Architect

Austin, Texas
Innovation Development Center – Full Stack /
Full-time /
On-site
Who we are
Qvest.US provides business and technology consulting services that bring our clients closer to their customers, data, and content. We have a global footprint across five continents and are the largest Media and Entertainment focused consulting company in the world. We have deep expertise across Program Management, Digital Media Supply Chain, IP & Rights Management, Data & Analytics, AI/ML, Customer Experience and Salesforce, Cybersecurity, & Media Transformation.

About the IDC
The IDC is our Innovation and Development Center located in Austin, Texas. We build custom software using modern technologies to solve complex business problems for our clients. We believe the best products and services are realized by knowledgeable, tight-knit teams aligned to a shared purpose and understanding. We're honored to be recognized by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work as a Best Workplace in Texas!

Who we're seeking
You are an innovative and thoughtful self-starter who enjoys solving problems and thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments. You are looking for a role where you can shape best practices, mentor team members, work on varied projects, and influence technologies and solutions for both Qvest internal and client external projects.

What you'll do

    • Work directly with leadership to contribute to the creation of engineering policies, assist in scoping out technical project proposals, present solutions to clients as well as the Qvest team members, and shape the kind of technologies that we are going to be using.
    • Responsible for translating business requirements into systems qualities and thence into repeatable design strategies and patterns that enable those qualities (e.g. adaptability, scalability, availability, non-repudiation, reusability, etc.).
    • Responsible for enterprise application integration (EAI).  This includes defining the opportunities for integration, selecting the tools, specifying the shared data & code resources, defining the interfaces and data-flows, and monitoring the success of said integration.
    • Compile or design architectural models of current and proposed systems across the enterprise for use internally and in conjunction with Technology Partners.
    • Play an active part in the design and coding of software.

What you'll bring

    • At least 12-15 years in software development, including working in teams
    • Experience with Agile methodologies as well as implementing and leveraging Atlassian tool suite (or like tool suite) for defect management, issues management, code check-in and deployment, and collaboration
    • Experience in Java and Open Source technologies
    • Experience with Service Oriented Architecture concepts and products
    • Experience constructing systems by composing smaller components.  The breadth could include: SOA, REST, Microservices, Functional Programming
    • Experience managing data.  The breadth could include: Design of database schema, read/write design trade-off decisions, use of NoSQL stores for appropriate use cases, design of transaction boundaries, systems that trade-off mutable state vs. immutable facts
    • Experience in deploying and leveraging software development best practices
Life at Qvest
We were founded on a culture of collaboration and inclusiveness, and this permeates each of our initiatives, both client-facing and internal. We offer a wide selection of benefits including medical, dental & vision, 401k matching and flexible vacation; we sponsor training to advance our teams’ skill sets and we prioritize our employees’ professional growth paths. Qvest.US is currently 350+ people strong and we’ve been recognized as a “Best Place to Work,” a “Great Place to Work,” “Fastest Growing,” and “A Jewel."

Equal Employment Opportunity
Qvest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qvest applies this stance to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including internships, at all levels of employment.