RESPONSIBILITIES: The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG) based at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine is looking for a qualified candidate to fill an immediate position as Software Architect. Reporting to the Application Development Manager, the individual will provide technical leadership for the development of systems across entire product lifecycle. Responsibilities include: leading design reviews and code reviews; evaluation of new technologies; and resolving complex technical issues to support our requirement to build robust, rapidly performing, scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective systems.

Duties:

• Help architect and develop applications for the clinical domain.
• Take a technical leadership role and help shape the "big picture" on projects.
• Collaborate on architecture and design decisions with the team of analysts and developers.
• Define architecture for new products and features.
• Review designs, code, and test plans.
• Provide technical leadership to the engineering team for the entire lifecycle of the project.
• Rapid prototyping / proof of concept for new ideas.
• Evaluate vendor technologies and support the vendor selection process.
• Resolve technical issues.
• Provide technical mentoring of other engineers.
• Troubleshooting.
• Performance tuning.
• Assist in the design and integrate applications and technologies.
• Provide analysis and report on new, innovative software technologies.
• Prepare and review necessary product-related documentation.

The successful applicant will be joining an informatics team that has significant expertise in using informatics to address and solve problems in clinical genomics. This is an exciting, wide-ranging opportunity to become part of a team involved in ground-breaking medical research.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent, advanced degree a plus
• 6+ years design, development, and deployment of software development projects
• 6+ years in Java EE or analogous server side java frameworks and middle ware technologies
• Extensive experience working with relational database management systems
• Sound knowledge of Java EE and best practices
• Knowledge of OO design patterns, refactoring and unit testing
• Knowledge of database design in Oracle and best practices
• Knowledge of using Access Control List technologies
• Proven ability to create and architect solutions that are scalable, maintainable, reliable, and perform well
• Familiarity with EDI standards. Familiarity with HL7 and RIM model
• Full life-cycle development experience, including large-scale applications
• Analytical skills, and an ability to effectively work cross-functionally
• Results-oriented, team-oriented and exceptional hands-on analytical and problem-solving skills

PREFERENCES:

• Experience as an official “Lead Architect" or “Chief Architect" preferred
• Experience in a leadership and mentoring would be a plus
• Healthcare and Clinical domain knowledge preferred
• Experience with LDAP and other access control technologies preferred
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies such as Scrum is preferred
• Experience with ESB technologies preferred

HOW TO APPLY:
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