Solution Architect - Applications

 

Our mission is to create the Experience of a Lifetime for our employees, so they can, in turn, create the Experience of a Lifetime for our guests. We own and operate the most renowned destination resorts in the world as well as regional and local ski areas outside major cities, and connect them all through one unrivaled network. We are looking for ambitious leaders, innovators and creators to join our talented team. If you’re ready to pursue your fullest potential, we want to get to know you!

 

Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first).

 

Job Summary:

The Resort Application Development (RAD) team partners with many stakeholders throughout Vail Resorts to deliver technical solutions that allow our business to deliver on the mission of Experience of a Lifetime™. Our systems provide a platform for point-of-sale, payment processing, e-commerce, and various aspects of managing our portfolio of mountain resorts. In some cases, we work with both the software and hardware involved in bringing a solution to life.

We are looking to bring on a Solution Architect who will focus on system design and project assessment for our applications. In this role you will be involved in solving problems with business leaders, writing code with development teams, managing build & deployment pipelines, and collaborating with your peers to guide the future of our technology ecosystem. The team works primarily with C#, .NET, SQL, Angular and WPF, but also has some smaller usage of other technologies.

 

Job Specifications: 

• Starting Wage: $120,000 - 140,000 + annual bonus
• Employment Type: Year Round
• Shift Type: Full Time 
• Housing Availability: No

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Help define a technical roadmap and establish a long-term strategy for the architectural direction of our systems
• Ensure solutions are designed and developed in alignment with the technical roadmap
• Work closely with development teams to define and enforce best practices for code quality, security, scalability, and performance
• Assess software projects to provide an estimation of timeline and budget requirements
• Communicate complex technical concepts to many different audiences
• Contribute as part of a team that may include people from all levels of the organization
• Proactively improve the software development experience and process for our teams
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support our critical systems 

 

Job Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field
• Experience as a technical leader (ideally a development team lead or architect)
• Significant experience (8+ yrs) developing production applications in C# (or similar)
• Significant experience (8+ yrs) working with relational databases like MS SQL Server
• Experience developing in a modern JavaScript/TypeScript project
• Experience building web-based APIs
• Ability to guide developers toward writing quality code and valuable tests

 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience building Enterprise software on an international scale
• Experience designing or maintaining build & deployment pipelines with tools like GitHub Actions and Octopus Deploy
• Strong knowledge of using Git for source control
• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Previous work with point-of-sale or payment processing systems
• Familiarity with containers and container orchestration platforms
• Familiarity with Azure or another cloud provider
• Familiarity with SOX, PCI, and/or GDPR Compliance

 

The expected Total Compensation for this role is $120,000 - 140,000 + annual bonus. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.
 

Job Benefits

• Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee dis