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Application Architect Lead


About College of the Holy Cross:

Founded in 1843 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the College of the Holy Cross is among the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 3,100 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.

Holy Cross highly values the unique skills, perspective, talents and passion that each employee contributes to its learning community. To work at The College is to accept an invitation to participate in the growth and development of all campus members, students, faculty and staff. The College's commitment to diversity is an important feature of the Holy Cross education. Informed by the presence of diverse interpretations of the human experience, Holy Cross is building a community marked by freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support our values of diversity and inclusiveness. Job candidates of all diverse backgrounds who embrace the open and inclusive culture of Holy Cross are welcome and encouraged to apply.


Job Description:

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Application Services, the Application Architect Lead is the subject matter expert on designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting and maintaining complex applications programs. This position has full technical knowledge of all phases of applications programming and is responsible for quality assurance review. This role defines the stack that developers build on, catalogs our application inventory, and ensures that the inventory is current by managing the life cycle of those applications. .

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Acts as primary subject matter expert on designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and maintaining the College's applications.
• Maintain expertise in development technologies and monitor industry trends. Set technical direction and establish training paths to keep the group current.
• Advise on the technical architecture to be used for projects.
• Maintain a software inventory and work with the Information Security group and Application Services team to keep software up to date.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of code and applications.
• Assist in application development and maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 6 years of experience in software programming tools with at least 2 years of web development experience.
• Strong experience in designing and implementing software technical architectures.
• Expertise in the latest popular development stacks (Vue.js, React, etc.) and understanding of older stacks (Rails) with an eye towards bringing older stacks into modernity.
• Maintain a high technical proficiency in Internet (TCP/IP). Web (HTTP, Web Servers, Web browsers, ), and applications development.
• Strong background in DevOps, Agile, the SDLC, and Linux. This role requires expertise that can stand up the stack as well as build in it.
• Proven track record of developing innovative technical solutions to business opportunities. Must be able to act as a change agent for Holy Cross, participating in multiple high-visibility projects.
• Higher education experience is preferred.

Core Competencies

Skills that are required for this job and are in line with the College's mission e.g.

• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Service Oriented
• Excellent Written & Verbal Communication
• Proficient Problem Solving
• Understands Risk Management
• Excellent Innovation/Creativity
• Strong Teamwork & Team Facilitation
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Understands, values and respects diversity as an individual, in a team and within groups while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.

To mitigate the spread and effects of COVID-19, and as an integral part of its public health and safety measures, College of the Holy Cross requires that all successful applicants show proof of full, up-to-date vaccination (including a booster dose once eligible) by an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine before beginning employment, unless an accommodation exempting the applicant from this policy has been granted. Applicants who wish to request an accommodation based on a disability or sincerely-held religious belief should inform Human Resources after an offer of employment is extended; please do not include any medical, genetic, or religious information in your application materials.


Additional Information:

This is a full-time, exempt-level level position with an annual salary. The College is committed to providing competitive market pay for its employees. The annual salary for this position ranges from $107,000 - $114,000 and is commensurate with experience and qualifications. The College also offers a competitive benefits package for full-time staff, including:

• 10% College contribution to the 403(b) Retirement Plan (1-year wait waiver available)
• Hybrid work
• NEW - condensed summer 4-day work week
• Tuition benefits
• Wellness programs & ongoing Training and Development opportunities
• Generous paid time off
• Free parking and free use of the athletic/fitness facilities.
• Click here to learn more.

College Description

The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit Catholic, undergraduate institution serving approximately 3,100 students. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and has a tradition of academic excellence. It is located atop Mount Saint James in Worcester, Massachusetts. The picturesque, 174-acre campus is an award-winning and registered arboretum.

Region Description

Worcester is a city of approximately 200,000 people centrally located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is approximately one hour from Boston, Hartford, and Providence, and three hours from New York City. Worcester is known as the Heart of the Commonwealth. Worcester offers many cultural and recreational opportunities which you can read more about here.

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.

A member of the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA).


Application Instructions:

Please attach a cover letter addressing the position requirements along with your resume.

In your cover letter please address how your work might support the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate your commitments in these areas. For more information, please visit http://holycross.edu/diversity.

Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position has been filled.







To apply, visit https://holycross.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=148337

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/)





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