Job Information
First American Title Insurance Company Senior Software Solution Architect in Seattle, Washington
Who We AreJoin a team that puts its People First! First American Docutech offers a wide range of document technology solutions for mortgage, home equity and consumer lending, including document generation, eDelivery, eSign and print fulfillment. Our efficient solutions enable lending professionals to produce accurate and compliant loan packages in all 50 states. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for eight consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. What We Do What You'll Do Collaborate with product managers to translate business requirements into system specific functional requirements. Responsible for design and full implementation of product. Experience with presentations. Also, ensures architecture meets design specs. Performs tasks necessary to support design, QA and implementation teams necessary to rollout product. Research, design, write, test and implement new modules, applications and systems. Modify and enhance existing complex applications and systems. Champion change; drive and set technical direction for the functional group. Communicate and mentor new changes and latest approaches, tool features, standards, etc. through techniques such as regularly scheduled developer meet-ups, brown bag lunches and the like. Responsible for quality assurance review. Acts as project leader for projects with small budgets or limited duration. Propose and split large architectural objectives into smaller incremental objectives Evaluate design alternatives, and perform cost benefit analysis Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs. Job Complexities Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating and identifying complex issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions. Supervision Received or Extended Has full technical knowledge of all phases of applications programming. Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and established policies and procedures. Troubleshoots and guides others on a wide variety of complex problems and identifies solutions within broad application and functional expertise. Works to define and implement conceptual issues. Can work undirected to find and resolve blocking or impeding issues across development teams. Acts Independently under general direction Leverages a wide range of additional resources to explore/implement complex customized applications as a solution. Acts as a team leader for projects with moderate budgets or of a short to intermediate duration What You'll Bring Fluent multiple application development languages at an expert level (C#, Terraform, PowerShell, PHP a plus) Experience with various computer platforms and application environments Expertise with developing multiple tiers of multi-tiered software applications Expertise in designing programs, applications and systems Significant experience with Cloud Native application design and development Experience with AWS implementations Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills and mentoring others to increase the skill level of the department Must have conceptual underst