H&R Block · 8 hours ago
Application Architect
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expH&R Block is dedicated to helping people and providing confidence to their clients. The Application Architect will define technology direction and architectural strategy for the Application Enterprise Architecture Domain, ensuring best practices and guiding the implementation of application solutions.
ConsultingRetailService IndustryTax Preparation
Responsibilities
Create, maintain and oversee portions of the Enterprise Architecture Strategy by applying deep expertise in the Application design area and is responsible for defining the Enterprise Application Strategy and Framework
Develop and establish architectural best practices, standards and guidelines that drive the design of technology solutions and educates others throughout the organization on the function of architecture
Guide the technical implementation of the Application domain by solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks, as appropriate; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; evaluating recommendations made; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others
Responsible for time sequencing, prioritization and managing the growth of the application environments
Assist the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the determination of data security, data Encryption and privacy requirements related to SOX, CCPA, GDPR and PCI Compliance
Guide the full lifecycle of application solutions, including requirements analysis, platform selection, technical architecture design, application design and development, testing, and Test and Deployment in Cloud Infrastructures
Explore emerging business functions and technology and serves as a champion for new ideas and technologies that have potential benefit either to increase revenue or improve efficiencies
Participate in the adoption of new technologies by researching technical trends and developments in the Application domain
Work with external vendors to establish a pipeline into emerging technologies
Evaluate the impact and feasibility of new technologies within their domain before incorporating them into their domain technical architectures
Lead the creation of proof of concept and prototype development using internal and external resources
Provide expertise and share an understanding of current capability gaps, architectural gaps, and market and industry trends that can be used to set future direction
Work side-by-side with other IT groups such as Development and Enterprise Technology to closely align strategy with delivery and drive adoption
Design, model and implement new systems architectures
Conduct technical walk-through sessions, participate in pre- and post- implementation project reviews, and ensure that architecture designs are developed, maintained, and accessible
Consult with customers to solve business problems by adapting current technology and/or capitalizing on emerging technology for competitive advantage to meet the strategic objectives of the customer
Drive adoption by evangelizing technologies that have applicability and benefit to HR Block
Conduct demonstrations and presentations to executive management of prototypes and proof-of-concepts
Conduct presentations to large audiences both internal as well as external to HR Block
Conduct technical walk-through sessions
Participate in pre and post implementation project review
Work with multiple stakeholders, including business, product, and UX team members to influence the application data-flow design and extensible product platform architecture
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience
8 years' experience in architecture, technology design, development, implementation and support functions
Ability to work with limited direct supervision
Ability to work creatively and analytically in meeting team needs
Ability to mentor engineers in overall architectural best practices and depth within their domain
Team lead experience
Proficiency in one or more RDBMS and NoSQL platforms
Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
Effective presentation skills
High degree of technical and business acumen
Ability to define Enterprise vision, strategy and principles for application design
Ability to liaise between the Business (product teams) and data solution development, integration and governance teams
Ability to understand the implication of data on people, processes, products and technology
Enterprise Application Architecture tasks such as: System Design principles and patterns, Conceptual design for apps, Sequence modeling of application workflow, Business capabilities mapping to solution design, Highly scalable enterprise application design with internal and external users, Performance and memory optimization with .NET and Azure, System to system integration, Cloud resilient design patterns, API design, Engineering best practices and guidelines
Experience with a diverse set of platforms and technologies, as well as experience with structured methods and the software development life cycle
Application Architecture experience related to Cloud infrastructure and technology components
Familiarity with Microservices Architecture and development patterns
An understanding of DevOps concepts and principles
A willingness to value progress over perfection
Ability to manage the evolution of architectural roadmaps for your domain, showing how new features are released or updated, with an eye on paying down technical debt with minimal disruption
Preferred
AZ900 Certification
A deep understanding of MS Azure cloud environment
A deep understanding of Azure Database and Storage technologies
Event driven architecture
Distributed system architecture
Micro Frontends
Implementing front end SPA frameworks
DevOps pipeline development and best practices
UI app design standards and guidelines
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits to support your health and well-being
Company
H&R Block
H&R Block is a tax solutions provider that offers tax returns, filings, and advisory services for individuals and businesses. It is a sub-organization of Ameriprise Financial.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
Jeffrey Jones II
President & Chief Executive Officer
Andy Phillips
Vice President - The Tax Institute at H&R Block
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