Solution Architect

Job Description

Description

Align Technology’s Platform Engineering team is looking for a passionate and experienced Solutions Architect to help us revolutionize the dental industry. The Software Engineering team works across Align to provide services and systems that enable teams to more efficiently deliver business value. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker with outstanding communication skills and years of hands-on programming experience designing and building large software systems.

Key Responsibilities

Design high-value, reliable, simple, secure and scalable software solutions to support business needs

Engage stakeholders to gather and document functional and non-functional requirements

Define responsibilities of system components and design interfaces between systems

Define aspects of development, appropriate technology, workflow and standards

Evaluate existing system designs and propose improvements as needed

Identify risks and propose solutions in system designs

Write and review formal design documents

Collaborate with other architects and software developers globally

Foster innovation through research, recommending new technologies, processes and or standards

Provide development and design guidance to individual development teams

Prepare, lead and or participate in design reviews

Participate and sometimes lead cross organization development initiatives

Act as senior technical leader across R&D providing guidance in all phases of our SLDC

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field

12+ years in technical role; Software Developer, Quality Engineering, Software Architect

5+ years of experience architecting software applications and services

3+ years of experience in cloud computing, database and server-side architectures

Exceptional understanding of software design principles and patterns

Strong knowledge and practical experience with AWS are a huge plus

Willingness to comply with a medical device Class II SDLC

Be a self-motivated, quick learner, strong problem solver, team player, and effective communicator demonstrating strong written, verbal and presentation skills

Ability to make great technical decisions early in the development process and influence others

Fluency in English, both spoken and written

25-35% travel to global development centers (Tel Aviv, San Jose)

Full-time