Expert Application Architect

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Job Description
Job Description
At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.

Responsible for leading the charge to drive technology strategy and technical capabilities for an Application ecosystem. Leverage deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks to design application architecture that balances business and customer needs with technical non-functional requirements for resiliency, security and efficiency. Partners with application engineers to ensure the application ecosystem is engineered according to architecture vision and continuously evolve the architecture and application to meet changing customer and business needs.

Responsibilities
Partners with Sr. Product Owner(s) to develop product vision and strategy and align product vision with technology strategy
Independently oversees the design process for an application
Coaches other architects to develop product quality strategy including nonfunctional requirements, such as reliability, availability, and security
Demonstrates a deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks
Trains others in solution design patterns
Coaches internal technology communities and are actively engaged in understanding and researching modern technologies and patterns

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
Bachelors – Computer Science or related
10 Years – Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Architecture or related
Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of proficient on the Dreyfus architecture scale

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus Points If You Have:
AWS
Kubernetes
Openshift

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

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The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law) . We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.