Technical Architect - JAVA

Publicis Global Delivery is the talent powerhouse of Publicis Groupe, the largest global communications group. We make sure to hire, boost and develop the best people worldwide to deliver outstanding work for the most prominent clients within the Groupe. 

In LATAM, we are over 1,700 passionate employees that love to push boundaries and drive innovative solutions. If you are a risk-taker and love to develop intrepid ideas, PGD is the place for you. 

We Move People, and People Move Us!

Responsibilities:

• Act as the main technical point of contact with other teams such as creative, business, and technology throughout all phases of a project lifecycle
• Act as a technical point of contact for client interactions outside of project activity, including presentations, marketing pitches, and on-site meetings  
• Explain architecture decisions/rationales to client and tech teams 
• Own the technical architecture and design of systems and oversee development
• Translate business and functional requirements into a viable technical solution, including system architecture, design decisions, and estimation 
• Ensure concise and clear documentation is maintained by all peers for the projects as dictated by each Capability’s guidelines and best practices 
• Establish coding guidelines and best practices, and ensure well-defined processes (e.g. code reviews, static analysis, etc.) are in place to ensure adherence 
• Establish project scaffolding and associated automation tools for the project 
• Establish continuous integration platform and strategy used in the project 
• Own software release activities, including but not limited to reviewing code changes, client demos, QA hand-offs, and present solutions and justifications for tasks 
• Provide expert knowledge of application/system architecture, guiding the dev process to ensure code is developed to spec 
• Provide expert knowledge of vendor negotiations and vendor evaluations geared towards technical evaluation of software and organization  
• Be responsible for deployment and source code management activities such as creating tags and branches, and resolving merges and conflicts 
• Create training programs for technologies within fields of expertise 
• Lead Capability activities and initiatives

• English level B2 or higher
• More than 8 years’ web development experience
• More than 4 years working as the technical leader in teams and projects
• More than 4 years’ experience building and maintaining client relationships
• Expertise designing and developing rich web applications using various technologies

Benefits

• Access to Prepaid Medical Plan provided by PGD 
• Employee engagement activities and events
• Days of Work from Home 
• Flexible Schedule
• Technical trainings, soft skills development, technical certifications, access to online libraries and e-learning platforms
• English language training by a professional language teacher 
• Find your path Program
  • You will have a coach that will support and help you grow
• Level up Program
  • Attend conferences, trainings and more (in COL or other countries)
  • Help others get better: conducting trainings and get rewarded for it