Architect at CDK in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

Position Summary



Defines, designs, develops, and implements technical strategies to fulfill high-level business requirements, this includes solutions for global platforms, products and services. Leads strategic and tactical infrastructure initiatives by designing, building and managing complex systems. Provide technical leadership by sharing best practices and technology trends and acting as a technical mentor related to their area of expertise. Scope of work is typically components across multiple products or services.




Position Responsibilities & Essential function

• Gathers feature requirements for various product development teams and engage the team in planning and execution based on feature requirements


• Work with stakeholders and engineers to define architectures that meet both functional requirements and quality attributes


• Create functional design documents, translate the business requirements into system requirements, create a prototype of recommended solutions, demo to the users, and implement the solutions


• Use prototyping, test plans, and other means to validate that a particular architecture will meet defined requirements


• Verify that architectures are in synchronization with relevant system architectures


• Communicate with internal staff on trends in development


• Communicate with business teams, engineers and other architects to brainstorm solutions


• Design systems, components, applications and services which implement specific business objectives


• Work with engineering teams to implement the architecture in line with current engineering best practices

Qualifications

• Ability to organize and present complex solutions clearly and accurately


• Project leadership skills and solid design skills


• Previous experience as an architect, senior or lead engineer


• Good knowledge of Agile development methodologies

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics or related field


• 8 years of experience in development


• 1+ years of experience as an Architect


• Technical Skills: .NET, C#, Kafka, Postgres, AWS

Compensation: $170,000 - $210,000


CDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  
  


• 401K Matching Program
  
  


• Tuition Reimbursement
  
  

At CDK, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential in inspiring meaningful connections to our people, customers and communities. We are open, curious and encourage different views, so that everyone can be their best selves and make an impact.


CDK is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed or religion, age, disability (including pregnancy), results of genetic testing, service in the military, veteran status or any other category protected by law.


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