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Western Governors University

Senior Solutions Architect - Digital Solutions

Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193


If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. We are seeking a highly skilled and innovativeDigitalSolutionsArchitectwith a strong background in front-end, web development, and mobile technologies (iOS and Android). This role will focus on defining and driving the technical direction of ourdigitalplatforms, ensuring cutting-edgesolutionsacross web and mobile applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture and Strategy: * Design and oversee the development of scalable, high-performancedigitalsolutions, spanning web and mobile platforms. * Define the architecture for complex front-end and mobilesolutionsthat integrate with back-end services and cloud platforms. * Lead the creation of multi-channel user experiences that are consistent across web, iOS, and Android platforms.

Front-End and Web Development: * Lead the architecture and design of responsive, high-performance front-endsolutionsusing modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue.js). * Ensure the adoption of best practices in front-end development, focusing on performance, security, and accessibility. * Collaborate with UX/UI designers and senior engineers to translate wireframes and mockups into functional and high-quality user interfaces.

Mobile Development (iOS and Android): * Architect native mobile applications for iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin, Java) that provide seamless and high-quality user experiences. * Ensure the integration of mobile apps with APIs and backend services, including cloud-basedsolutions(AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure). * Develop strategies for cross-platform mobile development (React Native, Flutter) to maximize code reuse and efficiency.

API Integration and Cloud Services: * Design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs to ensure efficient data exchange between front-end and mobile applications. * Leverage cloud platforms and services to ensure scalability, performance, and high availability ofdigitalsolutions. * Architectsolutionswith microservices to support modularity, scalability, and continuous deployment.

Technology Leadership and Governance: * Introducing, articulating, and documenting (business case and process context, context diagrams, sequence diagrams, other artifacts) best practice target state designs and concepts that utilize modern, cloud-native patterns to accelerate delivery of capabilities that serve as the foundation forsolutionsthat drive market share and delight customers * Define and maintain development standards, best practices, and technical guidelines fordigitalsolution delivery. * Oversee technical governance and ensure that solution architectures align with business and security requirements. * Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and frameworks fordigitalsolutions, ensuring the adoption of best-in-class tools and... For full info follow application link.

Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.