Technical Architect

Technical Architect 

(Telecommute from any location within 50 miles of any Material Holdings office in the U.S.)  

About us 

We turn customer challenges into growth opportunities.  

Material is a global strategy partner to the world’s most recognizable brands and innovative companies. Our people around the globe thrive by helping organizations design and deliver rewarding customer experiences. 

We use deep human insights, design innovation and data to create experiences powered by modern technology. Our approaches speed engagement and growth for the companies we work with and transform relationships between businesses and the people they serve. 

As a Technical Architect, you will 

• Craft detailed software, infrastructure & data flow diagrams in tools like Lucid Charts and Miro.  

• Create detailed technical architecture diagrams and present them to clients and team members.  

• Coordinate with product delivery and management teams to define project roadmaps and timelines.  

• Build APIs for Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 for applications based on decoupled Drupal architecture.  

• Define Database strategy using RDBMS (such as MySQL) or NoSQL (such as Cassandra or MongoDB).  

• Define DevOps and CI/CD strategy and tech stack using Kubernetes, Vagrant, Docker, etc.) for projects including Automation QA strategies and tech stack (such as using Jenkins, SonarQube, etc.).  

• Define the Cloud Infrastructure strategy with the client for hosting on AWS or Microsoft Azure.  

• Define development environment (Ubuntu/Microsoft, PHP versions, Drupal version, Cacheing engine, Angular.JS / React JS, etc.) and development practices (Code profiling, Debugging, etc.) for all Drupal developers, Frontend (Javascript) engineers, as well as QA engineers in the team.  

• Build strategy for Search solutions -- both tech stack such as Apache SOLR and Elastic Search.  

Salary: $177,100 – $207,200/year  

Minimum Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related technical degree. 

• 5 years of experience in the job offered, as Team Lead, Sr. Software Engineer or closely related technical position.  

• 5 years of experience as a team lead on platform integration projects.  

• Demonstrated experience with at least 1 CMS Platform: Drupal, Sitecore, AEM, Wordpress or Contentful.  

• Must have experience working on projects in at least one of the following domains: Automotive, Finance, FMCG, Healthcare, Entertainment, Transportation, Technology, Telecom, Retail or Consumer Services.  

Why work for Material? 

In addition to fulfilling, high-impact work, company culture and benefits are integral to determining if a job is a right fit for you. Here’s a bit about who we are and highlights around what we offer. 

Who We Are & What We Care About 

• Material is a global company and we work with best-of-class brands worldwide.  We also create and launch new brands and products, putting innovation and value creation at the center of our practice. Our clients are in the top of their class, across industry