Application Architect

Application Architect 6-month Contract-to-hire (3+ days/week) Hybrid- Jacksonville, FL Brooksource is currently seeking an Application Architect to work for our local Fortune 1000 P&C Insurance client located in Jacksonville, FL office with a focus on internal and external applications.

In this role you will be responsible for providing architecture leadership across multiple development teams and working with both IT and Business teams to define their roadmap, solution architecture, detailed design, and hands on development.

Responsibilities may also include vendor relationship management, product evaluations, strategic platform planning, and ensuring alignment with overall DevOps and Cloud strategy.

Responsibilities Working with Senior IT and Business Managers to design systems according to Kemper’s strategic roadmap.

Working with development teams designing, supporting and sometimes hands-on developing systems for the different Lines of Businesses.

Collaborating with other members of the Enterprise Architecture team on current and future technologies and approaches.

Participating in Proof-of-Concept work to evaluate software, platforms and capabilities.

Leading a team through the initial stages of a development program and assisting through the execution phase.

Core day-to-day responsibilities include: 25% Development Code Reviews Create Solution Architect Documents and Diagrams Qualifications Proven experience in designing and developing large scale enterprise applications in a technical development lead role, solution architecture role, application architecture role or enterprise architecture role.

Expertise with technologies like Java, Spring Framework, Angualr, Postgres SQL, and NoSQL Experience operating in an enterprise cloud environment (AWS preferred). Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins is a plus.

Experience working with applications in a hybrid environment of On-Premises, Cloud, and SaaS.

Experience with design, development, and deployment of cloud native solutions such as Lambda, API Gateway, EKS, cloud data platforms is a plus.

Experience managing workflow utilizing Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.) and prioritizing organizational change management with a focus on business outcomes.

Experience supporting applications/systems with multiple integration points, including external third-party systems through APIs.

Must have strong presentation, verbal, and written skills.

Application performance analysis and tuning experience.

Eight Eleven Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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