Solutions Architect with a proven track record of planning and delivering mission critical software to production

Our current technical stack consists of applications running on or backed by Docker, NGINX, PHP 7, mySQL, Javascript (VueJS), Redis, and COBOL. This role is a critical part of our product team primarily focused on managing and developing containerized, consumer-facing, web-based applications written in PHP and using the Laravel framework, with interfaces to a legacy back-office system, written in COBOL and running on an IBM iSeries (AS400). Familiarity with iSeries application programming interfaces is a major plus.

Responsibilities:

Gather and document requirements
Developing functional specifications
Lead a small team of software engineers
Build new features from the ground up
Maintain and upgrade existing code
Communicate with stakeholders across multiple departments
Develop plans and schedules for delivering features efficiently
Recommend products and processes to improve security and efficiency
Provide regular updates to company leadership
Explain complex problems to stakeholders in layman’s terms

3+ years developing and designing production applications written in PHP
2+ years leading software development teams consisting of at least 2 other developers
Experience developing applications in Laravel
Excellent written and oral communication
Experience planning and documenting complex data structures
Experience managing CI/CD workflows that deploy Docker containers
Experience with memory-based datastores such as Redis and Memcache in a production setting

Desirable Additional Skills

Knowledge of PHP Toolkit for IBM i
DevOps experience a plus
Insurance or financial industry knowledge

We look forward to receiving your application!
- Local Candidates preferred

- No relocation

- No 3rd party Candidates
- Unable to sponsor H1-b
- EEO/AA M/F/V/D