Application Architect

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In 2025, USA Today recognized Primerica as a Top Workplace USA for the fifth year in a row, and Newsweek named Primerica one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Primerica as a Top Workplace for the eleventh consecutive year, and Forbes recognized Primerica as one of America’s Best Employers for Women for the fifth year in a row. In addition, for the tenth time Primerica has been voted a Best Employer by Gwinnett Magazine. Primerica is a great place to work! Join our team to experience what it’s like to work at “one of the best places to work in the metro Atlanta”.

About this Position

The Application Architect is responsible for translating business requirements into technical design specifications for applications. They work directly with development teams to implement those designs and deliver the solutions into production. They are responsible for communicating department standards and best-practices and ensuring they are reflected in the applications.

Open to candidates that live anywhere in the United States but must work Eastern time zone work hours. If candidate is in Metro Atlanta area, they will work a flexible hybrid schedule at our Duluth office.

Salary: $160K

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide Technical Leadership

Collaborate directly with business owners to understand functional requirements.

Translate functional requirements into technical specifications.

Compose design artifacts in the form of diagrams and online documentation.

Enlist Designs Patterns as solutions to problems.

Educate development team on designs and how to implement them.

Develop Prototypes

Master multiple modern development languages.

Develop Prototypes and Proof of Concept applications to illustrate solutions.

Mentoring Developers

Mentor and train developers on how to apply Design Patterns.

Demonstrate how to take advantage of modern development languages.

Assist in development of complex functional requirements.

Performs code-reviews and feedback for developers.

Champion Department Standards

Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture Team to understand current guidelines and standards.

Ensure application architecture adheres to department standards.

Socializes standards with development teams.

Provide feedback to the Architecture team regarding application of standards.

Compliance

Protects the company’s authority to do business by complying with legal and ethical standards, policies, and procedures.

Follows all applicable Information Technology Management Policies.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience (4–5 years).

10+ years of hands-on software development experience building internet-facing, large-scale, performant, high-availability enterprise/web/mobile applications.

7+ years of hands-on experience as a Full Stack Developer, including lead developer and Application Architecture responsibilities.

3+ years of technical leadership, delivering technical solutions across multiple technology stacks while mentoring teams of 5 or more developers.

Proficient in:

Frontend frameworks like Vue.js, Angular

RESTful API development using Node.js, Python

Relational databases (preferably DB2), database design, SQL, MongoDB

Containerization and orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and MQ

Integrated authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g JWT, OAuth) into APIs to ensure secure access

Created and maintained API Documentation using tools such as Swagger/OpenAPI

Strong grasp of Design Patterns, concurrent application design, and application security.

Skilled in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing comprehensive unit tests.

Demonstrated ability to produce technical design artifacts and effectively communicate solutions to developers.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience developing prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate architecture and accelerate delivery.

Familiarity with IT compliance and security best practices.

3+ years of experience in AWS is a plus, with a proven track record developing cloud-native applications using AWS services.

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FLSA status:

This position is exempt (not eligible for overtime pay):Yes

Our Benefits:

Day one health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Plan with competitive employer match

Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off

Life and disability insurance

Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account

Professional development

Tuition reimbursement

Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events

It has been and will continue to be the policy of Primerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, color, religious creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, ancestry, military service or veteran status, genetic or carrier status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

At Primerica, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.

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