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About the Technical Architect position The Technical Architect leads our project build phase, executing on the technical vision laid out for the project, and is relied upon for many of the concrete technical aspects of projects.  The Technical Architect will likely be focused on 2-3 projects at any one time, and coding between 20 - 50% of the time, depending on the size and skill level of the engineering team.  The technical architect will also participate in discovery and design phases of our projects, uncovering key technical aspects of the strategy, and ensuring technical feasibility of designs.

The overarching responsibilities of the Technical Architect on a project is to collaborate with the Technical Director for his/her team and consult on the vision for a project, educate and inform our clients, create concrete and actionable architecture, and lead a team to execute on it.  Additionally, he/she should have experience implementing various integrations, documenting technical requirements, estimating ballpark/high level requirements, understanding security and performance requirements, and juggling priorities.  Acceptance that budget and timeline management is a shared responsibility with other project leaders is a must.

As a subject matter expert in Optimizely , the architect will provide direction for best practices within the platform around content architecture, solution architecture, code organization, best use of scheduled jobs and configuration file customizations, use of Optimizely DXP cloud platform, search methodologies, language strategies, and performance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Content Architecture

• Other Technical Architecture

• Unblock Team

• Collaborate with Front-End, QA and other cross-functional team members

• Engineering Task Breakdown

• Estimation/Re-Estimation

• Review Specifications for Engineering Feasibility and Suggest Alternatives

• Review Designs for Engineering Feasibility and Suggest Alternatives

• Review Prototypes for Engineering Feasibility and Suggest Alternatives

• Engineering Oversight

• Engineering Mentorship

• Engineering Code Review

• Feature Development

• Proof of Concepts

• Technical Documentation

• Answer Engineering Questions from Team

• Answer Engineering Questions from Client

• Participate in Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Retrospectives

• Demo Completed Work to Client

• Understand Project Scope, Budget and Keep Team on Target

• Calculate Team Velocity

• Maintain Accountability and Ownership of Technical Decisions

• Cite Project Risks and Mitigation Plans

• Delegate Work to your Team in the Most Efficient and Effective way Possible

• Take ownership of projects

• Secondary

• Maintain Visibility on Project Status

• Client Communication

• Maintain Understanding of Team Bandwidth Now and in the Future

• Maintain Understanding of, and Execute on Client and Business Priorities (from pre-sale through deployment)

• Stay on Top of the Latest Technologies in Eng

  Qualifications 

• Experience with content management systems, especially Sitecore or EpiServer

• CMS Platform certified is a plus

• Experience in long project engagements (6+ months)

• Experience with small and large teams

• Experience working with cross functional team PMs, BAs, QA, FE

• Experience with remote teams, and varying time zones is a plus

• Strategy/discovery experience

• Comfortable working directly with clients and providing demonstrations

• Estimation, both Ballpark and Task-level

• Scope management

• Documentation

• Mentorship

• Code reviews

• Integration work

• Understanding of SEO best practices within code

• Understanding of web application security best practices

• Understanding of search engine friendly markup

• Experience with key application development tools such as

• Automated Testing Platforms

• Code Generation

• Automated build, deployment and Continuous Integration such as Azure Devops

• Code Review Platforms

• Experience with Mobile specific sites and Mobile applications as well as standard web based implementations is a plus

• Experience with Optimizely products beyond CMS: especially ODP, Web Experimentation, OptiID, CMP, or Commerce

• Experience with headless website architecture and development practices

• Experience with Next.js, Node.js, and/or React

  Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale

• We are a rapidly growing company that is just as entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.

• We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients’ complex business problems through technology, data, and design.

• We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.

• We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.

• Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.

• We celebrate and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• We offer generous paid company holidays, vacation, and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.

• We provide top-of-the-line benefits including health, dental, vision, 401K, LTD, STD, Life Insurance, EAP, HRA and more.

• We support a healthy work/life balance.

• We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.

  About Verndale Verndale is a digital experience agency. purpose-built to help marketing and technology leaders connect the dots of the consumer journey. From our offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Quito, we design and develop digital experiences and enable marketing technologies that bring brands and their customers together.

  We know that in order to do great work, you have to make work great. Verndale is committed to always being a company that celebrates diversity, equality and inclusion. We strive to recruit and retain people who are committed to creating the climate of respect that is essential for individual and company success. Verndale's services are built around a core methodology that encompasses Growth Strategy, Experience Design, Technology Enablement, and Experience Optimization.

  Learn more about Verndale at http://www.verndale.com Compensation & Benefits Verndale is proud of the fun, diverse, and respectful company environment we enjoy on a daily basis. Competitive compensation and comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, life, disability and a 401(k) savings plan are offered to all full-time employees. Ample company paid holidays and personal time off make having a work-life balance possible. For some roles, remote work is a definite possibility; we believe in hiring the best and keeping our own happy and motivated.

   Verndale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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