Chief Architect

Quality isn’t just a goal. It’s the whole point.
Our customers are under a lot of pressure to deliver great software. But to compress lifecycles, add features, and compete in a world where ‘every company is now a software company’ is hard. And one mistake can mean their reputation, even future. That’s why it’s our mission to help. At any part of their software development lifecycle (SDLC), we provide the tools and discipline to focus on quality while streamlining their processes. So our customers can create and deploy software that works as designed – especially when it’s needed most. And we’re looking for people to join us.

About the Position

The Chief Architect will have a view of the software waterfront across all of SmartBear’s products, newer products that will be conceived and new products that will be acquired and integrated. They will be responsible to ensure that software built across product groups are not only architected to be extensible, interoperable, scalable and perform as expected, but also use approaches that foster reuse of code, services and components across all groups. Mentoring and helping the architecture team achieve expected results as well as establishing a culture that fosters continuous learning and overachieving is an integral part of this role. This exciting new role will also be responsible for the architecture of the SmartBear Advantage capabilities. These are a set of integrations, service and components that are common and enable our end users to benefit from the use of multiple SmartBear products which are seamlessly integrated. We are seeking someone with strong technical and design skills to succeed on the job along with good communication and collaboration skills. 

Qualifications:

• Strong experience and knowledge of various types of applications and technology stacks as they pertain to UI, API, Mobile, Infrastructure as Code, Data consumption @ Scale, AI/ML based analytics
• Deep understanding of algorithms, coding, programming practices and languages including hands-on ability with one or more modern technology stacks
• Excellent understanding of architectural and design patterns
• Strong experience with middleware stacks, Sql and NoSql databases, and data modeling
• Expertise with building SaaS (public, private and on-prem), cloud native applications and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Extensive knowledge of the software development process and corresponding technologies
• Proficient knowledge of the CI/CD, infrastructure operation and development designs of agile, DevOps, NoOps software
• Strong soft skills, including attention to detail, problem-solving and communication skills
• Proven ability to manage a team of experienced architects, strong leadership skills, ability to foster innovation and decision-making capability
• Proven ability to work with teams in a collaborative environment
• Strong technical leadership and decision making abilities
• BS/BA required (preferably with a focus on technology

About SmartBear
At SmartBear, we focus on your one priority that never changes: quality. We know delivering quality software over and over is complicated. So our tools are built to streamline your process while seamlessly working with the products you use – and will use. Whether it’s TestComplete, Swagger, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, Zephyr, or one of our other tools, we span from test automation, API lifecycle, collaboration, performance testing, test management, and more. Whichever you need, they’re easy to try, easy to buy, and easy to integrate. We’re used by 15 million developers, testers, and operations engineers at 24,000+ organizations – including world-renowned innovators like Adobe, JetBlue, FedEx, and Microsoft. Wherever you’re going, we’ll help you get there. Learn more at smartbear.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.

SmartBear is an equal employment opportunity employer and encourages success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, medical condition, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other legally protected status.

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