Lead Application Architect

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Description

Responsibilities

The Lead Application Architect performs technical planning, architecture development and modification of specifications. Develops specifications for new products/services, applications and service offerings. Assesses the compatibility and integration of products/services proposed as standards in order to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent applications. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision. Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Planning and Modification of Specifications

Perform regular reviews of existing application architecture

Understand business purpose of software solution requests

Research new products/services to determine usefulness and compatibility with an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies that meet business goals

Design applications architecture solution specifications to meet business needs in alignment with enterprise architecture direction and standards

Recommend when portions of current architecture should be replaced with new components/technologies

Modify specifications of implemented/planned architecture as needed

Develop IT Application Architecture Solutions

Develop specifications for new recommended/accepted IT products/services, applications and service offerings

Make decisions regarding new IT products/services, applications and service offerings that are diverse in scope and complex in nature

Perform, collaborate and coordinate work across teams to insure additions and changes to application architecture are implemented successfully

Ensure that application architecture documentation is kept up to date with any new technology or configuration changes and that full documentation is shared with the Enterprise Architecture and Software Engineering teams

Contribute to system disaster recovery planning, documentation and execution

Provide after-hours support related to updating application architecture as needed

Lead Team

Provide leadership and direction for a team responsible for planning, analysis and design of software solutions

Partner with business owners to propose and analyze potential technology solutions to business opportunities

Understand and map current business process

Work with business owners to modify current business processes to improve their efficiency and accuracy

Suggest systems solutions that utilize existing technology in new and innovative ways to leverage existing IT resources effectively, while improving business efficiency

Propose the utilization of new technology to solve business problems in a highly efficient, accurate and cost effective manner

Design, Develop and Implement Shared Application Solutions for the Enterprise

Develop specifications for shared services and modules that will be incorporated into solutions and applications by various teams, in order to achieve productivity gains, security objectives etc.

Design, develop and implement shared services and modules that will be incorporated into solutions and applications by various teams, to achieve productivity gains, security objectives etc.

Document, educate and support various teams to use shared services and modules.

Required Qualifications

Our Department of Defense contract requires U.S. Citizenship

Successfully receive interim approval for government security clearance (eQIP - Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing)

Bachelor's degree, technical area preferred or technical training equivalent

Eight years of relevant information technology experience

Two or more years project management experience

Ability to work well in a team development setting

Experience with a modern Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and other software development tools

Experience with Microsoft Office or similar tools

Good oral and written communication skills

Extensive knowledge of design patterns

Experience with UML diagrams - class and sequence diagrams

Experience with process and data flow diagrams

Experience working in Agile Environment converting user stories to architectural design

Experience designing and implementing relational databases

Ability to work on multiple project simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree

Healthcare experience

Microsoft Development environments

SQL Server Experience

Azure Cloud Experience

Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com