Senior Python Lead/Architect

TekWissen LLC

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$45–$49
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
3 days ago
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global professional services firm specializing in digital transformation, business process management (BPM), analytics, and AI-driven solutions. The company partners with organizations to improve efficiency, transform operations, and drive business outcomes through a combination of process expertise, technology, and data insight.
Job Title: Senior Python Lead/Architect
Duration: 11 months
Work Location: Austin, TX 78702
Work Type: Temporary Assignment
Job Type: Onsite
Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Python Lead/Architect to spearhead the design and development of cutting-edge Python-based systems. This role demands a seasoned professional with a profound understanding of architectural principles, a mastery of Python, and the ability to translate complex business needs into robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions. You will be instrumental in shaping technical direction, fostering best practices, and driving the successful delivery of critical projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architectural Design & Decision Making:
    • Lead the end-to-end architectural design of scalable, secure, and maintainable Python-based systems.
    • Make and rigorously justify critical architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and platform constraints.
    • Focus on designing for high performance, reliability, and operational excellence from the outset.
  • Deep Domain Ownership:
    • Cultivate a thorough understanding of the business domain, including its intricate data flows and operational nuances.
    • Architect solutions that are not only technically sound but also precisely fit-for-purpose and adaptable to evolving business needs.
  • Expert Python Development & Leadership:
    • Establish and enforce best practices in Python development, including coding standards and rigorous design/code reviews.
    • Provide essential technical guidance and mentorship to a team of dedicated Python engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
    • Drive the delivery of elegant, actionable technical solutions that balance speed, simplicity, and long-term platform sustainability.
  • System Boundaries & Integration:
    • Skillfully define clear service boundaries, robust interfaces, and well-documented APIs for seamless integration with upstream and downstream systems.
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Design and implement systems with a strong focus on reliability, high performance, comprehensive observability (monitoring, logging, tracing), and ease of support in production environments.

Required Qualifications:

  • Python Expertise: Extensive, demonstrated experience in Python development and software engineering.
  • Architecture & Design Prowess:
    • Proven track record in a technical leadership or architectural role, with significant experience in guiding technical strategy.
    • Strong command of software architecture principles, design patterns, and distributed systems.
  • Domain Acumen: Ability to quickly grasp and deeply understand business domains and their associated data flows.
  • API & Integration Skills: Expertise in designing, building, and maintaining RESTful APIs and other service-based integrations.
  • Mentorship & Leadership: Proven experience in mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative growth.
  • Problem Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
  • Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience within the financial services or asset management industry.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of modern data platforms, data modeling, and ETL processes.
  • Familiarity with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/