Digital Services Technical Architect

Performs exemplary work, setting and refining expectations, standards, and guidelines for the team’s approach and work product Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise (SME) in at least two of the following areas: front end development, back end development, good software design and development practice, application architecture Contributes to and advances “best practices” within Digital Services and outside of organization Provides SME input into planning and estimates and for upcoming work Participates in daily standups and other agile (scrum or kanban) routines “Pulls” tickets on scrum or kanban board, frequently fulfilling technical recommendations and business requirements in first draft of work submitted for peer or stakeholder review Collaborates with developers, project managers, and product leadership to define new work, confirming intended outcomes for work to be completed, translating these from conversations into written guidance for implementers (which may be other members of the team) Takes responsibility for the technical quality of an application, product, or project developed in-house or by outside vendors Writes proof-of-concept code to prove (or disprove) an approach, or to inform technical recommendations Builds consensus among developers, product/project management, and stakeholders on expectations, approach, and priorities Provides exemplary guidance to team members in the form of requirements for vendors, technical recommendations and business requirements in tickets, and peer reviews to confirm or correct work in progress Contributes technical vision to 3, 6, 12, and 24 month product and project roadmaps and staffing forecasts