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Application Architect

AT Labcorp
Labcorp

Application Architect

Sacramento, CA

Corporate IT is actively searching for an experienced Application Architect who will leverage their technology skills to develop business solutions within the healthcare industry. You will be challenged with cutting-edge technologies to provide a modern framework for container, cloud, and serverless Java/Linux-based solutions. You'll dive into diverse and exciting projects, including web applications and web service development, platform development, automation, and coaching/mentoring of teams adopting the platforms. You will contribute technical thought leadership in our agile development teams and deal with complex business integrations, eliciting requirements, and implementing secure and high-performance services consumed by various devices and applications across the organization. You will drive our software evolution and innovations, ensuring that we meet our internal and external clients' software needs today and tomorrow.

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Most importantly, you'll be engaged in meaningful work for an organization that is committed to "improving health, improving lives, and pursuit of answers" every day.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop intuitive, easy-to-use native cloud applications through modern Agile development methodologies in collaboration with the development team, project managers, business analysts, UX designers, quality assurance, and users across the organization.
  • Serve as the application architect for the products being developed and work as the technical lead in managing assigned projects.
  • Design and code complex RESTful microservices for new applications and enhance existing applications.
  • Design, implement, test, and review data-driven web interfaces using JavaScript frameworks like Angular.
  • Follow best practices for unit testing and QA automation integration.
  • Mentor and train developers to help solve technical challenges.
  • Serve as a senior member of the application engineering team and assist the business with understanding data attributes.
  • Identify new opportunities and evaluate emerging technology and business issues that may be served well with custom applications.
  • Push the envelope with innovative and creative thinking.
  • Provide modern and performant solutions for large-scale applications.
  • Coach and mentor junior developers to help solve technical challenges and champion cross-team reuse of existing code in new environments.
  • Provide tier 3, on-call support for integration application problems and issues.

Skills and Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent technical work experience.
  • 10+ years of hands-on implementation experience using Java/J2EE (Java 8+), Spring framework (Spring Batch, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Integration), Python, PySpark.
  • Working experience with Core JAVA, J2EE, Multithreading, Collections.
  • Experience building RESTful services using libraries like JAX-RS 2.0, Jersey.
  • Frontend development using Angular or other JavaScript frameworks.
  • Working knowledge of RDBMS (e.g., DB2, Oracle, SQL Server) & HANA.
  • Excellent understanding of HL7, JSON, FHIR.
  • Leverage cloud services (AWS or Azure) in solution design and implementation.
  • Highly proficient at SQL development.
  • Continuous Integration and Build Automation using Maven, Nexus Repository.
  • Working knowledge of JDBC and Data sources usage & Eclipse.
  • Knowledge of building applications on AWS, Docker is a plus.
  • Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies, research new areas within computer science, and apply this research to ongoing initiatives.
  • Have excellent troubleshooting, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
  • Show strong analytical, communication, and team collaboration skills to actively participate in our Agile teams.

Preferred Requirements

  • 7+ years of work experience and expert knowledge of primary AWS services (Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, ECS, IAM, VPC, EC2, ELB, RDS, Route 53, S3, API Gateway, SQS) or corresponding Azure services.
  • Experience working with various relational and NoSQL databases for large enterprise solutions.
  • Experience developing container-based and serverless applications.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
  • Experience with messaging services like SQS, Kafka, IBM MQ, or Kinesis.
  • Current or previous Labcorp or similar industry experience

Application window open until: 3/31/2025

Pay Range: 130-150k

All job offers will be based on a candidate's skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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Client-provided location(s): Sacramento, CA, USA
Job ID: labcorp-2510077_1397892085
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Flexible Work Hours
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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