 10%
• Physical: Work is primarily sedentary; mobility in an office setting.
• Manual Dexterity: Frequent use of computer keyboard and mouse.
• Audio/Visual: Ability to accurately interpret sounds and associated meanings at a volume consistent with interpersonal conversation. Regularly required to accurately perceive, distinguish and interpret information received visually and through audio, e.g., words, numbers and other data broadcasted aloud/viewed on a screen, as well as print and other media.
• Environmental: Office environment – no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

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