Software Architect - McKinsey Digital

Job Description

Who You'll Work With

You’ll work with McKinsey Digital in one of our North American offices. McKinsey Digital brings together the best of McKinsey’s digital capabilities to help our clients use digital technology to transform their businesses. As part of this group, you’ll join a global team working on everything from IT modernization and strategy to agile, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. You’ll typically work on projects across all industries and functions and will be fully integrated with the rest of our global firm.You’ll also work with colleagues from across McKinsey & Company to help our clients deliver breakthrough products, experiences, and businesses, both on technology and non-technology topics.Our office culture is casual, fun and social, with an emphasis on education and innovation. We have the freedom to try new ideas, experiment and are expected to be constantly learning and growing. There is also a strong emphasis on mentoring others in the group, enablingthem to grow and l

What You'll Do

You will work with clients in a wide range of sectors and industries, advising them on how to best use technology. As a Software Architect, you will be a core member of the team with responsibilities that range from driving the architecture design and technology decisions for shaping the next generation products for various internal teams to ensuring that we stay on the leading edge of technology. You will also be responsible for leading multiple development teams while delivering best in class enterprise grade software solutions across a breadth of different platforms and technologies.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or master’s degree; or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in software development and architecture of various solutions
• Strong application development knowledge of any of the following technologies: XML, Javascript, Oracle, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, .Net, Java, UNIX, HTML, CSS, Perl,
• Engineering practice experience such as code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable applications, application security
• Demonstrated track record of successfully understanding the business requirements and designing realistic and effective solutions
• Knowledge of Agile software development process
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as RSpec, JUnit or Selenium
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively
• Willing to travel 80% weekly