Senior Software/System Architect

Overview

Are you a Senior Software/System Architect who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

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Responsibilities

• Monitoring and ensure the completion of daily data transmissions.
• Enhancing batch processing of data by developing and upgrading necessary (existing and new) scripts.
• Analyzing and refining system requirements
• Writing, debugging, and maintaining code.
• Integrating software components.
• Ensuring the rigorous application of information security/ information assurance policies, principles, and practices to the delivery of application software services.
• Provides technical experience needed to perform analyses, processing and user support of various computer systems using standard statistical procedures and techniques.
• Provide statistical support to staff, including data analysis.
• Provide software recommendations and solutions across diverse medical and research applications.
• Serve an expert resource by recommending, implementing, and maintaining best practices for programming on-line data collection and data review.
• Sets up and uses various computer systems and software packages.
• Perform software source-control commits and patches to software projects.
• Collaborate to determine needs and provide IT support for modernization of existing systems.
• Compiles and manages data and assists with quality control.
• Maintain accurate and complete problem tracking and resolution databases.
• Utilize knowledge of data structure, data management and various programming languages.
• Manage data formatting input and output.
• Produces various reports, graphs, and figures for presentation.
• Provide documentation as required and participate in code reviews, planning sessions, and routine status meetings.
• Provide computing support including troubleshooting, answering technical inquiries from users, and procuring new systems.
• Maintains systems software and security configurations.
• Monitor interface environments to ensure smooth operation and communication.
• Continually improve the computational speed and reliability within the agile framework.
• Collaborate with product teams and product owners to increase the productivity/efficiency of data analysis using high-performance computing.
• Work with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to define, prioritize and implement metadata standards across systems.
• Test and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimization. Specifically hosting solutions on cloud environments to include AWS and Azure.
• Develops new programs and systems as needed.
• Research new technologies, standards, and systems to improve existing products and interfaces.
• Coordinates data storage and mining.
• Maintain back up and archiving systems to avoid loss of medical/patient data.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge in Common Business Oriented Language (Cobol)
• Must have knowledge in IBM Job Control Language (JCL)
• Must have knowledge in Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
• Must have knowledge in Oracle JAVA
• Must have knowledge in Assembler
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products is required.
• A strong product management background will be considered favorably.
• Experience with various Linux platforms and IBM z/OS; and demonstrated relevant experience and knowledge in the following specific programming languages; Cobol, SAS, and JCL. Java and Mumps programming languages would be considered favorable.
• Must be able to exercises judgment and originality to ensure that testing methods and procedures are updated to adopt improvements in software testing technology.
• Able to Use oral and written communication methods and techniques to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Team, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, etc.)
• Configuration management, ticketing, and remediation systems
• JIRA
• Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-programming System (MUMPS)

Education:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline or equivalent PLUS 10 Years of experience
• Ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (20 total)

Clearance: 

• The ability to pass a Tier 4/HIGH Background Investigation

Location:

• Remote, USA
• Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST)

Pay Range:

• The pay for this position ranges from $83,730 to $102,500
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/