ZS's Software Development Team support the firms core business operations by operating the internal enterprise. Our global teams comprise team-oriented, pragmatic and results-driven people who thrive in a challenging work environment. Our people come from diverse backgrounds, but share a passion for quality customer service and dedicationwhether our customer is a client or another ZS employee.
Job Description
ZS Associates, a global leader in sales and marketing effectiveness, is looking for an Architect to join our team and build a world-class software organization. You will work closely with software managers, cloud engineers and administrators, product managers, business technologists to define and refine architecture of solutions used by multitude of companies and thousands of end users. Architects at ZS define the technical vision and work closely with expert teams to make their plans a reality. The Software team at ZS is a casual, collaborative, and smart group with offices in Evanston, Illinois and Pune, India. As an Architect you will:
Design robust and maintainable solutions consistent with ZS and industry practices; communicate software and infrastructure architecture clearly with business and technical stakeholders
Partner closely with cross-functional leaders (development/product management/stakeholders/ etc.) to ensure a clear understanding of business and technical needs; jointly select the best strategy after evaluating the benefits and costs associated with different approaches
Identify, propose, and prototype solution proof of concepts
Closely collaborate with implementation teams to ensure understanding and utilization of the most optimal approach
Review product designs to ensure consistency with architectural best practices; participate in regular implementation reviews to ensure consistent quality and adherence with internal standards
Create and review technical design documentation, including architectural, data-model, and integration designs
Proactively research and introduce industry best practices and techniques
Help develop architectural standards and guidelines for scalability, performance, resilience, and efficient operations while adhering to necessary security and compliance standards
Effectively utilize architectural design patterns and cloud implementation standards to continuously improve solutions
Educate and share expertise; present ideas and approaches to both technical and non-technical audiences
Know and care about what the customer wants from our service -- and be willing to stand up for it!
Additional skills:
Strong leadership, verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Ability to work within a virtual global team environment and contribute to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects
Knowledge of current issues, practices, methodologies, and trends in the Business Intelligence domain
Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with client or other internal project teams
Salary: Not Disclosed by Recruiter
Industry:
IT-Software /
Software Services
Functional Area:
IT Software - Application Programming,
Maintenance
Role Category: Programming & Design
Role: Technical Architect
Employment Type: Permanent Job, Full Time
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