Lead Architect

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Lead Architect

Manager - Non People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

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Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC

Lead Architect

Job Description: 

Lead Architect positions offered by Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC (North Hills, NY). Provide technical leadership that aids Engineering in executing product requirements toward the target state architecture. Assess the organizational and fiscal impact of software architecture, communicate risk and potential blockers, and recommend remediation. Identify crucial service level indicators for achieving the service level objectives necessary to minimize risk to the business. Drive the building of the next-generation suite of APIs powering the Digital Retailing platform. Design solutions that involve complex, multi-system integrations across business units. Drive the adoption of reusable solutions across the Delivery Stream and Portfolio. Design solutions that are reusable, adhere to enterprise architectural standards, and minimize technical debt. Advocate for the use of previously purchased software products over developing new internal solutions. Direct the Product, Engineering and Delivery peers to refine and prioritize features for Delivery Teams in an Agile system. Review solutions designed by the Delivery Teams to ensure they follow design guidance, adhere to architectural standards, and minimize technical dept. Lead the engineering team to create and prioritize a roadmap that retires the technical debt. Lead with Delivery stakeholders to develop longer-term investment and epic roadmaps. Contribute to the long-term roadmap by evaluating emerging technology solutions and delivery frameworks.

Minimum Requirements: 

Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 6 years of experience in the position offered or 6 years of experience delivering applications and architecture services in a corporate environment. Also requires 6 years of experience: programming in object-oriented programming languages; contributing to technology decisions relating to the delivery of complex, highly available systems; working with the full development life cycle; communicating technical constraints on deliverables as non-functional requirements that address risk to security, performance, reliability, cost assurance or operational excellence; and using basic network infrastructure designs and topologies. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned fields and 6 years of experience as stated, the employer will accept a master’s or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 4 years of experience as stated, or a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 1 year of experience as stated.  Position reports to office in North Hills, NY.  Position may work from home, but must live within commuting distance of stated office. Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

Please apply online at: https://jobs.coxenterprises.com.  Reference job code CAI-0106. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Compensation includes a base salary of $181,022 to $187,732. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.

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Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.