What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Architect position at Pace®?
Pace®
Pace® makes the world a safer, healthier place. We partner with clients to provide the service, science, and laboratory data needed to make critical decisions that benefit us all. Through a nationwide laboratory network, Pace® advances the science of businesses, industries, consulting firms, government agencies, and others.
Job Description
SUMMARY:
Provide expertise in software design and architecture. Ability to influence decisions around
systems integration and solutions selection.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
This class specification lists the major duties and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive.
Incumbent(s) may be expected to perform job-related duties other than those contained in this document
and may be required to have specific job-related knowledge and skills.
1. Drives selection of technical solutions by providing architectural design and direction.
2. Assists the development team in designing optimal environmental lab specific.
3. software solutions by employing efficient architecture.
4. Works closely with IT Leadership in defining a broad software design and
development direction of highly complex projects.
5. Designs, develops and maintains Pace's software applications, providing strategic
operational and competitive functionality.
6. Researches and promotes methodologies, tools, workflow processes, architecture,
and technologies.
7. Maintains currency and expertise of technical and domain knowledge.
8. Researches and evaluates industry trends, APIs, upgrades and frameworks to ensure
effective and efficient operational capabilities.
9. Leads project teams (Business and IT) to define, design, develop, and implement
applications and surrounding processes; engages with departments to achieve
process improvements, systems capability and cost-efficiency.
10. Provide high-level effort estimations for conceptual project approach and
development.
11. Develops strategic alliances with business counterparts to understand business
processes and challenges; listening for opportunities where IT can automate
workflow or create competitive advantages.
12. Provide leadership of code review, ensuring projects meet application architectural
objectives; define design and code guidelines and standards.
13. Ensures application development meets architectural guidelines and business
requirements.
14. Provides Help Desk and production support of software applications.
15. Oversees testing metrics and processes; ensures metrics are integrated within build
and deployment process.
16. Mentors others in team building best practices; transparency, trust, code reviews,
documentation.
17. Oversees production release pipeline and provides technical review, suggestions, and
assistance for production release.
18. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with a variety of individuals
contacted in the course of the work. Ability to influence others as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software architecture or a
related field; AND fifteen (15) years of professional technical architecture, systems integration,
and software design/development, with five (5) years in architecture and influence of solutions
selection; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience; lab industry
experience is a plus.
Required Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active
status without suspension or revocation.
- None.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Excels in planning, time-management and organization skills to balance and prioritize
- Select, promote, and mentor others in the use of architectural and development
recommended changes.
- Lead in the use of principles and practices of software development, maintenance, and
- Extensive understanding of, and experience in the various IT roles and SDLCs including
- Leadership with modern languages and development techniques.
- Strong unit, integration, and automated testing approach and tools.
- Leading development teams and their technical skills development.
- Excellent communication and human relation skills including the ability to
disparate groups.
- Ability to influence positive outcomes when conflicting opinions arise surrounding
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with executives, business partners, IT
- Demonstrates strong creative thinking, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Oversee testing plans and support complex support activities as needed.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mobility to work in an office setting, use standard office equipment and stamina to sit for
extended periods of time; strength to lift and carry up to 10 pounds; vision to read printed
materials and computer screens; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over
the telephone.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office setting or home office.
Additional Information
Benefits
80 hrs of paid vacation per year, 7 paid holidays per year, 2 floating holidays per year (prorated based on start date), 40 hrs paid sick time per year, paid bereavement leave (days based on relation to the employee), 8 hrs paid volunteer time per year, medical, dental, vision, voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, traditional 401k and ROTH 401k with a company match, HSA, FSA, employee referral bonus, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, employee recognition program, voluntary ID theft coverage, voluntary legal coverage, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance, and voluntary critical illness insurance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pace® provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, genetics, protected veteran status, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Work Schedule M-F 8-5
