Software Architect Project Lead Job at United States Postal Service, Raleigh, NC

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  • United States Postal Service
  • Raleigh, NC

Job Description

Functional Purpose

Manages and oversees a technical team performing large-scale projects focused on the development, design, implementation, and ongoing lifecycle support for software architecture solutions. Provides direction and guidance to stakeholders and teams on various technology options and ensures solutions meets the business need and conform to USPS technology architecture, policies, procedures, and standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provides technical guidance to support the design and development of technical solutions, enhancement maintenance projects, and ongoing production support; provides guidance, feedback, makes assignments, and reviews work for business and technology solutions team members.

2. Manages contracts to ensure work is completed in a timely manner and meets defined quality standards and defined scope; facilitates the coordination between stakeholders to ensure the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of business information systems.

3. Manages and coordinates the activities of professional employees and/or bargaining unit employees; provides direction, guidance, and feedback to team members to ensure successful project completion.

4. Estimates costs (physical, financial, and human capital), integrates cost baselines into overall budget, and confirms funding sources. Monitors the actual spend throughout the development lifecycle and compares actual vs. budget at project completion to identify opportunities for future development efforts.

5. Researches and evaluates emerging technology-based solutions and developments; develops and implements recommendations to improve architectural design of solutions for new and existing applications.

6. Provides project and release management to ensure projects are executed in a timely manner including, work breakdown, resource estimates, planning, financial management, negotiation of deliverables, and status reporting. Meet regularly with customers to ensure timely and effective response to requests for service and high levels of customer satisfaction. Collaborates with leadership to ensure resources are aligned adequately across project.

7. Develop and maintain communication processes with management, staff, and customers to inform them of business and technology solution goals and benefits.

8. Determines training and development needs of employees to adequately support USPS technology solutions and emerging technologies.

9. Enforce compliance of USPS architecture standards, secure coding practices, policies, procedures for IT programs/projects.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Applicants must possess one of the following: 1. Possession of a Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields: Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field to one specified above from an accredited college or university by a national or regional accreditation organization recognized and sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Education; OR 2. Possess four (4) years of equivalent professional experience in software engineering or information technology.

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