Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Job Title: Senior Architect
Location: Augusta, Maine
Contract Duration: 10+ months with potential to extend long term

Legacy Applications:  Java Stack for the internal applications (Oracle 12c DB/Weblogic) Unix scripting for batch and sync.
New Applications: SQL Server/.Net for the new vendor hosted application (LTSS).  
Data:  Data migration from the internal legacy apps to the new app, and interface design between systems.

The Senior Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing application infrastructure to provide highly-complex, reliable, and scalable applications and systems to meet the organization's objectives and requirements. Senior Architects are familiar with a variety of the application technologies, environments, concepts, methodologies, practices, and procedures and rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Senior Architects are able to perform a variety of complicated tasks with minimal or no direct supervision. They have proven experience defining systems and application architecture and provide vision, problem anticipation, and problem solving ability to organization. They consult with the client to define needs or problems, conduct research, perform studies and surveys to obtain data, and analyze problems to advise on or recommend solutions, utilizing knowledge of theory, principles, or technology of specific discipline or field of specialization.


Role Description:Manages, organizes, and administers systems analysis and preparation of applications and operating systems programming to process data and solve problems by use of computers.Establishes priorities and schedules, and oversees and reviews work of systems analysis personnel and programming personnel.Reviews feasibility studies and time and cost estimates of new or revised systems.Assists in the development of standards, procedures, and operating systems applications.A combination of directly-related technical training and hands-on experience.Works with stakeholders and management to ensure projects are completed on time and according to organization standards.Consults with personnel in other information systems groups to coordinate activities.Consults with management to clarify systems and programs intent, identify problems, suggest changes, and determine extent of application systems changes required.Participates in developing a project plan and schedule with key milestones, contingency plans, workflow charts or diagrams, considering factors, such as resource requirements, computer storage capacity and speed, extent of peripheral equipment, and intended use of output data.Manages conversion of workflow charts to language that can be processed by computer and entering of program codes and test data into computer.Analyzes test runs on computer and supervises correction of coded program and input data.Manages the revision of existing programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.Compiles documentation of program development and subsequent revisions.Trains subordinates in systems analysis, feasibility studies, programming, and program coding.Prescribes standards for terms and symbols used to simplify interpretation of programs.Collaborates with computer manufacturers and other users to develop new programming methods.Prepares records and reports.
Years of Relevant Experience:
5 years software development, testing, and project management


Preferred Education:
4 year college degree in computer science or related field with advanced study preferred.