Job Description
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
WCF Insurance has an immediate opening for someone who can demonstrate the WCF values to join their team as an Enterprise Architect . This is an exempt position that reports to the VP, IT Application Systems. The person in this position aligns the technology used by the organization with its business goals and objectives and helps determine the long-term technical strategy for all system development teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science (or relevant field) and at least ten (10) years of work experience (or fourteen years of work experience without a degree).
- Expert knowledge of WCF technology stack (spring, java, Postgres, angular, etc.)
- Extensive experience successfully architecting, anticipating key issues in advance, delivering, and evolving large and small technical projects.
- Demonstrated ability and strong desire to collaborate with teams on multiple projects across the company to facilitate engineering and architecture decisions that lead to a high quality WCF product and experience.
- Extensive understanding and interest in turning business and product strategy into technical architecture and strategy across the engineering team.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Guide the development of complex software systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.Evaluate system-wide platform decisions and set long-term company-wide technical strategy.Provide leadership in defining and evolving the software architecture to meet current and future business needs.Design and document high-level and low-level architecture solutions that address scalability, reliability, security, and performance requirements.Evaluate existing systems, identify improvement areas, and propose architectural enhancements.Mentor, guide, and support development teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.Drive architectural best practices, coding standards, and design patterns across the web development teams.Regularly participate in architecture and code reviews and provide clear, actionable feedback.ACCOUNTABILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Actively research, learn, and keep up with engineering best practices and emerging technologies.Make informed decisions on technology selection, integration, and adoption.Design and provide system architecture and standards to be adhered to by all other programmers.Work independently and assume IT project management with general supervision.Establish a good working relationship with other department users and external customers.Deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers and department peers.BENEFITS
WCF Insurance offers an extensive compensation package. Benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, company paid life insurance, 401K with a generous 6% employer match and additional benefits such as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and time off to volunteer in the local community. All employees earn 4 weeks of vacation in their first year. Expected salary for this position is $118,960 – $189,300 depending on experience, education, certification, and location.
Internal candidates should have acceptable job performance, 6 months in their current position, and must notify their current supervisor that they have applied for the position.
OUR PEOPLE
WCF strives to provide an excellent work experience and cultivate an inclusive environment where anyone who embodies our values will thrive
WCF INSURANCE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
WCF Insurance provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
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