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Are you an aspiring architectural professional with a keen interest in technology and design, coupled with a solid foundation in data security, artificial intelligence, and modern data warehousing techniques?
Do you have experience developing architectural projects within a collaborative Agile team environment? If so, consider joining the FindLaw technology group as an Architect, where you will contribute to the design and delivery of critical public-facing and internal applications.
FindLaw is the leading provider of business marketing solutions for law firms and is home to the largest online destination for individuals seeking legal assistance (www.findlaw.com). We facilitate access to justice for those seeking legal counsel, offer DIY legal forms, and provide information to enhance understanding of legal issues. As a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, we tap into vast resources and employ leading-edge tools and technologies such as AI and data analytics, and cloud computing to fuel our success.
About the Role
As an Architect at FindLaw, your role will involve:
- Collaborating with project teams to conceptualize architectural designs, ensuring seamless integration with the system's broader architecture.
- Developing detailed architectural documentation and visual representations to clearly communicate design concepts to all stakeholders.
- Establishing trusted relationships with developers, partners, and stakeholders, aligning architectural vision with customer expectations to proactively meet their needs.
- Advocating for architectural best practices within a DevOps culture through active participation in technical discussions and design reviews.
- Translating complex architectural ideas into simplified terms for clear understanding across both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based solutions using AWS.
- Innovating and adding customer value by leveraging emerging industry trends, particularly in Artificial Intelligence, to fulfill business requirements.
- Hands-on development to explore innovative solutions, while also providing clear and actionable code examples to illustrate architectural ideas and facilitate understanding among development teams.
- Applying expertise in Artificial Intelligence to design intelligent systems and services, utilizing machine learning and data analytics to drive architectural innovation.
- Maintaining agility and adaptability to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, digital marketing, and technology.
About You Your qualifications for the role of Architect include:
- A bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- Professional experience in architectural design, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for technology-driven environments.
- Strong experience with data analytics practices and proficiency with the Snowflake data cloud platform.
- 10+ years of software engineering concepts, and the ability to understand coding principles in languages such as Java, PHP and SQL.
- 8+ years of hands-on software development experience.
- Demonstrated experience with cloud services such as AWS, understanding their application in digital solutions.
- Experience with AI/ML technologies, specifically with generative models, prompt engineering, and deployment of AI systems.
- Ability to optimize the technology environment for cost-efficiency, including identifying opportunities for cost savings and implementing best practices in resource utilization and scalable architecture.
- A commitment to ensuring the security of data practices, including the development and enforcement of robust data protection protocols, compliance with industry-standard security frameworks, and proactive management of data privacy risks.
- An appreciation for modern web technologies and their role in supporting digital marketing solutions.
- Familiarity with SEO strategies
- The ability to contribute to public-facing application projects, ensuring their success and wide-reaching impact.
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What's in it For You? You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
- Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
- Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
- Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters caf networking.
- Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
- Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we've been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news services - Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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