New

Software Architect

Terracon Consultants, Inc.
life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Kansas, Olathe
Apr 30, 2025
Job Description General Responsibilities: Optimizes the technology architecture used by software applications, whether developed in-house, by a consultant, or provided by a third party. Experiments with and prototypes new tools and approaches to determine which ones may improve developer productivity and/or reduce overall complexity. Is a resource to others regarding existing software, plans for new software, and industry trends overall. Working with others, constantly modernizes every system. Essential Roles and Responsibilities: Responsible for providing senior level expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the overall systems architecture. Work with product teams to guide the design of technology solutions including architecting and implementing solutions requiring integration of multiple platforms, operating systems and software. Review, advise and design standard software and hardware builds, system options, risks, costs versus benefits and impact on the enterprise business process and goals. Contribute to the road map for each system, including (when known) technical or functional obsolescence dates Assist in the development of and manages an architecture governance process. Provide technical guidance and productivity tools to product teams. Develop and maintain architectural assets including security requirements, principles, standards, policies, reference architectures, models, blueprints, roadmaps, frameworks, patterns and services using Unified Modeling Language (UML). Research new technologies and demonstrate the use by developing proof of concept demonstrations. Work closely with cloud-native application architectures like PaaS, IaaS, microservices, containerization, serverless computing, API design. Develop, create awareness for, and monitor adherence to integration standards that meet operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability. Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to better serve the enterprise's architecture needs. Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management. Maintain quality standards on all projects. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field and 10 years' relevant experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 14 years' relevant experience. Eight years of applicable business or system development experience. Knowledge of, and expertise in, multiple varied technologies and programming languages. Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history. About Terracon Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 6,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 175 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon's growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace. Terracon's vision of "Together, we are best at people" is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs. EEO Statement Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.