CI Software Lead Architect

$140,000 - $155,000/Yr

Usi Holdings Corporation - Hawthorne, NY

Full-time - Senior

Hawthorne, NY

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About the position

The CI Software Lead Architect is responsible for engineering and architecting technology solutions that support business initiatives. This role involves coordinating software development activities to enhance existing technology and streamline processes, ensuring performance, reliability, and security of applications.

Responsibilities

• Ensure performance and operational reliability of applications
• Ensure data integrity and security of applications
• Engineer and architect custom software solutions utilizing USI approved technologies
• Create and document end to end system integration designs and deployment strategies
• Develop enterprise coding standards and drive process improvements
• Provide estimates for development efforts
• Break down tasks and identify resource allocation, including offshore team members
• Collaborate with team members for task assignments, pseudo code and or class definitions
• Create a collaborative development environment. Encourage new ideas for finding solutions to common problems
• Mentor team members on design patterns and code reusability
• Conduct code reviews and provide a positive environment for feedback and new ideas
• Prototype end to end solutions for new technologies being implemented. Identify roadblocks and alternate solutions early in the process
• Keep the application stack current - remediate technical debt
• Communicate with project management and other IT leadership. Provide progress updates, identify risks and offer solutions
• Create documentation of designs and solutions
• Ensure proper unit testing occurs
• Operate in accordance with USI Policies for the Information Security Program (PISP) and USI Standards for the Information Security Program (SISP)
• Keep up to date with security updates and improvements. Implement improvements as appropriate
• Protect systems against unauthorized access by appropriately defining access
• Upgrade systems by implementing and maintaining security and technical controls

Requirements

• 7+ years developing software solutions
• 3+ years leading other developers
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Effective leadership skills and the ability to manage technical resources
• Effective decision making under pressure
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum software development life-cycle
• Strong written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Wellness programs
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid family leave
• Paid holiday time