• Produce technical design specifications and guidance to the appropriate detail, acting as an advisor to a zone and/or multiple charters
• Own technical approach to solving problems, tech backlog for your zone
• Be mindful of the ability to both leverage and allow others to leverage technology platforms that are being built; Building for the greater group, not just for your own needs.
• Act in a product owner role for technical initiatives as assigned.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and identify opportunities to turn them into teaching and learning moments.
• Produce documentation proving the value of proposed solutions and providing paths to implementation
• Participate as a member of a scrum team as assigned.
• Define reference Cloud architecture for the platform/product, build and update the roadmap to achieve this architecture.  Socialize and evangelize the vision for the reference Cloud architecture across the company
• Engage with RPR teams to ensure a smooth production rollout of a specific area.

 
Architectural Leadership

• Exhibits mastery of a few functional zones and multiple pieces of the application
• Assess, advocate and approve external technologies and technology partners for their suitability.
• Educate broader company on technology architecture and how the platform powers the business
• Identify creative and innovative solutions that could be patented and adopted by the broader market.
• Participates in Architect and other MTS interview process as needed; influences final hiring decisions
• Determine the right robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions to meet the business needs.
• Be specific and mindful of dependencies to eliminate redundancies and avoid silos.
• Provide a vision of the core framework of technology services and the components for your product which enable reuse by the technology teams
• Build vs. Buy vs. Adopt: Cultivate awareness and opportunities for new & existing open source technologies; understand where & how to leverage them, or when it’s more appropriate to build from scratch.
• Understands scalability and performance in terms of systems and infrastructure architecture.
• Leads by example, delivering high-quality code that powers critical pieces of the product and/or platform. Champions quality standards, transactional performance and scalability.

 
Cross functional Coordination and Communication

• Use techniques such as prototype (e.g. 4+1 architecture) and analytics to demonstrate value of solutions
• Provides appropriate governance for tri-annual release planning.
• Participate collaboratively with scrum team members and product owners to groom initiatives, epics and stories.
• Work with MTS and architects to develop technical approach to phase out old technologies and phase in new ones.

 
Mentorship of Others

• Provide design and architectural guidance and governance in delivering software components and services.
• Reviews performance  and  provides feedback on talent including endorsements and/or concerns for promotions
• Coach, mentor and inspire more junior team members to maximize overall productivity and effectiveness of the team.

 
Education, Experience, & Skills Required:

• 10+ years of experience in a technical architect/leadership position
• Extensive experience working in an Agile environment preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Expert software engineering skills and computer science experience
• Substantial expertise in modern programming languages such as: C#, C++, Java, and javascript
• Excellent understanding of scalable, cloud architectures and experience in applying them to real world problems
• Experience in large scale HADR Cloud-based systems
• Familiarity with NOSQL and RDBMS technologies

 
Behaviors & Abilities Required:

• Exhibits mastery of multiple functional zones and multiple pieces of the application
• Work collaboratively across the Technology and Product organizations
• Create new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
• Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.