TX ART System Architect
Company
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Location
Little Rock, AR
Type
Full Time
Job Description
To learn more about Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hiring Policies, please click here.
Applicants must be eligible to begin work on the date of hire. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD will NOT sponsor applicants for work visas in this position.
Arkansas Blue Cross is only seeking applicants for remote positions from the following states:
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Workforce Scheduling
Flex
Job Summary
The System Architect is a key role in managing and delivering large-scale software systems. This role is pivotal in ensuring solutions align with business goals, maintains a high level of quality, and adapts to changing needs effectively. The System Architect will be expected to support all agile teams making up the Agile Release Train. The Core ART currently is made up of 13 agile teams supporting a variety of applications, technology, processes of which the System Architect needs to have a good understanding of for assisting the team with solutioning. The System Architect will also be the primary point of contact supporting the enterprise SAFe Systems Team(s) by designing the Architectural framework, patterns, roadmaps and standards. The Systems Architect will coach, mentor and provide general consulting expertise to the Systems Team(s) to ensure correct adoption of these architectural patterns in all that they do.
Requirements
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field required.
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
SAFe Agilist or SAFe Practitioner required within one (1) year.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum five (5) years' experience in applications systems analysis, design, development and deployment, and maintenance development in Windows, or UNIX/LINUX platforms using technologies such as COBOL, JAVA, SQL, or .NET along with modern application frameworks and development tools such as Spring, Maven, Gradle, and Log4j2. Emphasis on solution architecture, business requirements gathering/analysis, and solution design.
Minimum five (5) years' progressive experience leading continuous improvement efforts, evaluating existing systems and implementing process improvements.
Understanding and knowledge of event driven architecture and enabling technologies such as Kafka or other JMS based message/event brokers.
Understanding and knowledge of service-oriented architecture and enabling technologies including REST APIs, SOAP services, and service orchestration tooling.
Understanding and knowledge of a microservice based architectural pattern.
Understanding and knowledge of various application deployment models including containerization.
Experience gathering functional and non-functional requirements, selecting appropriate tech stacks for proposed solutions, and delivering high-level architectural diagrams.
Experience solutioning for and leading the implementation of at least one major enterprise initiative that includes the integration of multiple applications, systems, datasources, and/or external vendor systems.
Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies to include Scaled Agile software development/SAFe, DevSecOps and rapid prototyping.
Experience designing, documenting, and implementing technical standards and best practices.
Experience designing and implementing solution delivery pipelines using tools such as AzureDevOps, Git, and Jenkins.
Understanding and knowledge of various database technologies like SQL Server, MongoDB, DB2, Oracle and data persistence technologies such as JPA and Hibernate.
Understanding and knowledge of various front-end web development languages like JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Understanding and knowledge of various aspects of a technology architecture including integration, networking, security, and application deployment infrastructure.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & ABILITIES
Excellent analytical, planning, organizational and technical skills
Innovative
Customer-centric mindset and design thinking
Collaborative and honest communication
Data-driven decision making
Skills
Responsibilities
Architecture Development: Develops, maintains, and evolves the system architecture, considering technological trends and business needs, Collaboration: Collaborates with Product Owners, Product Managers and other stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into system architecture, Communication: Effectively communicates architectural decisions and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, Compliance: Ensures that the system architecture complies with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements, Continuous improvement: Contributes to the continuous improvement of the SAFe framework and incorporate them into the organization's practices, DevOps Integration: Collaborates with DevOps teams to ensure that the system architecture supports continuous integration and delivery, Problem Solving: Addresses complex technical challenges and troubleshoots issues that may arise during development, Quality Assurance: Ensures that the system architecture aligns with quality standards, security requirements, and performance expectations, Risk Management: Identifies and addresses technical risks and issues, proposing mitigations and solutions, Solution Definition: Defines and communicates the system's overall technical vision and solutions architecture, emphasizing modularity, scalability, and maintainability, System design: designs and architects large-scale software systems that adhere to the principles of ensuring alignment with business goals and strategies, System documentation: Creates and maintains comprehensive system documentation, including architectural diagrams, guidelines, and standards, Technical Leadership: Provides technical leadership to development teams, guiding them in implementing the architecture and best practices, Training and Mentorship: Trains and mentors development teams and other stakeholders on architectural principles and practices
Certifications
SAFe 5 Practitioner - Scaled Agile, SAFe 6 Practitioner - Scaled Agile, SAFe Agilist (SA) - Scaled Agile
Security Requirements
This position is identified as level three (3). This position must ensure the security and confidentiality of records and information to prevent substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual on whom information is maintained. The integrity of information must be maintained as outlined in the company Administrative Manual.
Segregation of Duties
Segregation of duties will be used to ensure that errors or irregularities are prevented or detected on a timely basis by employees in the normal course of business. This position must adhere to the segregation of duties guidelines in the Administrative Manual.
Employment Type
Regular
ADA Requirements
1.1 General Office Worker, Sedentary, Campus Travel - someone who normally works in an office setting or remotely and routinely travels for work within walking distance of location of primary work assignment.
Date Posted
03/09/2024
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