Applications/Solutions Architect

Kforce Inc. is a professional staffing and solutions firm specializing in the areas of:

• IT Staffing
• Finance & Accounting Staffing
• Government Solutions
• Outsourcing Solutions

 At Kforce, We Believe that Great People = Great Results.

Kforce is a professional staffing and solutions firm specializing in the areas of technology, finance & accounting and health information management serving commercial and government organizations. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Kforce has been matching job seekers and employers since 1962. Today, Kforce provides staffing services and innovative solutions through more than 60 offices located throughout the United States and one in the Philippines.

Kforce, an abbreviation for KnowledgeForce®, describes our heritage and stands as a representation of our business model. “Knowledge” signifies both the skilled professionals we staff and the knowledge our Firm has gained through years of industry experience. “Force” symbolizes the strength of our team and cohesive efforts to provide valuable services and solutions.

Kforce continues to provide thought leadership by employing a disciplined process to deliver quality results for our clients. With a commitment to “Great People = Great Results”, Kforce is dedicated to being the Firm most respected by those we serve.

Job Description
• Communicate with business owners, analysts, and technical teams to facilitate a clear understanding of business requirements and technical solutions
• Lead development resources through design and delivery phases of major feature development while providing technical design leadership based on best practices, design patterns, and expertise
• Maintain current and future-state solution architecture documentation and assists the management team in developing and maintaining the technology road map
• Serve as a liaison to other IT departments, keeping them up to date on how the technology road map and feature releases impact other teams
• Actively participate in the entire SDLC and helps ensure the most effective development methodology is employed across the teams
• Serve as a role model for developers while providing guidance and feedback
• Participate in product strategy meetings, stakeholder sessions
• Keep current with the latest technologies and industry best practices

Qualifications 
• 8+ years of software development experience including a couple as a technical architect for data intensive web-based applications 
• Expert understanding of web technologies (Web Services, CSS, XML, JavaScript libraries, AJAX, etc.) 
• Varying SDLC methodologies; application of best practices from competing methodologies including continuous integration and automated unit testing 
• An expert in understanding and articulating business and system requirements 
• Excellent analytical, consultative, communication, presentation and writing skills 
• Defining and publishing technical best practices for development and QA teams 
• Mentoring development and QA resources to improve their technical abilities and team effectiveness 
Additional Information 
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of 8 years in web and database systems administration experience is required.