Software Architect Lead - Java

This role must be filled on the client site, 5 days per week, from one of the following locations: Pittsburgh, Cleveland, or Dallas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical solution for the team's proofs of concept, prototypes, and eventual end products or solutions.
• Team up with client stakeholders, third-party partners, fintechs, software vendors, and academia to design and build innovative prototypes and solutions that tackle real-time issues and advance business operations.
• Interact with business sponsors and act as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure technical delivery meets business needs.
• Regularly take abstract, early-stage product or solution concepts and build them with technology.
• Work alongside a strong design-thinking team and advocate for the customer using technology.
• Facilitate software ideation and design sessions to rapidly identify solutions, align stakeholders, and drive timely and achievable results.
• Lead the overall design of cross-functional, multi-platform, and web-based application systems; oversee all application system processes.
• Develop application architecture and blueprints aimed at reflecting enterprise business logic.
• Define application components, platforms, interfaces, and development tools.
• Direct mapping activities on specific technology platforms.
• Provide technical guidance to application development teams.
• Consult on integration and conversion activities.
• Conduct reviews and analyses of organizational needs and goals to develop and implement applications.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in architecture, design, and development of end-to-end Java full-stack applications with Java 11, 17, API development with Spring Boot, Angular 8+, MongoDB, RESTful/SOAP web services, and web-based applications.
• Hands-on development and delivery experience with multiple programming languages, primarily Java and Spring Boot, with working knowledge of others including JavaScript, Angular, and Node.
• Expertise with modern, Agile-based application development methodologies and emerging technologies like microservices, API management, web-scale architectures, DevOps engineering, container-based delivery, cloud automation, continuous integration (CI), and CD.
• Proven success facilitating software design and ideation sessions.
• Demonstrated understanding of relational and NoSQL database models, and "big data" analysis tools and techniques.

Nice to have: Cloud-based infrastructure and architecture solutions, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current compensation range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 – $198,400.00.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive insurance options.
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan.
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance.
• Wellness and well-being programs.

CGI offers benefits to eligible professionals on their first day of employment.