Short Description:
The Applications Architect (AA) will become functional expert for an existing production application. This application currently is being evaluated for potential refactoring, enhancements and improved functionality.
Complete Description:
The Applications Architect will be responsible for bringing an understanding of the technologies available to the team(s) supporting or interfacing with the application. Extensive experience in re-factoring, re-engineering and alternative platforming is essential.
The primary responsibility of a Applications Architect is to provide expertise in preparing re-factoring existing designs, to recommend improvements, and potential for changes in the technologies in use.
The Applications Architect helps the Programmers establish a clear understanding of the technologies, the potential for improvement and either creates the functional designs to meet the requirements or reviews and approves the designs written by the Programmers.
The Applications Architect must understand all aspects of their specific application(s), and establish a competent understanding of the underlying business process.
Must complete assigned task; communicate accurate and useful status updates; follow quality standards; Ability to work in a team environment; strong communication skills; both written and spoken.
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, performs a variety of complicated tasks, may lead and direct the work of others, may report directly to a project lead or manager, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Java Application Architecture
Required
5
Years
Java Application Development
Required
10
Years
Oracle Database Application Architecture
Required
5
Years
Oracle Database Application Development
Required
10
Years
Tomcat/TomEE/OpenEJB/Websphere Application Architecture
Required
5
Years
Tomcat/TomEE/OpenEJB/Websphere Application Development
Required
5
Years
Application refactoring
Required
10
Years
Technology and platform selection
Required
5
Years