Software Architect

Ascend Learning is a national leader in data driven, online educational solutions for learners, educators and employers in high-growth, licensure-driven professions spanning healthcare, fitness and wellness, skilled trades, insurance and financial services. We are passionate about accelerating learning while impacting job readiness, employment success and employee retention with the belief that our work changes lives.

Our culture is intentionally results-driven and selfless with a relentless focus on our customers. We believe in trust, transparency, freedom and responsibility with a commitment to meritocracy, inclusion and diversity of thought. Continual investment in our over 1500 employees is also a core principle realized through ongoing professional development and providing opportunities to grow, develop and lead. Ascend Learning is headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and remote workers in cities across the U.S.

Do you have a passion for continuous learning, especially new technologies? Does joining an architecture team delivering online education backed by data and analytics systems pique your interest? As a Software Architect at Ascend Learning, you will be using leading edge technologies to design solutions to meet real world needs in the education industry. This position will work hybrid from our Ascend Learning Leawood, Kansas or Burlington, Massachusetts office location.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 8+ years of Engineering expertise
• 2+ years of experience as a software, infrastructure, or solution architect on large-scale projects and incorporating all levels of architecture development with Cloud Services in GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Experience with synchronous communication especially via REST APIs
• Experience with asynchronous communication especially utilizing Avro and Kafka
• Experience in working with relational database systems like SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle etc. is required, with ability to write SQL
• Experience with ETL and Streaming Technologies
• Experience in mathematical programming, data mining, data analytics, business intelligence, statistical analysis, and/or machine learning preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Big picture/high-level architecture: Proven ability to think at a high level about the overall systems and goals of the projects
• Ability to interact with business personnel to understand and determine business needs
• Translation of business needs and requirements into architectural solutions
• Ability to present technical architectures and concepts to non-technical personnel
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Able to produce clear documentation to convey architecture, development standards, roadmaps, and potential challenges to all both technical and non-technical resources.
• Disciplined, dynamic and flexible to manage multiple projects and tasks, work effectively in a rapidly changing environment and meet ongoing and overlapping deadlines

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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