iOS Architect

vTech can help you avoid the daunting task of writing and posting job offers, shifting through resumes and laboring through the lengthy interview process. Our Staffing solutions will allow you to elude those tasks and place topnotch, high-caliber professionals in the position you need to fill.

We use our expertise, knowledge, and global resources to deliver top-quality candidates and tailor our IT and Non-IT recruitment services to your needs. This allows us to deliver the required results in a timely manner that meets your schedule at a substantially reduced cost.

We pride ourselves for having one of the fastest growth rate and also the lowest turnover rates in the industry just 2.5 percent annually. We focus on the training and retaining qualified professionals with high personal and work ethics. With the help of our extensive database of internal candidates and CATS applicants tracking system, we can provide quality resources within the limited time frame.

We have also successfully placed hundreds of candidates in the areas related to Information Technology, Engineering, professional, Scientific & Clinical, etc. for both our commercial and government clients.

Source: A recruiter sources candidates from various sources; the search starts from our proprietary database. Using advanced sourcing methods like social media, professional networking media, internal, and 3rd party job boards, we identify qualified candidates.
Validate: A recruiter validates the candidates’ experience and skill sets against our client’s position.
Initial Screening: Based on the position and the client’s work culture, the recruiter uses initial screening questions to determine the most suitable candidates.
Submit: the recruiter will submit to the technical team qualified candidates who have passed the initial screening.
Technical Screening: The technical team then prepares a matrix of the particular requirements and required experience for the position and using a list of questions and the results, re-validates the candidates’ technical skills.
Background Check: Administrative personnel will provide a detailed background check, as required, per client agreement.
On board: On successfully completing the above steps, the candidates are welcomed on board and assisted to ensure a smooth integration at the client’s location.

The selected candidate will serve as an architect for iOS Mobile Computing solutions. The selected candidate will architect end-to-end solutions for iOS-based mobile products to be utilized by Client and its third party contractors. The projects will involve iOS native and hybrid development, security considerations, data model design for targeted databases, and web service-oriented client/server backend architectures. The selected candidate is expected to understand the business and technical requirements, and in turn design and implement solutions that are easy to maintain and incorporate reusable components. The selected candidate is expected to be proficient in problem identification and resolution, especially in production environments, for both the device and server side implementations. The selected candidate should be most versant with Apple technologies and their associated idiosyncrasies, but must also have working knowledge of the server side code and technologies. The selected candidate must be disciplined, organized, and accountable with tasks and delegations, communicate clearly, exhibit leadership skills, and effectively manage product owner expectations.

Specific Duties:
1) Serve as an architect of n-tier applications using iOS as access technology for enterprise backend systems.
2) Work with product owners, BAs and PMs in defining and managing the business and technical requirements.
3) Lead the full SDLC process of iOS application solutions, including but not limited to Objective C, Swift, HTML5, JSON, XML and consuming RESTful web services.
4) Lead the full SDLC process of web service oriented backend solutions, including but not limited to Java, Spring frameworks, MyBatis, consuming SOAP web services, producing RESTful web services, and SOA middleware.
5) Lead the design of database objects in relational databases, including but not limited to DB2, SQLServer, and/or Oracle.
6) Comprehensive understanding and experience of Apple’s technologies and requirements, including but not limited to distribution certificates, provisioning profiles, code signing, keychains, push notifications, app transport requirements, and iOS version histories.
7) Expert level knowledge is required of using iOS frameworks related to UI, Core Data, storyboards, web services, security/keychain, camera integration, asynchronous/background processing, multitasking, etc.
8) Expert knowledge of common design patterns (like MVC, delegation, target-action) and Cocoa layers related to Touch, Media, OS and Services and Objective/C and iOS principles of memory management, notifications, blocks, categories, etc.
9) Triage bugs and resolve production issues in a timely and effective manner.
10) Perform code reviews as needed.
11) Provide technical assistance and mentoring of PennDOT staff assigned to the project.
12) Follow Agile Scrum methodology, and conduct daily standups, sprint grooming and planning meetings.

Skills
Full SDLC experience as an application developer; Required-8 Years
Experience with Object Oriented development; Required-8 Years
Experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C; Required-5 Years
Familiarity with Swift programming language and latest iOS APIs and frameworks; Required-2 Years
Experience with Core Data framework; Required-5 Years
Experience with iOS Auto Layout, Storyboard, Blocks, and GCD; Required-4 years
Experience with deploying iOS apps; Required-5 Years
Experience with deploying enterprise iOS apps via MDM; Required-1 Year
Experience with relational database design and development; Required- 5 Years
Experience in architecting & solutioning mobile apps that consumes web service; Required-2 Years
Experience with HTML5 development and JavaScript frameworks; Required-5 Years
Experience with Java centric server-side development and solutioning; Required-2 Years
Experience in team leadership position; Required-2 Years
Strong oral and written communication skills; Required.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.