Senior Application Architect

The Senior Application Architect is responsible for developing and evolving UE's application-layer architecture following the Agile Software Development Life Cycle. This role shapes the technical direction of UE's business applications by defining application design, domain models, REST API strategy, integration patterns, and code-level standards to ensure systems are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business strategy. 

This position is not an infrastructure or cloud platform architect role. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the end-to-end application architecture for key business systems, including domain modeling, application decomposition, service boundaries, and integration patterns.
• Define and own UE's API strategy, including RESTful API design standards, documentation, versioning, lifecycle management, and governance.
• Design and govern REST APIs and service contracts that enable reuse, scalability, and consistent integration across internal applications and external partners.
• Strong hands-on experience in .NET, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, REST APIs, domain modeling, and database schema design for enterprise applications
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate strategic objectives and functional requirements into application architectures, REST API designs, and implementation approaches.
• Develop and maintain technical and business feature roadmaps in consultation with stakeholders; identify risks, track progress, and communicate status updates to project sponsors.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient application architectures, with a focus on maintainability, extensibility, and performance.
• Define and enforce application architecture standards, design patterns, and coding guidelines to ensure consistency and interoperability across development teams. 
• This position requires adherence to United Educators' cybersecurity policies and industry best practices to protect company and member data. Employees must incorporate security-conscious practices appropriate to their role into daily work and complete required security training.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• Typically requires 10+ years of experience in software design and development, including at least 5 years of architecting enterprise-level applications
• Demonstrated experience designing and evolving application architecture, rather than primarily infrastructure, cloud, or data architecture
• Proven experience defining and implementing RESTful API strategies, including API design, versioning, documentation, security, and governance
• Enterprise Architecture certification preferred
• Insurance or risk management industry experience a plus