Lead Technical Architect

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As the Lead Technical Architect at Echo Global Logistics, you will be responsible for architecting and designing cross-functional solutions that are highly impactful to the enterprise. Your role will include tackling tough problems for the organization by decomposing challenges, crafting a technical approach that best addresses those challenges, and working with others to implement the solutions.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of architects to oversee the design and construction of a leading technology platform
• Participate as a member of the technology leadership team, guiding strategic decisions with regard to the future of technology at Echo
• Establish and oversee an architecture governance committee to oversee technology decisions, standards and tools throughout the organization
• Mentor other architects and facilitate an environment of continuous learning throughout the architecture group
• Act as an evangelist for new and emerging technologies by staying current on the latest trends and developing a perspective on how best to apply those within the organization and for Echo's clients and carriers
• In collaboration with the technology leadership team, foster continuous learning throughout technology by developing a curriculum of topics to keep various members educated on emerging tools, processes, software and infrastructure
• Develop a working understanding of Echo's business and the products that are part of its current portfolio, as well as the product and technical roadmaps
• Understand current and proposed product capabilities and functions, and how they impact Echo's business
• Decompose prospective products and features into associated technical components (containers, data stores, events/streams, API endpoints, dependencies, underlying platform components, etc...) and produce architectural documentation detailing the interactions between those components
• Establish a set of standards to govern the technology environment at Echo, including software and related services
• Lead knowledge sharing sessions with project resources and other stakeholders to ensure an understanding of the proposed technical architecture
• Lead hands-on development efforts of solutions within and across various cross-functional teams
• Proactively identify and document key problems/concerns within and between application suites
• Collaboration and engagement across the relevant constituencies to build and achieve consensus on architectural decisions
• Identify, document, communicate, track, and solution relevant architectural risks, issues, action items, and dependencies throughout the design, execution, and support processes associated with a given project/initiative
• Conduct implementation reviews and oversee/evaluate results of integration/systems testing to ensure compliance with the proposed solution architecture and document any necessary drift from the planned design
• Work with senior leadership to identify technical areas of opportunity and incorporate those into the organization's technical roadmap

Required Skills:

• BA or BS, preferably in computer science, engineering, or science/technology-based discipline OR equivalent work experience
• Effective and professional communication skills (both verbal and written) across technical, business, and executive audiences
• 12+years of hands-on experience in the implementation, support, and design of complex high-volume software systems
• Prior experience serving in an architect role for a large, custom software platform
• Expertise with C#/.NET Core applications
• Experience with front-end architecture and React/Angular applications
• Experience working with both front and back-end technologies, architecture, and patterns with extensive expertise in one or more languages
• Experience with enterprise security best practices and design, including API security design, OWASP and access management
• Experience working with cloud-based software architecture solutions and DevOps best practices
• Experience with container-based solutions and architectures, specifically kubernetes
• Experience with legacy integrations and modernization/digitalization of legacy systems
• Experience designing and developing event-driven architectural solutions, microservice patterns, and SOA
• Expertise in relational and/or NoSQL data persistence
• Experienced in formulating roadmap strategies, including providing thought leadership around emerging technologies
• Experience working in Agile/Lean/CD environments
• Experience mentoring other members of the development team

Preferred Skills:

• Cloud certifications - preferably AWS
• Experience with mobile architecture

Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.
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