Software Architect to e-invoicing Platform

If you are looking for an opportunity where career-minded professionals can achieve success while bringing their best and whole selves to work each day, Sovos may be the company you have been looking for. Employees at Sovos operate on the leading edge of digital technology while working to improve lives and the communities in which we live and work. When we say Solve Tax for Good, we mean For Good in every sense of the word. Our organizational commitment is to provide a place where employees can thrive and progress in their careers while having the support behind them that only a global company can offer.


Sound like this might be the opportunity you have been looking for?


Take a look at our career posting below. Don’t check all the boxes? Apply anyway! We are focused on hiring the right people, not the “right” resume


It’s not about what you have done somewhere else, it’s all about what you are capable of doing here.

The Work You'll Do
The Software Architect is responsible for leading the EMEA presence of our architecture framework and tools for the next generation of global tax application products using cloud native technologies. This position will provide guidance and oversight across several functional and technical areas of Product Development, ensuring consistent patterns are implemented with similar technology stacks. This will enable Sovos to deploy modern, secure tax solutions while increasing fungibility of resources and lowering runtime costs. Partner with other architects, security, and infrastructure areas to create a compelling vision and roadmap for our cloud transformation.


More Specifically You Will
- Define and implement best practices related to continuous integration (CI) pipelines, enhanced with tools for code quality, automated testing, artifact repositories and deployments within AWS and virtual machine runtime environment
- Prepare technical blueprints for application architecture, including modular UI components for web, Restful API interfaces, microservices, and backend data processing and reporting
- Define and implement cloud native and cloud container best practices to ensure security, reliability, and scalability of solutions
- Facilitate migrating disruptive technology from the lab into the production environment with a lens on hardening, securing, and scaling to drive the expected business outcomes
- Work with stakeholders to ensure both that architectural models are complete and understood by the Technology team, and that the product produced conforms to standards
- Train, mentor, and support scrum teams in their transition to cloud native practices and decomposing monolithic .NET applications
- Define and execute improvements in legacy applications to reduce deployment times and manual effort to free up staff for higher value work
- Ensure a security-first mindset is built into all application development teams, supported by common use tools and standardized remediation approaches


What We Would Like From You
- Proven history of development and architecture experience, preferably in Technology or Software Solutions
- Embody accountability for commitments and scheduled deliverables
- Highly skilled in change management practices and driving organizational process improvements
- Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and partnership with a willingness to proactively coach, facilitate, share knowledge, and be the role model and advocate for a changing organization.
- Proven leadership ability and a track record of successfully managing a SaaS team and/or managing a data center
- Desire to drive cloud transformations and help teams evolve from traditional frameworks to cloud native patterns
- Demonstrated proficiency at developing and running large volume systems at scale within both traditional datacenter and cloud native/cloud container runtime environments, specifically Amazon Web Services
- Technology background including JavaScript and appropriate UI frameworks with background in both Java and .NET service-oriented systems
- Ability to effectively manage multiple work assignments and projects and motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment


What Does Sovos Offer You?


The tools to grow your career both personally and professionally:


Did you know that over 30% of our employees received a promotion or job change In FY2021? That’s because growth Is serious business here at Sovos, and we have the programs in place to make sure of it, including:
- Mentoring Programs and Rotational Opportunities
- Management Bootcamps and Development Trainings
- Yearly performance reviews where compensation and performance are assessed and rewarded generously
- Clear paths for growth within our roles (but we know that career development can be like a spider web, not a ladder - we give you the tools to move outside of your career as well!)


Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.


If you find our proposal interesting and you meet the above requirements for the position, please don't hesitate to apply.


All applications will be treated strictly confidential.


About Comstream AB:
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