Development Architect

What you’ll be doing: Technical Leadership Participating in the definition and validation of technical guidance. E.g. architecture principles, styles, policies, and standards Coaching and Mentoring engineering staff in the effective and pragmatic application of software design principles and coding best practices Producing and maintaining useful and fit for purpose documentation of work, and contributing regularly to the general Engineering body of knowledge Building a strategic network of partnerships and relationships with individuals inside and outside of the engineering organization Effectively collaborating with architects on cross-portfolio and enterprise-wide initiatives Strategic & Enterprise Contributing to the definition of technical strategy and, formal architecture delivery roadmaps for your assigned portfolio area Making architectural decisions that impact on the entire distributed Payments platform Assisting in establishing technical direction with a sound and pragmatic approach Monitoring new technologies, applications of technology, and opportunities to leverage technology as a differentiator for your assigned portfolio area Pinpointing strengths and weaknesses in the Payments platform, and effectively advocate for appropriate solutions to weaknesses Communicating direction in terms that are meaningful to individuals and teams across the engineering group Contributing to build vs. buy decisions. Delivery Leading Architecture and Design activities throughout the delivery lifecycle Verifying code quality and implementation alignment with design decisions and platform guidance Creating architectural mechanisms and core components to address concerns that have platform-wide impact Contributing to the estimation and prioritization of work items Participating in coding activities that are in support of design outcomes - up to 50% of the time depending on the project #J-18808-Ljbffr