Provides architectural oversight for the development of moderately complex new and/or enhanced applications or products. Integrates components built by application developers and/or programmers as needed.

• Conducts technical research, testing, evaluation and documentation of moderately complex hosting/configuration tools and methodologies to ensure that tools are current and functional.

• Creates application architectures and populates an application host/configuration matrices with appropriate strategies, timelines, and cost information to increase cost efficiency and effectiveness.

• Coordinates with application developers, managers and customer application experts to ensure that required features and modifications are included in the appropriates releases to support cross-product features and to communicate architectural designs and standards.

• Designs application modules that work together to produce desired product. Ensures that completed modules provide functionality described by application experts and to ensure that performance guidelines are met.

• Plans technical support infrastructure through the creation of service level agreements; leads the transition from application development to support to ensure that appropriate support is available to clients in a timely and efficient manner.

• Provides high-level analysis and design reviews to other department members to avoid duplication of effort in solving the same application problems with different products.

• Works with third party vendors to develop and/or integrate their applications into company products; ensures that applications are in accordance with company product standards and guidelines.

• Works with product development teams and senior designers to develop architectural requirements to ensure client satisfaction with product.