What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Architect position at Equifax?
Equifax is seeking a Technical Architect to significantly contribute to identifying best-fit architectural solutions for one or more projects. You will collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry to create and implement innovative high quality solutions focused on our customers’ business needs. You are a problem solver who is highly motivated by designing solutions that amaze customers.
As a Technical Architect at Equifax, you will design and plan technology solutions, alongside providing leadership and support to development teams. You excel at driving business value through technology and addressing technical issues and concerns.
What you’ll Do
Lead moderately large or complex projects and ensure the success of application rollouts.
Determine and develop aligned recommended architectural approaches document current systems
Serves as technical architecture expert for software development / infrastructure teams
Assists project teams in estimating the architecture design effort and in developing/ reviewing/ approving architecture designs.
Advises project teams on the application of standards/methodology practices to the project.
Communicates and validates programmer architecture with Technology, and Business executive level stakeholders.
Uses a broad and deep understanding of technical concepts in multiple specialized fields to develop solutions to problems and critical design issues.
What experience you'll need:
BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent job experience required
3 years of experience developing and/or administering software in the public cloud, including 5 years overall relevant experience.
Experience in monitoring infrastructure and application uptime and availability to ensure functional and performance objectives.
Experience in languages such as Python, Ruby, Bash, Java, Go, Perl, JavaScript and/or node.js
Demonstrable cross-functional knowledge with systems, storage, networking, security and databases
Experience with multiple OSS frameworks and microservice implementation styles.
Experience with message driven application development (pub-sub, Kafka) and event driven microservice implementation
Proficiency with continuous integration and continuous delivery tooling and practices
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Cloud Certification Strongly Preferred
What could set you apart:
You have a full working knowledge of technologies such as UNIX, Oracle, SQL Server and TCP/IP for example, as well as knowledge of one or more programming languages
Strong working knowledge in Cloud technologies, preferably GCP/AWS
Proficient with Building and managing Custom Applications with a strong expertise in Java/Spring Boot.
Transitioning application front end from Older technologies to new age Angular
You have the ability to build good relationships with customers and coworkers
You can gather and assimilate information
You have good knowledge of quality standards, legislation and best practice
You can adapt and prioritize
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions
