Vice President, Application Architect

• Functional title - Vice President, Application Architect
• Department - Application Development
• Report to
  -Director, Application Architect
• Location - Iselin, NJ (Hybrid onsite 2 days per week)
• Expected full-time salary range between $140,000 - $180,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.
• Note:
  
  Disclosure as required by NJ Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

Application Architect plays a key role in CLS’s architecture / technology division. Role requires broad knowledge in application architecture and design, with a focus on web applications, API capability and database interfaces. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, providing technical leadership, and ensuring the design meet CLS architectural principles and security standards. Person should be strong technologist very aware of current developments in technology spectrum.

• Author High Level Solution Design, Solutions Overview and Conceptual Architectures.
• Design and architect solutions based on technical and business requirements.
• Develop and document architecture blueprints and best practices.
• Act as a lead Architecture on projects
• Contribute to the development & management of Application Strategy
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Architecture within CLS
• Contribute to product roadmaps & reference architectures
• Experience in Architecture / design of complex systems
• Strong Experience in web technologies, containers and API design
• Ability to communicate solutions to other stakeholders
• Broad knowledge of architecture discipline
• Good knowledge of Risk management
• Work closely with other architecture disciplines including Enterprise, Infrastructure and Security, as well Engineering and Operations
• Provide technical guidance to team members and stakeholders.
• Identify & recommend opportunities for efficiency.
• Stay updated on new features and capabilities & best practices.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage diversity.
• Share knowledge with the team and contribute to the organization's learning culture.

• Proven experience Application Architecting solutions.
• Industry recognized certifications (such as Togaf, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) in conjunction with application in previous roles are highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of application architecture concepts, principles and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience in Java, Spring suite
• Knowledge of authentication methodologies like OAUTH / Okta .
• Knowledge of Operating systems (Windows and Linux) & Database Technologies
• Knowledge of cloud architectures.
• Ability to assess and recommend third-party tools and services to complement AWS offerings.