
Software Architect
A Software Architect guides the technical design and direction of enterprise-level software solutions. Software architects are required to have advanced technical knowledge in all areas of software development, analysis, and design. They possess detailed expert knowledge of existing software architecture design and interconnectivity with upstream and downstream systems.This role will have a focus in application modernization and hybrid architecture.
This position is located in Springfield, MO.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Works with Software Engineers, Database Analysts and Systems Architects to design and create, dependable, scalable, and maintainable systems.
- Develops standards and technical documentation for existing theoretical design of software systems.
- Ability to lead and teach others complex technical designs, demonstrating new ideas from proof of concept to step by step how to instructions.
- Takes lead role on designing and approving designs of new software or software integrations with 3rd party packages.
- Begins to participates in the discussion surrounding the long-term technical direction of the department.
- Mentor software engineers that aspire to become software architects.
- Ensures designs are implemented correctly and developers follow standards outlined in the software development methodology.
- Stays current with new and emerging coding techniques and standards, programming languages, and technology in general as it relates to the needs of the company.
- Works with software engineers and management to help shape coding standards and software development life cycle best practices.
- Takes leadership role in guiding projects through the complete software development life cycle.
- Responsible (takes ownership) for multiple software applications.
- Manage tasks and resources while utilizing modern project management principles.
- Leads the development of multiple projects at one time.
- Recommend software improvements and changes to systems, as needed.
- May approve software to be deployed to production systems.
- Perform software and data analysis to uncover issues and solve complicated problems that typically span multiple systems.
- Lead various meetings to gather software requirements and project details.
- Conduct software demo’s to educate and train others in the use of software.
SKILLS/EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/ABILITIES
Required:
- 10+ years of software development experience in an area applicable to O’Reilly.
- Demonstrable experience with app modernization and hybrid architecture (on-prem and cloud).
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying microservices.
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying event-driven systems (Kafka and GCP Pub/Sub preferred).
- Experience in transactional model design, optimization, and production use.
- Experience in NoSQL model design, optimization, and production use (Cassandra, Redis, and MongoDB preferred).
- Experience designing containerized applications and deploying them to Kubernetes.
- Experience using Hashicorp Terraform to provision resources.
- Experience using CI/CD to deliver well-tested code to production.
- Complete understanding of the department and or system(s) they are responsible for, as well as the overall business process of O’Reilly Auto Parts.
- Understands how to establish the value and cost of an IT project.
- Advanced understanding of change management and the O’Reilly change control process and procedures.
- Advanced knowledge of Project Development Life Cycle (PDLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Ability to lead and get results from others.
- Ability to articulate advanced technical concepts and teach others.
- Ability to effectively multitask.
- Expert software debugging and testing knowledge.
- Expert knowledge of complex computer systems (multiple programs, databases, communications etc).
- Expert knowledge of programming, database systems, and systems analysis and design.
- Ability to write advanced technical documentation.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Good verbal and written communications skills.
- Must work well in a team environment.
- Ability to learn independently.
- Willingness to work flexible schedule including nights/weekends.
- High School diploma or equivalent.
Desired:
- A bachelors of science in a technology related field.
- Excellent verbal skills.
- Advanced understanding of financial methods to evaluate ROI of IT projects.
- Advanced education in leadership and teambuilding.
- Advanced skills in Project Management and Business Analysis.
- Advanced technical training or certifications related to scope of work.
- Ability to motivate and inspire others.
O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.
Total Compensation Package:
Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
Opportunities for Career Growth
O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations: Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
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