[Hiring] Application Architect (SaaS) @Corcentric

Location: Remote in U.S.

As a Software Architect at Corcentric, you will join a hard-working team within an ambitious, entrepreneurial global organization. You will collaborate with other architects in the organization and drive all critical decisions in the direction of the organization’s technical vision. You will act as the point of contact to consult on various software development activities as well as mentoring, documenting, and collaborating to define standards and best practices. This key position reports to the Chief Product & Technology Officer along with the other members of our Architecture group. We are a dedicated, down-to-earth group in a growing organization offering plenty of opportunity. We look forward to adding you into the mix!

As a Software Architect, you will:

• Drive the advancement and expansion of the technical vision for the organization.
• Establish and promote architectural best practices and standards to ensure consistency, reusability, and maintainability across products and projects.
• Design and maintain a scalable, robust, and future-proof technology architecture for numerous products and projects.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning by exploring emerging technologies and evaluating their potential impact on the organization's operations and offerings.
• Serve as a technical leader to the engineering teams by solving any technical challenges that may arise anywhere in the software development lifecycle.
• Develop proof of concepts to demonstrate proposed solutions' capabilities and features.
• Identify interoperable solutions to work with disparate technologies, while steadily moving towards uniformity.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical strategies and architectural solutions.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to team members by strengthening their skills and talent and empowering them to excel in their roles.
• Make key, high-level decisions regarding the choice of technology stack, frameworks, platforms, and the overall technical strategy.
• Manage and identify technical risks and their mitigation for any proposed functionality to add to an existing product or introduction of a new product to the technical landscape.
• Establish and maintain relationships with different business units, functional areas, and subject matter experts to remain apprised of direction and project statuses.
• Prioritize the planning of projects and features and tracking of internal and external commitments.

Requirements

Here are the key qualifications and experience we're seeking:

• Senior level of professional experience in the software development space.
• Firm understanding of software development and testing lifecycle, processes, and methodologies.
• Enterprise-level experience with WebOps / DevOps.
• Ability to perform effective code reviews in multiple development languages, libraries, and frameworks.
• Senior-level experience solutioning business application development using cloud native technologies.
• Architectural leadership experience with distributed web applications and microservice patterns (service mesh, sidecar, discovery, circuit breaker, etc.)
• Experience with service and flow orchestration for managing multiple production systems (monitoring, logging, alerting, tracing, etc.).
• Knowledge of micro front-end architecture and front-end development best practices.
• Knowledge of information security best practices.
• Professional experience with common tools used for distributed systems such as Kafka, Kubernetes, Consul.
• Experience building and maintaining software solutions lasting multiple years.
• Capable of working across multiple geographies and cultures.
• Experience coaching and guiding engineering teams about modern software design patterns and security best practices.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

About Us

Corcentric is a global provider of business spend management and revenue management software and services for mid-market and Fortune 1000 businesses. Corcentric delivers software, advisory services, and payments focused on reducing costs, optimizing working capital, and unlocking revenue.

We achieve success by exemplifying our core values in the way we work, communicate, and collaborate:

• Do the Right Thing
• Embrace + Drive Change
• Be Empowered
• Be Relentlessly Focused on the Customer

Benefits

At Corcentric, we know that the hard work of our employees is what drives the success of our organization. We care about who you are and what you value, both inside and outside of work.

Within our organization, you will have the opportunity to work with smart, collaborative team members and approachable leaders. Our down-to-earth, solutions-oriented culture means you'll have the opportunity to get hands-on with interesting work projects and be able to draw a short line from your contributions to business impacts. We prioritize professional development and encourage cross-functional promotional opportunities to enable you to reach your career goals. We have been in business for over 25 years and are thrilled to be actively growing and scaling our teams accordingly - it's an exciting environment and a great time to join.

We also recognize the importance of work-life balance and want to support your efforts to take care of your health and well-being and the health and well-being of those who depend upon you. In support of this, we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time team members, including:

• Generous annual paid time off program that increases with tenure
• Eight paid holidays plus an annual personal holiday to recognize or celebrate an occasion that is important to you
• An annual paid day off to volunteer for causes that are near and dear to you
• Paid maternity, paternal/secondary caregiver, and adoptive parent leave
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401k program with a company match
• Medical insurance plan options ranging from a traditional PPO to High Deductible Health Plan options that feature a company HSA contribution
• Dental plan – including orthodontia coverage
• Vision plan – including discount for LASIK surgery
• All medical, dental, and vision insurance plans are available from the first of the month following your start date – no extended waiting period to be eligible!
• A no-cost Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 access to confidential counseling services and a wide range of additional support and professional services

Our roles require routine use of standard office equipment, such as computers, keyboards, printers, phones, and filing cabinets. You may need to type, reach, and lift office materials of a reasonable weight. Travel may also be required based on job responsibilities and business needs.

Corcentric does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.