Technical Architect IV

Apex Systems, Inc.

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Job Description:

Our great client, in the heart of Madison, is looking to add a highly-skilled Technical Architect to their team. Please reach out to [email protected] to apply.
Responsibilities:
System Architecture and Integrations:
* Architect and oversee integrations between various systems (e.g. e-commerce,
membership/CRM, email marketing, point of sales, DAMS, and other web platorms).
* Interface with users, project sponsors, and all other stakeholders in order to determine
their evolving needs
* Develop APIs, middleware, and data pipelines to enable seamless data ?ow.
* Ensure data consistency and integrity across integrated systems.
* Implement, support, and mature a Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) and
related integrations to establish a single source of truth for digital assets and metadata.
* Creating architectural documentation ranging from a very high level conceptual design
to a more detailed specification. Includes conceptual and logical data models, mappings,
context diagrams, process architecture models and data flows.
* Maintain system architecture that integrates key systems including web CMS, DAM, and
collections management systems
* In partnership with internal and external design and development teams, implement
and maintain a state-of-the-art website, integrated with DAMS.
* Ensure relevant operational and collections-oriented data readily available to report on
via Tableau
* Identify and activate a Digital Preservation solution for Collections data and state
records.
* Implement a scalable storage architecture that can accommodate collections growth
and preservation.
* Plan, design, and request server infrastructure that aligns with project requirements and
future scalability.
* Partitioning large systems into successive layers of subsystems and components each of
which can be assigned to a single team member accountable for maintaining and
improving.
* Ensure system performance or reliability is not sacrificed by reductions in cost, shifting
timelines, or otherwise
Cloud Infrastructure:
* Design, implement, and optmize cloud-based solutons (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
to meet business needs.
* Ensure high availability, security, and scalability of cloud services.
* Foster team culture that encourages utlizaton of automaton and streamlined
development practces like CI/CD, DevOps practces. Collaborate with developers and
engineers to automate deployment and monitoring processes.
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Identity and Single Sign-On (SSO):
* De?ne and implement identty management and SSO strategies for internal (Entra ID)
and external (Okta) users.
* Work closely with security teams to ensure secure authentcaton and authorizaton
meetng enterprise standards as well as WHS business requirements.
* Integrate SSO solutons with existng applicatons.
E-commerce and Point of Sale (POS):
* Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand e-commerce and brick and mortar
retail requirements.
* Design and optmize commerce platorms, including payment gateways, analytcs,
?nancial reportng, and inventory management.
* Architect POS solutons for retail or online sales channels.
Technical Leadership:
* Organize and lead so?ware development projects; Exert oversight over multiple
concurrent development initiatives;
* Provide guidance to development teams on architectural decisions; Provide technical
direction to developers and hold them accountable for best practices
* Scrutnize change requests to determine the magnitude of work done and estmatng the
level of e?ort
* Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practces.
* Serve as a lead worker and mentor for developers and engineers.
* Advise on methods to implement and enforce best practces for system security, access
control, and data protecton, including backups, patch management, and encrypton.
* Set standards to create and maintain comprehensive documentaton of system
con?guratons, procedures, and policies.
* Designing and implement short and long-term strategic goals for managing and
maintaining systems and so?ware
* Collaborate with Project manager(s) on major initatves with cross-agency impact
* Performing cost-bene?t analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by
manual, so?ware, or hardware functons; making maximum use of commercial o? the
shelf or already developed components
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
1. Proven experience as a Technical Architect or similar role.
2. Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated services.
3. Familiarity with DAM systems, integration patterns, and SSO protocols.
4. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
5. Experience as a Windows System Administrator in an enterprise environment.
6. Strong knowledge of Windows Server operating systems and Active Directory.
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7. Experience with M365 products, including SharePoint, Teams, and Power Platform.
8. Strong understanding of network and security principles, including firewall
configurations and access controls.
9. Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
10. Ability to work independently and lead a team, with outstanding communication and
collaboration skills.
11. Strong organizational and project management skills.
12. Knowledge of Project management methodologies with effective results focus within an
information systems environment
13. Expertise in C#, .NET Core, and the .NET ecosystem as a whole
14. Knowledge of object oriented design principles such as SOLID or GRASP
15. Familiarity with multiple types of software architecture (Clean architecture, DDD, TDD,
Vertical slice architecture)
16. Comfortable working in legacy codebases
17. Comfortable with version control and automated testing and deployment frameworks
(CI/CD)
18. Knowledge of industry best practices and a commitment to implementing them.
19. Knowledge of Cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
20. Scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
21. Familiarity with security principles, including encryption, authentication, and
authorization.
22. Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required.
23. Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
24. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
25. Ability to quickly master new technologies as needed.
26. Experience providing guidance and leadership to novice systems engineers
27. Excellent written and oral communication skills
28. Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities

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