Application Architect

I’ve been working with Application Architecture team at Blue Cross and have a position we can fill quickly. We are looking for an application architect (java) for a 12 Month contract located in Chicago, IL. They need to be onsite 2x/week in the downtown Chicago office. They need someone from the healthcare industry (or other large reputable enterprise environments). I will be able to set up interviews for this role right away.

Location: Chicago Duration: 12 Months

APPLICATION ARCHITECT Job Summary

This Position Is Responsible For Ensuring Alignment Of Project Specific Designs With Application Architecture Roadmap. Supporting Project And/Or Product Teams On Functional And Technical Design Activities. Defining The Interaction Between Application Packages, Databases, And Middleware Systems To Optimize Product Functional Coverage. Acting As Subject Matter Expert (Sme) For Products That Require Integration Into The Application. • Ensure conceptual, logical, and physical application architecture for a specific product. • Own and maintain the product / application suite roadmap. • Work with Solution Architects and System Analysts, translate business requirements into an overall technical solution design that is robust, scalable and extensible. • Work closely with development team to ensure design patterns and directions are successfully and consistently implemented. • Work with portfolio delivery leads and business analysts to understand end user needs and future business direction. • Work with fellow architects, engineering, and technology leadership to establish blueprints, “product" roadmap, and technology strategy. • Design and implement complex systems solutions across the application stack. • Foster and encourage solution reuse within and across portfolios and product teams. • Research and evaluate software technology, products, and solutions, and make recommendations on introduction, phase out, and retirement. Required Job Qualifications: • Bachelor degree and 5 years Information Technology experience OR Technical Certification and/or College Courses and 7 year Information Technology experience OR 9 years Information Technology experience. • Experience in application and/or product feature design. • Experience in application configuration • Experience in application development platforms and/or languages (HTML/CSS/Java/ASP.Net/PHCSC/Ruby/C#). • Experience in cloud computing (SaaS / PaaS). • Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process and tools (Bamboo, jenkins, RallyDev, Jira). • Experience in integration technologies ( Tibco/Informatica/CAS). • Experience in iterative and/or agile and/or scrum development. • Experience in solution architecture. • Application domain knowledge. • Prototyping. • Problem solving / analytical thinking. • Teamwork and collaboration. Preferred Job Qualifications: • Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Information Technology • Product-specific application architecture. • Ability to tie together solutions across systems.