Principal Architect II

JOB SUMMARY
The Principal Architect II will develop and work on problems/projects of diverse complexity and scope, exercising independent judgment to select a technology solution. This position will provide direction, facilitating information and validating decision processes.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.

• Provide technical direction and solutions to architectural, development, and operational teams on assigned projects.

• Design and provide support for the organization's application systems, components and/or infrastructure for an assigned technology domain.

• Lead creation of architectural framework for application systems and/or information system development, maintenance, and enhancement efforts.

• Work closely with developers and engineers to develop road maps for applications, align development plans, and to ensure effective integration among application systems, information systems and infrastructure.

• Formulate criteria for and execute proofs-of-concept for new approaches and platforms.

• Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the environment, and evaluate the impact of changes, additions or decommissions.

• Analyze systems and determine exact testing to perform in order to ensure performance and reliability, enhance scalability, and meet security requirements.

• Define and develop technology strategy, technology standards, roadmaps, and practices.

• Address problems relating to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platform integration.

• Lead collaborations with business and technical teams to review conflicts/gaps between functional goals and existing capabilities.

• Participate in enterprise project prioritization planning with executive management.

• Provide technical assistance to development and operations project teams on new system projects and existing systems, and provide formal skills development training and informal mentoring to other employees.

• Develop and document best practices for code development, API design, version control, test automation and build automation.

• Collaborate with development managers and project teams to review project code trees for compliance with best practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English

• Ability to listen to multiple points of view and synthesize against goals for recommendations

• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize effectively and independently multiple projects and tasks

• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure

• Ability to show good judgment, initiative and to accomplish job duties

• Ability to foster and maintain good working relationships with business owners and key stakeholders

• Proven ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences

• Proven analytical skills to solve complex technology and business problems

• Effective written, verbal and presentation skills to peers and senior management within the organization

• Effective organizational and leadership skills

• Effective business sense and sense of urgency to achieve business results

• Advanced knowledge of software development and delivery (cloud computing, containerization, high-availability, mobile apps, big data and machine learning)

• Advanced knowledge of coding and business processes design and functionality

Required Education
BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years
Cumulative experience with system installation, configuration, operations, software development, and/or database development - 10

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Skills/Abilities and Knowledge - Salesforce

WORKING CONDITIONS
Office environment

EOE
Charter Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability IAT701 316199-2 316199BR