Software Architect; dev med- scale techn prjts; frontend app​/REST backends​/MVC; API design

Title:
Software Architect Expert – Recruitment #120 & #121

Location: ONSITE position (non-negotiable) – Menands, NY

Duration: thru 7/31/25

The Expert Software Architect will lead technical architecture for computer application development in support of the MRC-STTRONG grant. The incumbent will:

• Oversee and manage the technical architecture for the SERVNY application including providing technical expertise, guidance, and visioning the design.
• Guide the development of robust technical solutions for the SERVNY application, ensuring optimal architecture, infrastructure, system layout, technology stack, and framework selection.
• Leverage technical expertise to deliver a cohesive application through the development lifecycle, optimizing for performance, scalability, and future expansion.
• Design and build a responsive web application that can work on any device. This application will use a Single Page Application (SPA) architecture and interact with secure RESTful services. The backend will be developed using object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and leverage Spring framework, Spring Boot for faster development. The user interface (UI) will be built with Angular framework using Type Script for type safety and enhanced maintainability.
  
  Prime
  
  NG components will be used to provide pre-built UI elements. Finally, the application will connect to a relational database, either Postgre
  
  SQL or Oracle, for data storage and retrieval.

Makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Designs multi-leveled architecture or component interactions of a large scale software system.

Expert – 84+ Months

Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

• 84+ months experience development in medium to large-scale technical projects and assuring deliverables and project scope are met and well documented.
• 84+ months of extensive experience in designing/architecting, implementing, testing, and deployment of Web Applications (Single Page front end applications, REST backends, MVC.)
• 78 months expert level knowledge in REST API design and implementation (API security best practices, authentication, and authorization mechanism)
• 60+ months of solid experience with relational and No
  
  SQL database platforms
• 60 months of experience with proficiency in Spring and Spring Boot frameworks for efficient back-end development.
• 60 months of strong experience in developing cloud-native and hybrid applications using serverless platforms (e.g., AWS or GCP)
• 60+ months of experience with proficiency in application development with Angular UI Frameworks.
• This position requires at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent from an accredited institution. A copy of the degree must be submitted with the Candidate Response Form.