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[Position-available] Full-time position available: Application Architect - Waltham, MA



/*Full Disclosure:  I work for this company as a Database Administrator,
not a recruiter, however I am paid a referral bonus if someone I refer
is hired.  Constant Contact do not publish salary ranges ahead of time.

You can call me at 781.370.8610 if you have more questions.

The link for this posting is

http://www.constantcontact.com/about-constant-contact/careers/application-architect.jsp

and on it there is a button for online application.

    -=Beldon

*/ --=== Posting begins 

Constant Contact, Inc. helps small businesses, associations, and nonprofits
connect with their customers, clients, and members. Launched in 1998,
Constant Contact? champions the needs of small organizations and provides
them with an easy and affordable way to build successful, lasting customer
relationships. Constant Contact's leading email marketing and survey
products?supported by our expert personal coaching and service?help all
types of small businesses and organizations create professional-looking
email newsletters and insightful online surveys, and begin a dialogue with
their customers. Today, more than 300,000 customers worldwide trust
Constant Contact to help them connect with their audience.

Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., with an additional office in Loveland,
Colo., Constant Contact was named Massachusetts Technology Leadership
Council "Company of the Year" in 2008 and is ranked as the 14th fastest
growing company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for New England list.
Actions and Results

    * Participate in strategic and tactical planning and design sessions
with product management, engineering management, architects, operations and
development team leads
    * Drive decision-making processes to consensus and drive implementation
of key architecture decisions
    * Contribute to creation of a long term, scalable architecture by
working with the development, database and operations teams
    * Oversee technology decisions as they are introduced into the
development and operational environments
    * Help drive our adoption of Agile & Scrum and assist in building a
high performing agile team
    * Mentor developers
    * Lead the creation and development of cross-application architectures
    * Work with Product Management, other software development teams, QA
and Operations in support of full product lifecycle.

Skills and Experience
Required:

    * B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent discipline
    * 15+ years experience in development organizations, with at least 5
years as an architect or CTO in a small to medium technology company
    * Experience building highly scalable websites and web-based
applications and with delivering Software as a Service
    * In depth knowledge of Java and J2EE and web-based applications
    * Experience with JBoss, Spring, Ajax, Javascript and Web Services
    * Ability to articulate engineering design strategies related to
scalability, performance, security, usability and development platforms
    * Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills, as well
as good interpersonal skills and organizational skills
    * Ability and interest to closely collaborate with a wide-range of
individuals to understand business needs and requirements and to understand
how these can be met using a variety of different technologies
    * Experience providing vision around converting legacy code to modern
technologies

Skills and Experience
Desired:

    * Direct experience with email technologies and mail systems
    * Experience with high-volume consumer or small-business website
    * Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies
    * Experience with DB2 and Websphere

Constant Contact offers a competitive compensation package that includes
base salary and stock options. Our benefit package is comprehensive and
includes Medical Insurance; Dental Insurance; Vision Insurance; 401(K); 529
College Savings Plan; Flexible Spending Accounts; Paid Vacation/Holidays;
Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Tuition Reimbursement;
Adoption Assistance; and, an exciting Stock Option Plan!

If you desire to make a difference, are committed to bringing the highest
quality of service to our customers and are looking for a "once in a
lifetime" opportunity, send us your resume and salary requirements for
consideration.

We are not accepting employment agency referrals for this position.





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