Systems Architect

Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions is a premier implementer of cutting-edge software solutions. Synergy brings the experience and expertise necessary to deliver capability that provides tangible ROI to our customers. Synergy’s core areas of expertise are in the fields of Digital Transformation, Cloud Solutions, SaaS and Low-Code/No-Code solutions, Emerging Technologies, Data analytics and Visualization, Information Assurance, and Business Process Re-Engineering.

Synergy offers its employees a generous portfolio of core and voluntary benefits including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k) with immediately vested company match, PTO/Sick Leave, 11 paid federal holidays, company paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition and training reimbursement, fitness/wellness reimbursement, a referral bonus program, and life management programs.

At Synergy, you’ll be challenged and given the opportunity to grow in your career path. In fact, growth is such a big deal to us that you will have dedicated career coaches available for every employee, company-funded certification opportunities, education reimbursement, and a general open-door policy so that you have support when you need it. Our team is eager to learn, fast-paced, and quality-driven—if that sounds like you, Synergy has a position for you!

This position is designated as work-from-home.

Description: 

• This position is responsible for the full life cycle software architecture design and development of software products that enable change, growth, and flexibility. We are seeking an experienced hands-on software architect/engineer. The Software Architect will be a customer-facing technical leader of the development team and will function within a team, and work in cross functional groups with the ability to thrive in a scaled agile environment.

Essential Functions & Duties:

• Advisor for patterns, templates, practices, coding standards and metrics for their application area(s).
• Manages adherence to non-functional requirements for their application(s).
• Owns the as-built catalog of how the system is built, and what behavior it is responsible for.
• Drives the vision and roadmap regarding architectural design of the application(s).
• Ensure application(s) can respond to scale and avoid dependency blocking by applying SOLID design principles.
• Designs software solutions to fulfill requirements gathered from the customer using class diagrams, component diagrams, and entity relationship diagrams.
• Coordinates with Technical Leads on technology choices and pattern adoption.
• In coordination with the Technical Leads and Scrum Master drives the application of the technology to the current business challenges.
• Become intimately familiar with our business model and processes to influence the strategy and direction of product development.
• Ability and desire to interact daily with coworkers and leadership.
• Develop, execute and manage a training plan for use cross-functionally with the team as they learn about the technologies and processes of the application and how to support it in their onboarding.

Skills, Qualifications and Certifications of Best Candidates:

• Experience in solution architecture, application design and system design with a proven ability to work across a broad range of technologies.
• Expertise in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), enterprise architecture, APIs, microservices, hybrid cloud environments, security best practices and modern software methodologies.
• Strong experience in client facing roles, with the ability to build relationships, manage expectations, and communicate complex solutions clearly and effectively to both technical and business stake holders.
• Ability to think creatively and critically, applying innovative solutions to complex technical and business problems.
• Experience planning, leading, and executing software and IT projects across a wide range of size, complexity, and technologies.
• Experience developing Java EE applications (Spring, Springboot, Microservice, JAX-WS, JAX-RS) and DevSecOps
• Experience with AWS technologies: EC2, S3, API Gateway.
• Experience with modern decoupled SOA principles and patterns.
• Experience with EJB 3 (Session Beans, MDBs), JTA, JPA, JMS.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies including at least Office and SharePoint.
• Experience with a variety of database technologies including RDBMS (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, PostGres) and No-SQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) 
• Strong skills with unit testing, integration testing, and continuous integration.

Preferred Qualification: 

• Enterprise Java application containers (JBoss/WildFly)
• Angular
• Docker
• Maven
• AWS technologies: Route53, CloudFront, CodePipeline
• JIRA, Bamboo or Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket, Confluence
• Open-Source GIS software (e.g., GeoServer) and spatial database (e.g., PostGIS)

Citizenship or Work Authorization Required: 

• Top Secret Clearance or ability to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance is required 
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must pass a background investigation

Education, Certifications & Technical Stack required:  

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering degree; or a degree in a Mathematics or Engineering from an accredited* institution. A required certification may be accepted in lieu of education requirement.  

*The U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs located at https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home identifies accredited postsecondary institutions and programs that are within the U.S. and its territories.  

Compensation for roles at Synergy varies depending on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the requirements of the role; education and certifications; knowledge, training, skills and abilities; level of experience; geographic location; and alignment with market data, law, and other business and organizational needs. As required by local law, the posted pay range represents the lowest to the highest pay that Synergy believes in good faith it might pay for this particular job, depending on the circumstances. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable estimate of the current pay range is: $145,000– $175,000.

Synergy will accept applications for this role until December 17, 2024

Essential Job Function Physical Requirements: The physical requirements of this position are critical in evaluating the qualifications and abilities of an applicant or employee. The physical efforts needed to perform the essential duties of this job 90% of the time are repetitive motions, grasping, holding, and finger dexterity of the hands, reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, color distinction, and full visual abilities, hearing, talking, sitting, and use of IT equipment, phones, and office machines.

To a reduced degree, <30% of the time, candidates may have to stand, walk, lift 0-30 pounds, push or pull objects, climb stairs, bend, squat, reach, drive a car, or work overtime.

Synergy is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate against applicants for employment or its employees on the basis of age, race (including hair texture/style), creed, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, sex, medical condition, pregnancy (childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, personal appearance, organ donation and hair length associated with race, genetic information or characteristics, family responsibilities, familial status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, political affiliation, arrest records and criminal convictions, credit information, matriculation, homeless status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon these protected categories is expressly prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including job selection, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

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