Director, Product Architect - Korn Ferry US
Dallas, TX 75201
About the Job
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. Korn Ferry works with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people. Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries.
Korn Ferry Digital is a scaled product business unit within Korn Ferry that develops and sells our suite of talent products and HR technology, supporting clients across six solution areas:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Sales and Service
- Total Rewards
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Job description
OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER
Korn Ferry offers multiple talent acquisition services from executive search to recruitment process outsourcing. We blend scientific research with industry expertise to recruit professionals across all levels and functions. Our solutions evaluate existing talent, identify future leaders, retain top performers, and develop strategies for competitive advantage. Whether facing mergers, acquisitions, consolidation, or new market expansion, we help organizations address key business needs and secure world-class talent to achieve their strategic objectives.
Talent matters at our company. So, we have created a colleague-centric culture where everyone can make an impact - on our business, on our clients' businesses, and on their own careers. Some of the things that make our culture special:
Creativity - We look to one another to generate innovative solutions, not only for our clients but also for ourselves.
Collaboration - We work in an open environment with a borderless mentality, sharing the expertise of our team members around the world.
Performance - We are committed to exceeding client expectations, so high performance levels
are a given.
Inclusivity - We encourage everyone to contribute to the success of the business; there is no role at that is insignificant.
Integrity - We believe that how you go about business is as important as business results.
Agility - We work in a fast-moving, dynamic industry where change is the only constant and flexibility is key to our success.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director, Product Architect is responsible for the development and maintenance of software products. These responsibilities include assisting with requirements gathering, coding, testing, and installing applications. This position will work with the development manager to ensure that project deadlines are met and that the work meets user requirements.
- Develop and implement the technical architecture and roadmap for Korn Ferry products
- Lead the design and architecture of Korn Ferry products to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Collaborate with Engineering teams to create various PoC and meet the product/platform requirements.
- Oversee/Review the Engineering team's technical design documentation and validation against Korn Ferry products to ensure they meet quality standards.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements.
- Provide guidance and technical support for Korn Ferry products implementation and integration.
- Design and define cloud-agnostic solutions leveraging best practices from AWS, Azure, GCP to ensure flexibility and resilience.
- Produce high-quality and bug-free code as per the coding standards in close collaboration and interaction with other members of the Engineering/QA team.
- Participate in Agile methodologies for all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) process.
- Develop High Level and Low-Level Technical design documentation.
- Implement and enforce security best practices across all architectural designs to protect data and applications.
- Work with support team to resolve production support issues.
- Mentor the junior developers and help build knowledge base.
- Other duties as deemed necessary by management.
- Contribute to the success of the organization by helping others accomplish job results; learning new skills needed by the team; finding new ways to help the team.
- 8+ years of software development and architecture experience design, build, and deploy scalable cloud solutions, utilizing the full spectrum of AWS Cloud PAAS
- Proficiency in Apache NiFi for data flow management.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming.
- Experience in building efficient backend services using js / Nest.js.
- Experience in building infrastructure resources on AWS efficiently using
- Experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub Actions / AWS code pipeline.
- Experience with DevOps practices.
- Experience in working with Docker / EKS (Mandatory).
- Experience in development of interactive and responsive user interfaces, leveraging ReactJS, Tailwinds CSS (Preferred).
- Experience in of the following skill tools is an added advantage Key Cloak / Grafana /
- Strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Capable of system tuning, code optimization and bug solving.
- Deep understanding of the industry trends and emerging technologies, ability to apply to product architecture.
- Working experience in agile team is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university in Computer Science or relevant streams
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Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
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Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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