Data Architect

ARGO Data Resource Corporation (ARGO) specializes in state-of-the-art technology, implementation services, and support for the financial services industry.  Join the leading provider of enterprise-wide services and software for tier-one and super regional banks, regional banks, community banks, indirect lenders, and mortgage companies.
 

Responsibilities

As a member of the architectural team, the architect is responsible for seeing the big picture in enterprise application development.  Overall responsibilities include:

Looking across products to understand and help define boundaries, interactions, and interfaces. 

High-level designer of a system to be implemented.

Establish the basic structure of the system and defining the core design features.

Provides the vision for where the system needs to go and strives to maintain its integrity as it evolves.

 Duties

• Manage system complexity
• New technology innovation
• Process innovation
• Security
• Information management
• Perform technology/ideology reviews
• Quality standards, patterns & practices
• Create and manage teams for R&D tasks
• Manage system reuse repository
• Manage 3rd party controls and interfaces
• Provide tools/knowledge to increase developer productivity

General Qualifications

• Experienced in establishing architectural policies, standards, principles, guidelines, and best practices.
• Extensive background in architecture and design of multi-tier, component based, and service oriented enterprise applications in a diverse environment.
• Interpret advanced technical requirements, designs, and architectures to develop detailed program plans.
• Knowledge of complete software development lifecycle.
• Ability to organize, plan and carry out complex assignments.
• Effective problem solving and negotiating skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of understanding of tools and technologies and be able to innovatively apply this understanding to work assignments.
• Proficient in both written and verbal skills.
• Ability to present to all levels of an organization.
• Researches advanced new technology (software packages, design tools, test equipment and competitive designs) and introduces the technology into the company.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or relevant competency.

Technical Qualifications

The following list assumes an expert level of knowledge unless otherwise noted.  It is expected that a candidate will have an expert level in at least three of the categories listed below.

• 5+ years of building multi-tier software applications
• Relational database
• Developing data models and database schemas (entity relationship diagrams)
• SQL / T-SQL / Stored Procedures
• Performance characteristics
• Indexes
• Database sizing
• Roll-off and archiving of data
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Reporting Services (MDX language) (working knowledge)
• Integration Services (working knowledge)
• Analysis Services (Cubes and Dimensions) (working knowledge)
• Data warehousing
• ODBC
• IBM DB2 and Oracle (general understanding)
• Web programming
• ASP.NET
• HTML
• DHTML / JavaScript
• Web Services / Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
• Microsoft IIS administration
• J2EE
• JSP
• JavaScript
• Spring
• Hibernate / JDBC
• Error handling and logging Log4J
• WebSphere / WebLogic / Apache / Tomcat
• JMS
• General programming
• VB.NET / C#
• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
• Extensive background in Object Oriented Programming and Design
• XML / XSL / XSD Schemas
• Error handling and logging
• 3rd Party Integration
• COM+ / ActiveX
• Vendors (working knowledge)
• Credit bureaus
• Check order
• NADA / BlackBook
• Etc.
• Active directory
• Adobe PDF generation
• MSMQ
• Web services WSDL / SOAP / WS-I / WS-*
• Legacy systems CICS / Mainframe (general understanding)
• Etc.
• Security
• Encryption and data sensitivity
• Active directory
• HTTPS
• Authentication and authorization
• ADS Architecture
• Request Manager / iNet Channel Manager
• Application Server
• Session management
• System context Operator Impersonation
• Memory management

o       In-Office Control Point Teller

o       Security

• Operator Profile Classes and Levels
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