Sr. Software and Web Application Architect

** Facility:
** System Services

** City
* * San Diego

** Department*
* ** Job Status*
* Regular

** Shift*
* Day

** FTE*
* 1

** Shift Start Time*
* ** Shift End Time*
* Bachelor's Degree;
Master's Degree

** Hours**  **:*
* ** Shift Start Time:*
* 8 AM

** Shift End Time:*
* 5 PM

** AWS Hours Requirement:*
* 8/80 - 8 Hour Shift

** Additional Shift Information:*
* ** Weekend Requirements:*
* No Weekends

** On-Call

Required:

*
* No

** Hourly Pay Range (Minimum
- Midpoint
- Maximum):*
* $72.290 - $93.280 - $104.470

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

** What You Will Do*
* Provides strategic thought leadership for architectural and technical strategies, designs for solutions and implementation consultation for the Software Development team and the broader organization. Position encompasses formulation of strategies for all aspects of technology identification, deployment and utilization. Includes enterprise application design, development, interfaces, secure programming, scalability, resilience and system performance. Will guide initiatives involving identification and selection of technology, architecture and roadmap to achieve business objectives.

** Required Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related.

+ 10 or More Years experience with software development or

+ 5 Years experience with software development with a Master's degree.

+ Experienced in mobile application architecture and Progressive Web Applications.

+ Experienced in enterprise application design patterns and principles, CI/CD development methodologies, tools, and best practices.

+ Experienced with complex database design concepts and the ability to determine the best solution based on individual project requirements and goals.

+ Experienced in interfacing with both internal and 3rd party APIs as well as designing and developing new APIs as part of a services oriented architecture.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + Master's Degree in computer science or related.

** Essential Functions*
* + Design Solution Architecture Provide leadership for the identification, definition, design, development, documentation, and maintenance of enterprise application architectures and roadmaps.

Facilitate the design of application and database solutions using best practice programming conventions.

Consult in the development of system solutions that are consistent with business strategy and operational needs.

Ensure the alignment of the technology roadmap with corporate objectives, assess risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with business stakeholders.

Interprets and translates business needs into efficient and effective strategies and designs.

Ensures efficient resource utilization via analysis and sound development of designs.

Creates standards and guidelines for staff developing solutions / applications to ensure adherence to standards and conventions.

Expertise in application design and database modeling (both physical and logical).Ensures application design is consistent and aligned with the overall architecture.

Establishes best practices guidelines for others to follow when designing and developing applications.

Creates standards for documenting file structures, programming constructs, deployment, and other technical features of applications developed or installed by the organization.

+ Technology and Technical Leadership Provide the leadership necessary in the evaluation of current and new technologies for establishment of strategies, roadmaps as well as incorporation with existing technologies.

Serves as a senior technical expert creating high-level architectural designs and addressing problems of systems integration, compatibility, and security.

Actively works with senior developers in architecting designs and software development to ensure products are robust, scalable, resilient and extensible.

Possesses an extraordinarily high level of skill in information technologies applicable to Sharp and application development, including mobile technology.

Drives the transition to Service Oriented Architecture while leveraging existing and new infrastructure including cloud technologies.

Communicates and educates on emerging trends and technologies.

Facilitates technical training opportunities for the organization to leverage new technologies.

Engages with technical leaders across the broader organization to ensure optimal integration approaches with solutions.

Partners closely with vendors to evaluate and recommend solutions; recommends the appropriate solutions to meet Sharp's needs, regardless of vendor.

Set the technical vision for internal and external facing products and services and, in turn, driving teams…