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What you'll do...

The Application Architect is primarily responsible for defining technology direction and architectural strategy for the Application Enterprise Architecture Domain. They will define and execute the architecture process for technology solutions with guidance from the Director of Enterprise Architecture and the Principal Application Architects. This role is a Subject Matter Expert in the Application domain and contributes to the development of the domain as a companywide authority.

Day to day, you'll...

Create, maintain and oversee portions of the Enterprise Architecture Strategy by applying deep expertise in the Application design area and is responsible for defining the Enterprise Application Strategy and Framework.
Develop and establishs architectural best practices, standards and guidelines that drive the design of technology solutions and educates others throughout the organization on the function of architecture
Guide the technical implementation of the Application domain by solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks, as appropriate; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; evaluating recommendations made; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
Responsible for time sequencing, prioritization and managing the growth of the application environments.
Assist the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the determination of data security, data Encryption and privacy requirements related to SOX, CCPA, GDPR and PCI Compliance.
Guide the full lifecycle of application solutions, including requirements analysis, platform selection, technical architecture design, application design and development, testing, and Test and Deployment in Cloud Infrastructures.
Explore emerging business functions and technology and serves as a champion for new ideas and technologies that have potential benefit either to increase revenue or improve efficiencies.
Participate in the adoption of new technologies by researching technical trends and developments in the Application domain.
Work with external vendors to establish a pipeline into emerging technologies.
Evaluate the impact and feasibility of new technologies within their domain before incorporating them into their domain technical architectures.
Lead the creation of proof of concept and prototype development using internal and external resources.
Provide expertise and share an understanding of current capability gaps, architectural gaps, and market and industry trends that can be used to set future direction.
Work side-by-side with other IT groups such as Development and Enterprise Technology to closely align strategy with delivery and drive adoption.
Design, model and implement new systems architectures.
Conduct technical walk-through sessions, participate in pre- and post- implementation project reviews, and ensure that architecture designs are developed, maintained, and accessible.
Consult with customers to solve business problems by adapting current technology and/or capitalizing on emerging technology for competitive advantage to meet the strategic objectives of the customer.
Drive adoption by evangelizing technologies that have applicability and benefit to HR Block.
Conduct demonstrations and presentations to executive management of prototypes and proof-of-concepts.
Conduct presentations to large audiences both internal as well as external to HR Block.
Conduct technical walk-through sessions.
Participate in pre and post implementation project review.
Work with multiple stakeholders, including business, product, and UX team members to influence the application data-flow design and extensible product platform architecture.

What you'll bring to the team...

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience.
8 years’ experience in architecture, technology design, development, implementation and support functions
Ability to work with limited direct supervision
Ability to work creatively and analytically in meeting team needs
Ability to mentor engineers in overall architectural best practices and depth within their domain
Team lead experience
Proficiency in one or more RDBMS and NoSQL platforms
Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
Effective presentation skills
High degree of technical and business acumen
Ability to define Enterprise vision, strategy and principles for application desig
Ability to liaise between the Business (product teams) and data solution development, integration and governance teams
Ability to understand the implication of data on people, processes, products and technology
Enterprise Application Architecture tasks such as:
- System Design principles and patterns
- Conceptual design for apps
- Sequence modeling of application workflow
- Business capabilities mapping to solution design
- Highly scalable enterprise application design with internal and external users
- Performance and memory optimization with .NET and Azure
- System to system integration
- Cloud resilient design patterns
- API design
- Engineering best practices and guidelines
Experience with a diverse set of platforms and technologies, as well as experience with structured methods and the software development life cycle
Application Architecture experience related to Cloud infrastructure and technology components
Familiarity with Microservices Architecture and development patterns
An understanding of DevOps concepts and principles
A willingness to value progress over perfection
Ability to manage the evolution of architectural roadmaps for your domain, showing how new features are released or updated, with an eye on paying down technical debt with minimal disruption

It would be even better if you also had...

AZ900 Certification
A deep understanding of MS Azure cloud environment
A deep understanding of Azure Database and Storage technologies
Event driven architecture
Distributed system architecture
Micro Frontends
Implementing front end SPA frameworks
DevOps pipeline development and best practices
UI app design standards and guidelines

Why work for us

Since 1955, we have been leaders in tax preparation, financial services, and small business solutions. With 70,000 associates and 9,000 retail tax locations across North America, Australia, Ireland, and India, we have helped millions of clients and countless communities. If you embrace challenges as opportunities, value winning as a team, and seek to make a meaningful difference, join us on our journey. You’ll reap the rewards of helping others along with competitive compensation and benefits to support your health and well-being.

Specific benefits may vary based on your role. For detailed eligibility requirements and benefits information, visit blockbenefits.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer: H&R Block does not tolerate discrimination based on a person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and sex-based stereotypes and transgender status), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, service in the Armed Forces, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status or any other status protected by law.

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